Senior Structural Engineer

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$100.00/hr - $120.00/hr

Travel: Corpus Christi, TX (as needed)

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short & Long-Term Disability, and 401(k)

An LNG client is seeking a SeniorعوStructural Engineer to provide structural design oversight and engineering assurance for LNG capital projects. This role supports EPC contractors and multidisciplinary teams during FEED and EPC phases, ensuring safe, compliant, and constructible designs.

• Provide structural engineering guidance and design quality assurance for LNG projects.
• Review and approve structural calculations, drawings, and specifications from EPC contractors.
• Ensure compliance with applicable LNG codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Support modular and sea‑transported structure design, including loadout, lifting, and transport.
• Coordinate with third‑party studies (geotechnical, surveys, metocean) as needed.
• Monitor contractor progress and report status to project leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (Structural);
  Master’s and PE preferred.
• 12+ years of structural engineering experience in LNG, oil & gas, or petrochemical facilities.
• Strong experience with modular steel structures and foundation design.
• Proficiency with STAAD, Navisworks, and Microsoft Office.
• TWIC card required or ability to obtain.
• Houston‑based office role with periodic travel to Corpus Christi and project sites.
• Occasional after‑hours or weekend work may be required.
• Physical requirements:
  
  often required to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, work at height above ground on stairs and catwalks, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, Statistic, type and write.
• Exposure to indoor and occasional outdoor work with year‑around weather, ocean environment, and noise.

Mid‑Senior level

Contract

Oil and Gas

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