Principal Structural Design Engineer

Structural Principal Design Engineer

📍 Location: Greenville, SC or Houston, TX
🔒 U.S. Citizenship Required | PE License Required

Pay: $88.33/hour - benefits included 

Position Summary

Fluor is seeking a highly experienced Structural Principal Design Engineer to lead structural engineering efforts on complex EPC projects. This leadership role involves technical oversight, mentoring junior staff, solving high-level design challenges, and ensuring compliance across all phases of execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise structural engineers and designers within assigned project areas.

• Analyze and recommend advanced structural solutions aligned with project scope.

• Develop and review technical specifications, calculations, and design criteria.

• Perform and validate structural analyses for foundations, steel, and concrete systems.

• Coordinate design issues with project management, vendors, clients, and other disciplines.

• Ensure all work aligns with the Project Quality Plan and meets schedule, cost, and scope baselines.

• Support procurement and subcontracting through bid evaluations and vendor reviews.

• Provide field construction support, including responses to RFIs and design changes.

• Oversee key material quantities, staffing forecasts, and progress reports.

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

• 15+ years of relevant experience in structural design

• Professional Engineer (PE) license

• Working knowledge of federal (e.g., DOE), state, and local codes and standards

• Advanced knowledge of structural engineering principles and discipline standards

• Strong communication and technical leadership abilities

• Proficiency in MS Office and CADD tools

• EPC experience on large industrial or government infrastructure projects

Technical Expertise

• Structural analysis of foundations, concrete, and steel structures

• Wind and seismic design, dynamic analysis, and modeling

• Software proficiency: STAAD, STAADPro, RISA3D, Mathcad

• Intermediate understanding of blast design

• Experience with 3D modeling and 2D drafting in a multi-discipline EPC setting

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with ASME NQA-1 nuclear quality standards

• Strong knowledge of material availability and cost

• Proven experience managing complex, large-scale projects

• Field experience and project close-out participation

• Industry experience with:

  • U.S. Department of Energy or federal government

  • Regulated nuclear infrastructure

  • Biotech, manufacturing, or pharmaceutical sectors