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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, which is part of the Structures Group. The graduate engineer will work on projects for contractors and steel fabricators, focusing on structural analysis and 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 and structural analysis.
  • SAP 2000 modeling experience.
  • Work experience or internships with contractors, steel fabricators, or steel erectors strongly preferred.

Benefits

  • Home office setup stipend of $1,000 after the first week of employment.
  • Monthly stipend of $50 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

Home office setup stipend of $1,000 after the first week of employment.
Monthly stipend of $50 for ongoing home office expenses.
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting sits about 18% above the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $31–$50/hr middle band drawn from 71 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 70% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 95 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 47 different employers. 25 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 331 other active welding openings from 198 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (17), S&C Electric Company (11), and Venteon (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $38/hr, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Addison at $36/hr. Chicago is among them.

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