Substation Senior Civil / Structural Engineer

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Substation Senior Civil / Structural Engineer

Leidos Engineering offers its knowledge and expertise over a wide area of cutting-edge energy technologies and independent oversight, combined with proven business acumen. Building our work for publicly- and privately-owned utilities, financial institutions and local governments, we are able to provide our clients with business insight into all sectors of the infrastructure industry.

We are seeking a Licensed Senior Civil / Structural Engineer with 8+ years of experience with a utility consulting company doing design engineering and reviews.  The candidate must have a strong educational background in design of steel structures, concrete structures, geotechnical engineering, site design, and foundations. Experience reviewing substation structure design, rigid bus design, foundation design, oil spill containment design, retaining walls, masonry control shelters, site design packages, and fire-walls is required.  This position will consist of performing design reviews of the aforementioned civil / structural design components in support of the development of bid / construction packages for substation projects. Candidate will primarily function as a senior engineer performing design reviews on a regular basis, as well as developing junior staff members. This role will also consist of taking a lead engineer role on client projects, overseeing the work and ensuring quality control on design packages. Site-visits to client substation facilities are expected to be part of the work, along with occasional travel for client meetings and industry related events. Experience in front-facing client operations such as lunch and learns, and kick-off meetings if preferred. Candidate must comply with quality control and safe work practices and maintain compliance with project scope, schedule and budget expectations.  This position will be a senior member of a design team comprised of engineers, designers, and drafting technicians.

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science (BS) degree in Civil-Structural Engineering - Required
• Masters of Science (MS) degree in Civil-Structural Engineering (Preferred)
• PE Licensure - Required
• Experience with Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint &  MATHCAD software, required
• Experience with STAAD.Pro, RISA 3D, FAD Tools, SAFE, SAG10, and LPILE software, required
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and MicroStation, required
• Strong analytical and technical writing skills
• Team player with ability to communicate with clients and staff
• Willingness to travel, up to 25%

Work Location : Ideally Walled Lake, MI (hybrid) or Chicago, IL (hybrid) but all qualified candidates located in the U.S. will be considered to work 100% remote.

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Original Posting : September 22, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range : Pay Range $89,700.00 - $162,150.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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