Structural Senior Design Engineer

Position Overview

United Trades of America is expanding its engineering team and has immediate openings for Structural Senior Design Engineers to support multiple nuclear-related concrete building projects along the East Coast. In this role as Area Lead, you will guide engineers and designers in a multidisciplinary EPC environment while safeguarding public safety through rigorous design and quality control. Key details include: Role – Structural Senior Design Engineer (Area Lead); Openings – Multiple; Location – East Coast project sites (on-shore nuclear/heavy-concrete facilities); Employment Type – Full-time, long-term EPC assignments; and Compensation – $110,000 to $140,000 per year, depending on experience (DOE).

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Area Lead, providing day-to-day guidance to engineers and designers while reporting to the Discipline Lead Engineer.
• Perform and verify advanced structural calculations for steel and reinforced-concrete elements, including wind, seismic, dynamic, and blast loading.
• Develop and review design criteria, material and equipment specifications, and technical bid evaluations.
• Coordinate closely with other disciplines, project management, vendors, and clients to ensure design integrity, schedule adherence, and cost control.
• Contribute to effort-hour estimates, staffing forecasts, and progress reports; track and report key material quantities.
• Support procurement and construction phases – review vendor submittals, resolve RFIs, and verify field installations align with design intent.
• Execute all work in strict accordance with the Project Quality Plan, DOE Orders, ASME NQA-1, and relevant federal, state, and local codes.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship
• B.S. in Civil or Structural Engineering
• 10+ years of structural design experience on large industrial or EPC projects
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Advanced proficiency with STAAD / STAAD Pro or RISA-3D, plus Mathcad and 3-D/2-D CADD tools
• Strong working knowledge of ACI, AISC, ASCE, and applicable DOE or federal standards
• Excellent communication skills and proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in time-critical environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing systems, structures, and components for nuclear facilities under ASME NQA-1 programs
• Prior EPC leadership on DOE, federal-agency, nuclear, manufacturing, or pharmaceutical projects
• Field experience and familiarity with project scheduling, earned-value tracking, and project close-out

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive pay
• Strong benefits
• Clear pathways for career advancement