Onsite – Aiken, SC
Estimated Pay Rate: $98/hour with a full benefits package
Positions: 2
Closing Date: 02/09/2025

Job Description
The Principal Engineer – Structural Design Engineer provides senior-level structural engineering support, including analysis, design, and construction oversight for nuclear and industrial facilities. This role is responsible for defining the scope of complex technical programs, developing high-quality engineering solutions, and providing technical leadership across structural engineering activities. Work is performed onsite in accordance with established site procedures, codes, and standards to ensure safe, compliant, and cost-effective execution.

The Principal Engineer applies advanced engineering principles to resolve complex and occasionally novel structural challenges, incorporating static and dynamic analysis, specialized materials, and coordination across multiple disciplines. This role serves as a recognized technical authority, providing guidance to less senior engineers and contributing to the continuous improvement of engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities
Provide structural design and construction oversight for assigned engineering tasks

Perform structural analysis for static and dynamic loads using manual calculations and computer-based tools

Design concrete, steel, aluminum, stainless steel, timber, and composite structural systems

Perform foundation and anchorage design

Conduct structural evaluations for impact, overpressure, and accident conditions

Prepare CSI specifications and review vendor submittals and technical documents

Define technical scope, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements for engineering tasks

Monitor progress, budget expenditures, and quality of engineering deliverables

Identify and recommend improvements where existing technology or methodologies are inadequate

Communicate technical results and objectives to project management, engineering teams, and stakeholders through written reports and verbal briefings

Perform regular field walkdowns to support design validation and construction activities

Maintain awareness of advancements in structural engineering technologies and applicable codes and standards