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Akima, LLC

Structural Engineer, Level IV

Oak Ridge, TN · On-site

Responsibilities As a Structural Engineer, the candidate will be responsible for: * Developing high ... Must be familiar with consensus design codes. * CAD drafting experience not required but preferred ...

Akima, LLC

Structural Engineer, Level IV

Oak Ridge, TN · On-site

Responsibilities As a Structural Engineer, the candidate will be responsible for: * Developing high ... Must be familiar with consensus design codes. * CAD drafting experience not required but preferred ...

Pae

Structural Engineer - Career Level

Tullahoma, TN · On-site

Lead and manage other structural engineers and drafters through all phases of project planning, execution, and construction. * Provide complete design solutions from concept to final design and ...

Quanta Services

Drafter - Structural

Chattanooga, TN · On-site

Drafter - Structural Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group (QISG) is a rapidly growing ... QISG is seeking CAD drafting professionals interested in working to support large-scale engineering ...

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What is the difference between Drafting Structural Engineer vs Structural Engineer?

AspectDrafting Structural EngineerStructural Engineer
CredentialsDrafting certifications, CAD proficiencyEngineering degree, PE license
Work EnvironmentDesign drafting, CAD softwareDesign analysis, structural calculations
Industry UsageConstruction firms, architectural officesEngineering consulting, construction projects

The Drafting Structural Engineer primarily focuses on creating detailed drawings and CAD models based on structural designs, often with less emphasis on analysis. In contrast, the Structural Engineer performs structural analysis, design calculations, and ensures safety compliance. Both roles are essential in construction projects but differ in responsibilities and required credentials.

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Structural Engineer, Level IV

Oak Ridge, TN • On-site

Akima, LLC
Specialty Trade Contractors • 5 - 10K employees
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Full-time

Retirement

Posted 15 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Develop detailed design packages and provide engineering procurement and field technical support for plant facilities.

  • Perform walkdowns of existing plant facilities to generate design documents and support field personnel.

  • Provide technical solutions for structural problems, including building evaluations, seismic analysis, steel and concrete design, and oversight of outside engineering firms.

Akima rating

6.8

Company rating: 6.8 out of 10

Based on 35 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC (AIS), is actively seeking Engineering, Professional, Technical, and administrative support personnel as part of our staff augmentation team supporting the Department of Energy at the Y-12 National Security Complex located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the Pantex Plant located in Amarillo, Texas. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!
Successful candidates will be employees of AIS, a premier government contractor charged with employing highly motivated and well-qualified personnel who can advance Y-12's core mission to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable U.S. nuclear deterrent, which is essential to national security. Though employed by AIS, the employee will take day-to-day direction and assignments from Y-12 staff employed directly by the security complex. Pay, benefits, Human Resources, and Employment Management functions are provided by AIS.
Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.
Responsibilities
As a Structural Engineer, the candidate will be responsible for:
  • Developing high-quality detailed design packages, provide engineering procurement and field technical support to implement those designs, and provide expertise for troubleshooting and technical assessments of plant facilities.
  • Design involves the preparation of conceptual engineering deliverables such as cost-estimating bills of material and man-hour estimates, statements of work, design criteria, and design engineering deliverables.
  • Candidate must effectively and cooperatively work as a team member of an integrated project team, or as a technical lead for a multi-discipline task and routinely provide input to system engineers and other plant customers.
  • Design engineers will routinely perform walkdowns in the existing plant facilities in order to generate design documents and provide field support to craft personnel.
  • This position will require technical expertise and wide applicating of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field of Structural Engineering.
  • Structural Engineer will provide self-performed technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems through the application of established engineering practices, codes, and standards.
  • Responsibilities will include but not be limited to building evaluations and modifications, seismic analysis and rehab, oversight of outside engineering firms, steel and concrete design, and machine installations.
  • The structural engineer must be proficient with developing structural drawings (plans, sections and details) for various materials of construction (steel, concrete, cold-formed steel), structural calculations, equipment anchorage, report preparation, drafting (or oversight of drafting), and preparation of construction specifications (generally in the form of general notes on the drawings).
  • Must be familiar with consensus design codes.
  • CAD drafting experience not required but preferred, along with any 3D modeling experience.
  • Structural modeling experience with STAAD Pro is also preferred.
  • The candidate must have the ability to plan, self-perform, and/or direct all engineering design team activities on a project which include but are not limited to: development of detailed project scope, design time-lines, functions and requirements, design basis and criteria, design scheduled and tracking, project engineering budget, calculations, drawing generation, research, design review, inter-discipline design coordination, design approval, design change control, specifications, approval of contractor technical and material submittals and field verification of construction compliance to design.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in civil or Structural Engineering from a ABET accredited school with a minimum of 10 years' experience (with emphasis on Structural Engineering).
  • An active professional engineering (PE) license is preferred.
  • Requires strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability interface effectively with various clients, production and support organizations, management, and hourly wage employees.
  • Ability to obtain/maintain a DOE Q clearance.
  • Must be willing to work in a production environment.
  • Pre-employment Drug Screen - external applicants selected for this position are required to successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment drug tes
  • Medical Exam(s) - Job related pre-placement medical examinations may be required for this position.

"This position is contingent upon contract award and funding. Applicants selected may be offered but cannot begin work until funding has been confirmed."
Job ID
2026-25386
Work Type
On-Site
Company Description
Work Where it Matters
Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS), an Akima company, is not just another staffing contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
At AIS, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
For our shareholders, AIS provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
For our government customers, AIS supports vital missions with the most in-demand and specialized skill sets in the world.
As an AIS employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

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As an Alaska Native Corporation headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Akima is dedicated to delivering superior outcomes for our customers’ missions while simultaneously creating a long-lived asset for our Iñupiat shareholders. Akima maintains a portfolio of small businesses, 8(a) companies, and operating companies that deliver simplified and accelerated access to the products and services agencies need to ensure mission success.

Industry

Specialty trade contractors

Company size

5,001 - 10,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Herndon, VA, US

Year founded

1995

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