Full Job Description
The Senior Principal Structural Engineer provides technical leadership and structural engineering expertise on large and mega-scale EPC projects. This role serves as a senior discipline authority responsible for delivering safe, high-quality, and cost-effective structural engineering solutions while ensuring compliance with client, regulatory, and Worley requirements.
The position acts as a Structural Engineering Lead on assigned projects, providing oversight of engineering execution, supporting business development activities, mentoring engineering personnel, and promoting effective collaboration across multidisciplinary project teams.
Responsibilities
• Lead and manage structural engineering activities throughout all phases of project execution.
• Serve as the Civil/Structural Engineering Lead on assigned projects.
• Ensure structural engineering deliverables are completed safely, accurately, on schedule, and within budget.
• Develop and manage project scope, ensuring changes are appropriately addressed through established project change management processes.
• Participate in project meetings, technical reviews, progress reporting, and interdisciplinary coordination activities.
• Review and approve structural engineering deliverables in accordance with applicable quality requirements.
• Provide technical support during procurement, construction, and commissioning activities, including:
• Technical specifications and requisitions.
• Technical bid evaluations and vendor document reviews
• Purchase order support and contractor inquiries.
• Proactively identify and resolve technical issues, project risks, and discrepancies between client requirements and engineering deliverables.
• Promote and support global integrated delivery (GID) and workshare execution strategies where appropriate.
• Communicate effectively with project stakeholders, including clients, project management teams, contractors, and other engineering disciplines.
• Support proposal development activities, including man-hour estimating, scope development, and technical reviews.
• Mentor and develop engineers and designers within the structural engineering discipline.
• Maintain awareness of industry developments, emerging technologies, and evolving engineering standards.
Leadership Responsibilities
When assigned responsibility for a project team, the Senior Principal Structural Engineer will:
• Develop staffing plans and workshare strategies.
• Assign work and monitor team performance and progress.
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentoring.
• Ensure compliance with Worley procedures, client requirements, and applicable codes and standards.
• Foster a culture of quality, safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Technical and Industry Experience
• Structural engineering experience supporting onshore industrial projects.
• Extensive experience in the petrochemical, refining, LNG, chemical, energy, or related industries.
• Demonstrated experience leading structural engineering teams on multidisciplinary EPC projects.
• Minimum 3 years of experience executing projects within an EPC environment.
• Extensive experience in the analysis and design of structural steel and reinforced concrete systems commonly found in industrial facilities
• Strong knowledge of structural systems including:
• Buildings
• Pipe racks
• Equipment foundations
• Platforms and access structures
• Miscellaneous steel structures
• Thorough understanding of applicable industry codes and standards, including ASCE, AISC, ACI, IBC, OSHA, and client-specific design requirements.
• Experience supporting procurement, construction, commissioning, and field engineering activities.
• Demonstrated ability to identify technical risks and develop practical, cost-effective engineering solutions.
• Experience working within global execution and workshare environments is preferred.
Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training
Required
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering with a Structural Engineering emphasis from an accredited institution.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in at least one U.S. state.
• Strong proficiency with structural analysis and design software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating within multidisciplinary teams.
Preferred
• Master's Degree in Structural Engineering.
• Multiple state PE registrations.
• Experience serving as Structural Lead on large or mega projects.
• Experience supporting global integrated delivery (GID) and workshare execution models.
• Experience with advanced structural analysis software and complex industrial structures.
• Prior experience mentoring and developing engineering teams.