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Leidos Inc

Substation Senior Structural Engineer

portland, OR

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Leidos Inc lists this Substation Senior Structural Engineer opportunity in portland, Oregon. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

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 are able to 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

Bachelors of Science (BS) degree in Civil‑Structural Engineering and 5+ years of relevant experience, or Masters (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 Range

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

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.

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Worksite address

portland, OR, 97204, US

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