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Overview

This Mid-Level Structural Engineer position at SLC involves supporting utility-scale renewable energy projects through structural engineering reviews and analyses. The role requires collaboration with multi-discipline project teams to optimize various aspects of power and infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

  • Perform structural engineering reviews
  • Prepare structural design specifications
  • Advise power project developers on new utility-scale projects
  • Evaluate new power and infrastructure projects independently
  • Develop technical reports for various audiences

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in civil/structural engineering with a structural specialty
  • 5+ years of detailed structural design experience
  • 3+ years of experience in structural design specific to power generation or distribution
  • Experience in writing support documentation for structural engineering specifications
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Hybrid work schedule requiring in-office work 3 days per week
  • No sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $52/hr, this posting sits about 43% above the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $27–$45/hr middle band drawn from 89 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 83% 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 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 60 different employers. 43 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 373 other active welding openings from 233 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.

Sargent & Lundy currently has 4 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (14), and Staff on Site (13). 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 Downers Grove at $46/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Addison at $32/hr. Chicago is among them.

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