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Job Description

Overview

Our Structural Group is growing, and we are seeking a Structural Building Engineer to join our team in Woodridge or Chicago, IL. We are hiring for this position with options for both full-time and part-time schedules, depending on the candidate’s availability and qualifications.

Responsibilities

  • Perform Chicago Department of Buildings structural permit reviews
  • Provide occasional building inspection services
  • Provide smaller scale design of structural building repairs/renovations
  • Provide general support for the Structural Group

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 – 10 years of building design and/or permit review experience required
  • Illinois S.E. license required
  • Inclusion on current Chicago Structural Peer Reviewer list is a plus
  • ComEd (inspection/design services) experience is a plus
  • Ability to do occasional building inspection work is a plus

Benefits

  • Health Savings Account
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Options for both full-time and part-time schedules
  • Location: Woodridge or Chicago, IL

Benefits

Health Savings Account
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Woodridge, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, structural welder jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $65/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $52–$84/hr across 8 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 Woodridge, IL

Woodridge, IL currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 373 other active welding openings from 232 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Woodridge, 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 (14), and Staff on Site (13). 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 Downers Grove at $46/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Addison at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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