Senior Principal Structural Engineer

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

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.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.