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Structural Engineering Professional

Location

Houston, TX

Wage

$91,400 – $125,600/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 8, 2026

Job Description

Overview

At Jacobs, we're reinventing tomorrow by solving critical problems for thriving cities and resilient environments. As a Structural Engineering Professional, you will play a key role in delivering innovative design solutions that positively impact communities and society.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all conventional aspects of Structural Engineering and analysis under general supervision.
  • Develop judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria with guidance.
  • Develop engineering judgment and problem-solving skills, seeking guidance when needed.
  • Gain knowledge of seismic design principles and apply building code provisions.
  • Exhibit attention to detail and quality control in your work.
  • Check your own work and seek peer and senior guidance when questions arise.
  • Perform calculation checking of other engineers' work.
  • Manage your workload and take ownership of assigned work.
  • Define your own scope and forecast the level of effort needed to complete it.
  • Identify scope changes and escalate them to the Structural Lead or Project Manager.
  • Work in a timely, accurate, and cost-effective manner.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Structural Engineering.
  • Engineer in Training (EIT) Certification.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in structural engineering.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Experience with US building codes including IBC, ASCE 7, ACI, and AISC.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position is hybrid/remote and may require working in the nearest local office or from home in the USA Southeast Region.
  • Field walks may be required, including climbing ladders and crawling under raised access floors.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $52/hr, this posting sits about 101% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$34/hr middle band drawn from 86 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 211 different employers. 123 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 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.

Jacobs currently has 2 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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