Structural Nuclear Engineer

Black & Veatch Corporation; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 137,916 - 230,328; Full time

Job summary

Black & Veatch Corporation seeks a senior engineer to apply advanced engineering techniques and analyses on complex projects, with minimal supervision and potential leadership responsibilities.

You will develop concepts, mentor staff, coordinate multi-discipline activities, and ensure quality and timely delivery across BV projects.

The role offers hybrid work options after 90 days and may be located in multiple U.S. offices; relocation eligibility depends on the role.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
• Active engineering registration or licensure to support engineer of record.

Responsibilities

• Develops and applies advanced engineering techniques and analyses.
• Leads production teams and coordinates multi-discipline activities.
• Prepares complex engineering deliverables and calculations.
• Provides technical guidance and mentoring within project teams.
• Ensures compliance with BV quality program, budget, and schedule.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

RISA-3D

GT Strudl

ANSYS

Job description

The Opportunity

Functions as a technical specialist or in a lead role. With minimal supervision, applies advanced engineering techniques and analyses. Continues building on knowledge to develop concepts and approaches for more complex engineering problems. May provide technical guidance over a group or supervise engineering staff on projects of low to medium complexity, and may be responsible for developing, validating, and presenting specialist/technical output.

The Team

As part of BV Operations, your skills will be aligned to projects that support our three market sectors: Governments and Environment, Energy and Process Industries, and Connectivity and Commercial. In roles such as Engineers, Technicians, and Skilled Specialists you will be engaged with exciting projects across the globe, from small community improvements to grand‑scale Mega Projects, contributing to infrastructure growth and development while pursuing individual development.

Key Responsibilities

• Continues developing knowledge and may provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V policies; provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines.
• Independently applies knowledge and complies with B&V quality program relative to assigned tasks; may be responsible for ensuring compliance and provides related guidance and direction to others; supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects; performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection; may oversee collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles; manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements; independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis; actively delegates appropriate tasks to lower‑level team members; reviews lower‑level engineering work or assignments; is responsible for leading production teams, coordinating multiple discipline activity, and serving as the responsible charge for a project.
• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.
• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on low to moderately complex projects; communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns; provides support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients.
• Recognized as a technical specialist with knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area; may design a complete project of moderately complex scope or support multiple projects on complex technical challenges; actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring; may develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems.
• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required; may participate in career planning, learning and development; actively mentors lower‑level professionals and identifies successors to train in the specifics of their role.
• May assist with resource management strategy; may have responsibility of engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline.
• May be accountable for some administrative responsibilities that include ensuring policies, procedures, and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for the work group, ensuring adherence to corporate and division programs, and approving timesheets and expense reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant steel and reinforced concrete design at nuclear power plants.
• Experience writing technical and/or construction specifications.
• Experience writing scope of work documents.
• Experience with nuclear document design verification.

Software Experience

• RISA‑3D
• GT Strudl
• ANSYS

Code Experience

• ASME Section III, Section XI
• AISC, 15th Edition
• ACI 318, 349

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from a recognized accredited program in the applicant’s home country or the country in which they practice. Minimum of 5 years related work experience. All applicants must be able to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements (e.g., background checks, drug screens, motor vehicle records search) in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Certifications

Holds an active engineering registration or licensure to support engineer of record (EOR) requirements for BV projects in applicable countries.

Work Environment / Physical Demands

Black & Veatch offers hybrid or flexible work options after the first 90 days of employment based on job performance and work assignments. The position may be located in any of our U.S. offices; relocation eligibility depends on the role and location.

Salary Plan

REG: Registered Engineering

Job Grade

016

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliated companies comply with all EEO laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or any other status protected by law.

Annual Compensation Range

$137,916.00 - $230,328.00