Senior Engineer
Oak Ridge, TNContract / Full-timeSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Strata-G seeks an experienced Senior Engineer to independently oversee the technical quality, progress, and execution of major capital construction projects, with significant involvement in the Lithium Processing Facility project. The role spans planning through commissioning and includes design reviews, evaluation of engineering solutions and changes, support for the RFI process, and objective assessments of project execution and technical risk.
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Full job description
At Strata-G, we define significance by the extraordinary people we hire, the relationships we build with our clients, and the positive impact we make in the community. Our team of intellectually curious and highly motivated engineers, scientists and business professionals engages with our clients to solve complex energy and environmental challenges around the world.
We are driven by our values to create a culture of significant and positive change for our clients and the world.
We Care We treat our customers and employees as we wish to be treated. Integrity We are honest and ethical in every endeavor. Service We continuously strive to please our customers and to exceed their expectations. Quality We maintain a culture of continuous improvement. Safety We hold paramount the safety and health of our associates, our customers, the public, and the environment. Innovation We develop creative solutions to better serve our customers. Attitude We maintain a positive attitude and value humor. Outreach We share the results of our successes with the community.
Strata-G is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer with the following:
Summary:
We are seeking an experienced engineer for monitoring and assessing the technical quality, progress, and execution of major capital construction projects. This role provides independent engineering oversight throughout project planning, design, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities, with significant involvement supporting the Lithium Processing Facility (LPF) project.
The successful candidate will serve as a technical resource to project management personnel, participate in design reviews, evaluate engineering solutions, and design changes, support the Request for Information (RFI) process, and provide objective assessments of project execution and technical risk.
Requirements and Education:
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Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
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Minimum 10 years of engineering experience supporting large construction or capital projects exceeding $10 million in value.
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Minimum 5 years of experience supporting nuclear, chemical, or similarly regulated industrial facilities.
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Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively brief senior management and technical stakeholders.
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Self-motivated, initiative-taking professional capable of working independently in a dynamic project environment.
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Engineering Review and Technical Assessment
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- Evaluate engineering analyses, designs, specifications, calculations, and design changes for technical adequacy, regulatory compliance, and conformance with engineering standards and project requirements.
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Analyze complex technical issues and evaluate alternative solutions to support effective decision-making and risk mitigation.
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Serve as a technical resource in support of project planning, execution, and problem resolution activities.
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Design Oversight and Configuration Management
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- Monitor engineering and design activities throughout project development, including participation in 30%, 60%, and 90% design reviews.
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Assess design products for quality, completeness, constructability, and compliance with applicable codes, standards, and project requirements.
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Evaluate configuration management processes to ensure design integrity and control throughout the project lifecycle.
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Project Execution Oversight
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- Monitor procurement, fabrication, construction, installation, testing, and commissioning activities to verify compliance with approved design requirements and quality standards.
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Support assessment of contractor engineering processes, technical performance, and project execution practices.
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Systems Engineering and Quality Assurance
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- Working knowledge of systems engineering principles, including requirements development, requirements flow-down, interface management, verification, and validation.
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Working knowledge of quality assurance requirements applicable to nuclear facilities, including implementation of NQA-1 principles in design, procurement, construction, and testing activities.
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Working knowledge of applicable engineering codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
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Engineering Experience
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- Demonstrated experience developing or reviewing facility, process, utility, and support-system designs, including drawings, calculations, specifications, design modifications, and test documentation.
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Recognized engineering professional capable of exercising sound technical judgment with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility.
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Experience performing technical evaluations, studies, investigations, and analysis supporting project or facility operations.
Preferred Requirements and Education:
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Experience supporting Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), or other federal capital projects.
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Experience with nuclear safety and safety basis documentation, including hazard analysis, documented safety analysis (DSA), technical safety requirements (TSRs), fire hazard analysis, and criticality safety analysis.
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Deep design engineering experience associated with major facility or process-system projects.
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Experience supporting project management, engineering, or owner organizations in oversight roles.
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Willingness to support a broad range of PMO activities and special assignments as project needs dictate.
Job Type: Contract/Full-Time
Job Location: Oak Ridge, TN. Onsite only.
Strata-G will not sponsor applicants for immigrant or non-immigrant work visas. The successful candidate will be required to submit evidence of identity and employment authorization. Tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR 707.4, will be conducted by Strata-G and a background investigation by the Federal government may be required to obtain an access authorization prior to employment. Strata-G is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age (40 or older), protected veteran status, or disability.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,565 open Senior Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Tennessee median$93–177K/yr20 salary ranges
- US median$31–85/hr46 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 30 open Senior Engineer jobs in Tennessee and 1,565 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Senior Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,434 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,022 of the 1,565 open Senior Engineer jobs (65%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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