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Overview

The Mechanical Project Designer - Nuclear position at Sargent & Lundy offers a hybrid work schedule and involves working with multi-disciplined engineering and design project teams to develop mechanical physical layout drawings in a 3-D model. The role includes challenging assignments in mechanical systems design and mentoring less experienced drafters and designers.

Responsibilities

  • Develop mechanical physical layout drawings in a 3-D model.
  • Design mechanical systems and troubleshoot mechanical design issues.
  • Utilize 3D modeling software tools to generate mechanical design schematics.
  • Act as the Mechanical design team lead for detailed design phases.
  • Coordinate and provide guidance to other designers and project team members.
  • Independently plan and execute design deliverables.
  • Conduct field walkdowns and data gathering at client facilities.
  • Provide mentorship to less experienced drafters and designers.

Requirements

  • An Associate's Degree in drafting, or a high school diploma with drafting coursework or equivalent technical experience.
  • 15+ years of detailed physical design experience in mechanical general arrangements and piping systems.
  • Proficiency with design software tools for 3D plant layout models.
  • Experience in reviewing mechanical equipment and developing associated deliverables.
  • Ability to interface with engineering and design teams of other disciplines.
  • Experience with SmartPlant 3D software.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position allows for a hybrid work schedule.
  • Sargent & Lundy does not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $57/hr, this posting sits about 51% above the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $30–$46/hr middle band drawn from 65 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 85% 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 Chicago, IL

We're tracking 95 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 55 different employers. 34 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 342 other active welding openings from 207 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

Sargent & Lundy currently has 5 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (16), S&C Electric Company (10), and Crash Champions (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $38/hr, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. Chicago is among them.

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