Job Description

Overview

Kiewit Nuclear Solutions is a full-service engineering, project management, and construction provider operating across North America, specializing in the nuclear-related market. They are seeking a dedicated structural engineer to join their rapidly growing team, focusing on renewable energy and delivering safe, cost-effective solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Perform as individual contributor with minimum supervision from senior engineers and managers.
  • Perform static and dynamic analyses utilizing software tools such as ANSYS APDL, SAP2000, GT Strudl, Staad Pro, LS-Dyna or similar.
  • Design buildings and building foundations, equipment platforms and foundations, pipe racks, and miscellaneous concrete and steel structures.
  • Prepare quantities, cost estimates, and other supporting documentation for projects.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry codes and standards for all deliverables.
  • Follow and ensure compliance with Kiewit Nuclear Solutions Quality Assurance.
  • Support estimates, FEED, detailed engineering, procurement and construction support activities.
  • Prepare project design criteria, design calculations, and technical specification documents.
  • Support structural department tools and workflows initiatives.
  • Support projects delivery within specified project budget and schedule.
  • Interface with designers and review drawings prior to sealing them.
  • Interface with other disciplines and stakeholders and ensure multi-disciplinary review of all related engineering documentation.
  • Provide guidance to junior staff to develop engineering documentation.
  • Comply with engineering and project change management requirements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering (Master’s is an asset).
  • PE registration in at least one state.
  • 5-10 years of structural engineering design experience in the nuclear, conventional power or industrial building sectors.
  • Experience in nuclear sector is an asset.
  • Major industrial buildings experience, nuclear is preferred.
  • In-depth knowledge and experience with North American design codes including IBC, ASCE7, ASCE 4, ASCE 43, ACI 318, ACI 349, AISC360, AISC N690.
  • Seismic design and analysis experience is a must.
  • Knowledge and experience of ASME BPVC Section III is an asset.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
  • Detail-oriented and organized.
  • Willingness and ability to travel as needed.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Regular, reliable attendance is required.
  • Work productively and meet deadlines timely.
  • Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
  • Work overtime and weekends as required.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $56/hr, this posting sits about 117% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$33/hr middle band drawn from 87 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 92% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 351 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 197 different employers. 116 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,395 other active welding openings from 683 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Kiewit currently has 4 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Austin, TX (26), Zachry Group (25), and Austin Industries (25). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Burleson at $40/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IXthe ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Engineer -Kiewit Nuclear Solutions-Lenexa, KS, Houston, TX, Knoxville, TN, Itasca, IL figures were last recalculated when this page was built.