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Overview

This position is for a Structural Engineer 3 at Sargent & Lundy, requiring a hybrid work schedule with in-office work three days a week in Peachtree Corners, GA. The role involves applying knowledge of structural engineering to support power transmission modifications and upgrades.

Responsibilities

  • Apply knowledge of materials, structural analysis, structural steel design, and reinforced concrete design.
  • Work on power transmission modifications and upgrades, including creating calculations, document designs, and specifications.
  • Investigate, troubleshoot, and solve a variety of structural engineering issues.
  • Perform structural analysis and detailed design of steel frames, connections, concrete members, equipment, and foundations.
  • Develop integrated structural designs and perform supporting calculations.
  • Interface directly with clients and communicate technical information.
  • Prepare technical specifications for structural materials.
  • Perform independent reviews of work performed by others.
  • Coordinate and provide guidance to engineers, project managers, client personnel, and suppliers.
  • Review existing facilities to propose upgrades and replacements.
  • Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and field verification.

Requirements

  • BSCE or MSCE from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission-approved program.
  • Three or more years of experience as a practicing structural engineer, preferably on electrical substations.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with clients.
  • Ability to perform occasional walk-downs and visit client sites.
  • Experience in writing and providing support documentation for structural engineering calculations.
  • Must complete assignments within budget and schedule with high accuracy.
  • Technically knowledgeable in structural engineering applications.
  • Experience with design techniques, tools, and principles for technical plans and drawings.
  • Proficiency with MathCad, STAAD PRO, SAP2000, SAFE, RISA 3D, and RISA Floor.
  • Familiarity with design codes and standards such as IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI 318.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Hybrid work schedule with in-office work three days per week.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting sits about 61% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA — toward the top of a $23–$42/hr middle band drawn from 31 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 87% 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 Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 94 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 68 different employers. 40 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 218 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

Sargent & Lundy currently has 2 other openings live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (12), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (11), and Gerber Collision & Glass (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 Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marietta at $39/hr, Forest Park at $34/hr, and Kennesaw at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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