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Overview

Ardmore Roderick is a full-service infrastructure solutions firm specializing in various sectors including Utilities, Transportation, and Aviation. They are seeking a Structural Inspector to join their team, focusing on inspecting and reporting on bridges, retaining walls, and sign structures for the Illinois Tollway.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in providing structural technical support and inspection services according to ISTHA, IDOT, and AASHTO standards.
  • Support structural inspection of Illinois Tollway assets including bridges, retaining walls, and overhead sign structures.
  • Help in developing basic repair scopes and learn to use the Illinois Tollway’s Asset Management System software.
  • Assist in performing basic design reviews, bridge calculations, and updating structural inspection manuals.
  • Aid in preparing annual maintenance section reports and insurance reports.

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of structural engineering principles.
  • 5+ years of experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an accredited U.S. institution.
  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Familiarity with the use of tablet technology for project documentation.
  • Valid driver’s license.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Good to great organizational skills.
  • Ability to communicate proficiently in written and verbal forms.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • The position will be a combination of remote, in-office, and field work.
  • Located in Lisle, IL.
  • Sponsorship and relocation are not available for this opportunity.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $46/hr, this posting comes in about 15% below the $54/hr median for structural welder jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $49–$64/hr across 16 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Lisle, IL

Lisle, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 367 other active welding openings from 265 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (8), and Aerotek (7). 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 $36/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Melrose Park at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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