Staff Structural Engineer

Location

Chicago, IL

Wage

$85,000 – $125,000/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on August 23, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Structural Engineer with 6 or more years of project experience to join their growing team. This hybrid role offers opportunities to tackle complex structural challenges and collaborate within multidisciplinary teams while contributing to innovative design solutions across various sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Work with the Engineer of Record (EOR) to establish codes, loads, analysis methods, and tools.
  • Perform technical work with an increased level of complexity with senior review.
  • Work directly with various engineering disciplines, office/project staff, clients, and subcontractors throughout the project life cycle.
  • Develop calculations, plans, specifications, and other contract documents.
  • Exercise judgment on details of work and make preliminary selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives.
  • Perform Construction Administration duties, including completing field observation reports, responding to RFIs, and submittal reviews.
  • Travel as needed for project-related activities such as client meetings and site visits.

Requirements

  • 6 or more years of relevant structural engineering project experience.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License or Senior EIT candidate preparing to write their PE exam in the next 6 months.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with critical thinking and initiative.
  • Excellent working knowledge of all USA National codes and standards, such as IBC, ACI, AISC, etc.
  • Strong technical software skills related to RISA, ETABS, BIM tools, Revit, AutoCAD.
  • Effective communication skills - oral and written.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Location: USA - Hybrid Role.
  • Some travel may be required for project work and client visits within the United States.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $50/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $59/hr median for structural welder jobs in Chicago, IL, where the middle half runs $49–$64/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 29% 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 Chicago, IL

We're tracking 111 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 76 different employers. 44 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 367 other active welding openings from 265 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 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. Chicago is among them.

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