Structural Designer - Mining
Location
Chandler, AZ
Wage
$72,200 – $104,600/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 31, 2026
Location
Chandler, AZ
Wage
$72,200 – $104,600/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 31, 2026
Stantec is seeking a Structural Designer to join their Energy and Resources Design team, focusing on projects in the mining sector. The role offers opportunities for technical growth and collaboration within a diverse team while contributing to impactful projects globally.
At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 70% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs in Chandler, AZ — toward the top of a $23–$28/hr middle band drawn from 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 82% 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.
We're tracking 49 other active welding openings in Chandler, AZ right now, from 25 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 488 other active welding openings from 276 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chandler, or widen the search to Arizona.
The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (14), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (14), and GTI Fabrication (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Waddell at $34/hr, and Phoenix at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Designer - Mining figures were last recalculated when this page was built.