Project Engineer

Job Details

Division: Nucor Towers & Structures Inc

Location: Decatur, AL, United States

Other Available Locations: N/A

Deadline: October 10th, 2025

Expand with Nucor

Nucor Towers and Structures (NTS) is a new entity within Nucor, the largest recycler and largest manufacturer of steel and steel products in North America, focused on the execution of our strategy to “Expand Beyond” our core business. As a part of Nucor’s New Markets product group, NTS is focused on the exciting growth potential in the power distribution market. Our current production facility is in West Hazleton, Pennsylvania with three new greenfield facilities going up in Decatur, Alabama, Crawfordsville, Indiana, and Brigham City, Utah.

Why Nucor?

With a firm commitment to our teammates, strong benefits, and performance incentives, it’s easy to see why Nucor is named one of America’s best employers and ranked as the #1 employer in its industry by Fortune Magazine. For more information on our benefits go to Nucor.com/benefits.

We work together to create a safe, positive, and engaging environment. While delivering the highest quality products and service for our customers, we lead the steel industry in environmental responsibility. Joining our team means working with people who have your back and are invested in helping you build a strong future. You will never stop learning at Nucor, and when you are ready to take the next step in your career, we’re ready too.

Basic Job Functions:

Duties of the successful candidate include but are not limited to the following:

• Review and understand utility customer drawing packages and specifications
• Design and analyze tubular steel utility structures, primarily transmission, distribution, and substation structures, to meet national codes, industry standards, and customer requirements.
• Typical responsibilities range from providing preliminary design estimates to checking final design for production
• Utilize 3D structure modeling software for pole design and proprietary calculation tools for component designs
• If licensed, in responsible charge of projects and customer territories once competent
• Provide technical support to and collaborate with sales, detailing, project management, and production teammates
• Communicate effectively and coordinate projects with internal and external customers, including other design professionals
• Provide mentorship and guidance to less experienced teammates
• Work on-site at the designated plant location
• Occasional travel is required to Nucor plants, utility offices, field locations, or to trade shows
  
  

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural or Mechanical Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in the United States, or 3-5 years of engineering experience with an FE registration.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in engineering or business
• Transmission & distribution systems industry experience, utility structures design most preferred
• Steel products design or steel products manufacturing experience
• PLS-Pole software knowledge
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Structural Engineer (SE) license
  
  

Nucor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/Disabled/Vets – and a drug – free workplace