Job Description

Overview

Gulf Companies has been supporting the global energy industry since 1953, focusing on the complete project lifecycle and fostering business partnerships. The Principal Designer – Civil/Structural is tasked with performing detailed design activities within the Civil/Structural discipline.

Responsibilities

  • Perform complex designs and layouts of concrete foundations, structural steel supports and platforms, civil site layouts and steel buildings utilizing CAD hardware and software.
  • Review vendor drawings and other documents.
  • Train and direct CAD operators and Designers as required.
  • Function in lead roles on projects.

Requirements

  • 10 or more years of experience in a drafting environment developing foundation drawings, structural steel access platform drawings and pipe supports and civil site work drawings for grading and paving.
  • 5 years of CAD experience, including 3D Design, CadWorx required.
  • Working knowledge of applicable codes and industry standards.
  • Previous project leadership preferred.
  • AutoCAD 2012 and Civil 3D for site design preferred.
  • Ability to create drawings from engineering input, vendor data, etc.
  • High school diploma; Associate's degree or certification from technical trade school preferred.

Benefits

(No benefits mentioned)

Additional Information

  • Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
  • Frequent sitting and operating a computer.
  • Must be able to use body members to work, move or carry objects or office materials.
  • Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally.
  • Physical demands requirements are at levels of those for sedentary work.

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 71 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 326 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 186 different employers. 120 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 707 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (24), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (19). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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