Job Description

JOB TITLE: PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

DUTIES

• Define scope of technical programs and develop effective, quality solutions to challenges which involve
• unique or controversial problems. Creatively meet all company and industry requirements and apply site
• systems to achieve quality, timely and cost-effective results. Give quality guidance and assistance to less
• senior professionals on related tasks.
• Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical
• fields, to resolve complex problems.
• Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated
• technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or
• oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
• Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise
• in a functional area(s) of technical expertise.
• Provide direction and position responsibility both inside and outside department lines on programs
• seeking new approaches to problems and new application of existing engineering or scientific principles.
• Evaluate the results of programs and prepares reports and recommendations based on these
• evaluations.
• Identify and recommend improvements where established technology components and methodology
• are inadequate for solution.
• Keep informed of the advancement of technology as applied through one's area of technology.
• Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical tasks
• identified by management.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work
• performed.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work
• performed.
• Communicate results and objectives verbally and in manuscripts form to customers colleagues and
• management.
• Occasionally prepare reports for external publication.
• Enhance expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies.
• Demonstrate creative ability through medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering
• reports, technical papers and articles.

Education:

• Ph.D. degree in applicable science or engineering discipline and 5+ years’ experience.
• OR A MS with 8+ years’ experience. OR A BS with 10+ years’ experience or more.

Experience/Skills:

Additional Duties

• Provide design and construction oversight of structural engineering tasks to SRNS.
• Structural engineering tasks include:
• Analysis of structural systems for both static and dynamic loads using manual
• computation and computer programs
• Design of concrete structures; design of steel, aluminum, stainless steel, timber
• and composite structures
• Foundation and anchorage design
• Structural analysis for impact, overpressure, and other accident conditions
• Preparation of CSI specifications; and review of vendor documents
• Engineering services shall be provided using SRNS processes and procedures.

Additional Education

• BS Degree in Civil Engineering or current registration as a Professional Engineer in either Civil or Structural Engineering.

Additional Experience Qualifications

The following experience/qualifications are required for this position:

• Candidate must demonstrate a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in design and analysis of nuclear or industrial facilities.
• Candidate must demonstrate working knowledge of STAAD.
• Candidate must demonstrate working knowledge of National Codes and Standards such as IBC, AISC (ASD and LRFD), ACI, AWS, NFPA, and OSHA.

The following experience/qualifications are preferred for this position:

• Proficiency in using MicroStation 2D Computer Aided Drafting and Design
• (CADD) software is preferred.