Job Description

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world\'s infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers\' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel is our values - ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants - integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

Project Overview:

Bechtel and Westinghouse Electric Company have partnered to deliver the first AP1000 nuclear power reactors in Poland for our customer, the Polish Entity Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ). Bechtel will be the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor for the project. As the EPC, our responsibilities will include providing the design for the Turbine Island and Balance of Plant as well as the construction of the entire facility. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity, and we are looking for the talent that will help expand Poland\'s nuclear base and build a strong and long-lasting energy future for generations to come.

Position Summary:

• As a Structural Designer, you will be helping to execute assignments concerned with specialized or unique engineering requirements in a global business unit.
• This involves exploration of the subject area and may involve the development of novel concepts, approaches, and solutions.
• You will be interfacing and coordinating with other engineering disciplines and the client in the development of the design.
• Upon initial hire and onboarding, the position will require full time presence in the Reston, Virginia project office.
• Part-Time telework flexibility may be an option as the project progresses.

Responsibilities:

• This role will support design development structural engineering designs for the project by preparing studies, drawings, and evaluations, in accordance with applicable procedures, codes, standards, and contract requirements.
• Work with other structural designers/engineers and technical disciplines in a team environment.
• Originate and check Civil/Structural deliverables of high complexity, including structural steel design drawings.
• Originate and check Civil/Structural deliverables of high complexity, including structural concrete forming and reinforcing design drawings.
• Interpret and verify industry standards, guidelines, and codes for project deliverables.
• Report design quantities compared to estimated quantities.
• Participate in project design/model reviews.
• Participate in constructability reviews.
• Review vendor information from subcontractors and integrate it into the design solution.
• Coordinate closely with other technical disciplines in executing work as an integrated team.

Qualifications and Skills:

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree in a related field with 3 years of related design experience or AA/AS degree with 5 years of related design experience. In lieu of a degree, 9 years of related design experience.
• Must be authorized to live and work in the US without sponsorship.
• Must be able to complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience in the use of Bechtel standard applications of CAD software.
• Work experience should emphasize civil/structural design of heavy industrial type facilities. Must be familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Familiar with the provisions of AISC, ACI, UBC, and OSHA codes. Knowledge of construction materials and construction details and techniques.
• Familiar with the methods of procurement and control of bulk materials.
• Knowledge of technical responsibilities of other disciplines associated with Facilities Design.
• Experience creating structural design drawings (structural steel and concrete).
• Ability to execute the detailed design drawings of structural systems of high complexity.
• Thorough knowledge of engineering deliverables, such as drawings and specifications.
• Ability to express technical issues in a clear and concise manner, both written and verbally.
• Ability to resolve design issues with other engineering disciplines, construction.
• The ideal candidate must have solid experience in structural design drawing creation (steel and concrete) and will be capable of developing design documents that incorporate the applicable design.

\xef\xbb\xbfPreferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the structural design (steel and concrete) for Nuclear Quality and Safety Environment.
• AA in civil/structural engineering or engineering technology.
• Experience working with procedures meeting quality assurance programs such as ISO-9000.and /or NQA-1.
• Experience with use or knowledge of MicroStation structural suite(s) and/or SmartPlant.
• Construction field experience.
• Experience with AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant Design.
• Prior experience working in a Nuclear Quality and Safety Environment.

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Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we\'ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through five global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Bechtel employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or show proof of a negative test result prior to accessing Bechtel sites/facilities to the extent required by applicable law or by customer requirements.

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