Structural Engineer - Nucor Towers & Structures

Expand With Nucor

Nucor Towers and Structures (NTS) is a new entity within Nucor, the largest recycler and 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 Nucors 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, its easy to see why Nucor is named one of Americas 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, were 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

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors 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

Masters 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