Structural Engineer - Senior Level

Columbia Energy and Environmental Services, an established small business headquartered in Richland, WA, which offers full-service engineering, design, fabrication, instrumentation and controls, and technology development. Columbia Energy currently has an opening for a Structural Engineer with 5 to 15 years of experience. Columbia Energy is seeking engineers interested in advancing their career with opportunities to serve as design engineers on design/build/test projects, technical leads, project engineers, and project managers.

Job Responsibilities/Duties will include:

• Identify, evaluate, and test unique design solutions for projects involved in: nuclear and hazardous waste remediation; equipment installation and support, chemical processing; and commercial development
• Conduct design analysis to established codes and standards (e.g., AISC, ASCE, etc.)
• Ability to work safely in office and shop environments and have a safety focus in all aspects of assigned roles
• Design of lifting fixtures and tooling to support fabrication
• Perform structural calculations to verify equipment design and installations meet contract specified load combinations and criteria
• Provide support to multiple simultaneous projects and project teams
• Work with designers to produce detail design drawings
• Generate test plans/procedures and support system testing
• Maintenance of configuration and control of baseline drawings and documents
• Ability to effectively communicate task status, progress, technical issues, and meet project deadlines
• Review projects and ensure compliance with basic design

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an ABET accredited university

Preferred Qualifications & Attributes

• Registered Professional Engineer
• Experienced with IBC, AISC, ACI standards and how to apply them
• DOE experience
• Proficient using FEA software such as Ansys, Risa3D
• Self-starter with the ability to focus on project needs and delivery schedules
• Ability to plan work activities and estimate durations for completing assigned tasks
• Demonstrated ability to produce design deliverables
• Ability to work with others in a team environment
• Attention to detail and pride of ownership
• Willingness to take on new challenges and learn new skills while contributing to project teams

Columbia Energy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.