Substation Senior Structural Engineer

Leidos Inc; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement plans

Job summary

Leidos Inc is seeking a Substation Senior Structural Engineer with 5+ years of design engineering experience in the utility industry. The engineer will lead projects, perform design reviews, and mentor junior staff. Knowledge of steel structures, concrete structures, and geotechnical engineering is essential.

This role involves site visits and occasional travel, with a preferred location in Portland, OR, or at least residing in the Pacific or Mountain Time Zones. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in design engineering within the utility industry.
• PE License preferred in CA, WA, OR or ability to obtain within 3-12 months.
• Experience reviewing civil/structural designs, especially for substations.

Responsibilities

• Perform design reviews for civil/structural components of substation projects.
• Lead projects and develop junior staff members.
• Ensure compliance with project scope, schedule and budget expectations.

Skills

Design engineering experience

Strong educational background in steel structures

Geotechnical engineering knowledge

Analytical and technical writing skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil-Structural Engineering

Master's degree with relevant experience

Tools

STAAD.Pro

SAP2000

RISA 3D

MATHCAD

Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

Substation Senior Structural Engineer

Leidos Engineering offers its knowledge and expertise over a wide area of cutting‑edge energy technologies and independent oversight, combined with proven business acumen. Building our work for publicly‑and privately‑owned utilities, financial institutions and local governments, we provide our clients with business insight into all sectors of the infrastructure industry.

We are seeking a Substation Senior Structural Engineer with 5+ years of experience within the utility industry working directly for a utility or consulting company, doing design engineering and reviews. The candidate must have a strong educational background in design of steel structures, concrete structures, geotechnical engineering, and foundations. Experience reviewing substation structure design, rigid bus design, foundation design, oil spill containment design, retaining walls, concrete and masonry control shelters, and fire‑walls is required. This position will consist of performing design reviews of the aforementioned civil/structural design components in support of the development of bid/construction packages for substation projects. Candidate will primarily function as a senior engineer leading projects, performing design reviews, as well as developing junior staff members. Experience with design and review for structures and foundations to industry codes and standards under seismic loading conditions is preferred. Site‑visits to client substation facilities are expected to be part of the work, along with occasional travel for client meetings and industry‑related events.

Candidate must comply with quality control and safe work practices and maintain compliance with project scope, schedule and budget expectations. This position will be a senior member of a design team comprised of engineers, designers and drafting technicians.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Civil-Structural Engineering and 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master (MS) with 3+ years of relevant experience
• PE License Preferred in California, Washington, Oregon or the ability to obtain licensure in these states within 3‑12 months
• SE licensure is preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint & MATHCAD software, required
• Experience with STAAD.Pro, SAP2000, RISA 3D, FAD, SAG10, and LPile software, required
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and MicroStation, required
• Strong analytical and technical writing skills
• Team player with ability to communicate with clients and staff

Location

Preferred location is Portland, OR. If remote, ideally candidate would reside in either Pacific or Mountain Time Zones.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.