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Overview

Walter P Moore is seeking a well-prepared graduate from a top engineering school to join their Construction Engineering Services team. The role involves working on projects for contractors and steel fabricators, focusing on structural analysis, construction sequencing, and steel connection design.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and validate structures at different stages of construction.
  • Develop construction sequencing for complex structures.
  • Perform analysis and design of temporary structures to support construction.
  • Design steel connections.

Requirements

  • Master's in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Structural.
  • EIT certification.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience with Tekla and Building Information Modeling (BIM) is preferred.
  • Demonstrated strength in steel design, steel connection design, and structural analysis.
  • SAP 2000 modeling experience.
  • Work experience/internships with contractors, steel fabricators, or steel erectors strongly preferred.

Benefits

  • $1,000 stipend for home office setup after the first week of employment.
  • $50 monthly stipend for ongoing home office expenses.

Additional Information

  • Hybrid work environment with in-office and home office options.
  • Ability to commute to or periodically travel to the affiliated office.

Benefits

$1,000 stipend for home office setup after the first week of employment.
$50 monthly stipend for ongoing home office expenses.
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $44/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, whose middle half runs $36–$60/hr across 64 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 41% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

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