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Job Description

Overview

Insight Global is seeking a Project Engineer to support a growing structural steel organization in Mesa, Arizona. This individual will work closely with the Project Management team to coordinate technical information among various stakeholders in a fast-paced project environment.

Responsibilities

  • Review design drawings and 3D BIM models for accuracy and completeness.
  • Coordinate solutions for discrepancies, omissions, and technical issues with customers, engineers, architects, detailers, subcontractors, and field teams.
  • Serve as a liaison between fabrication shops, field personnel, detailers, subcontractors, and Project Managers.
  • Assist with detailing setup, project sequencing, advance bills, shop drawings, and erection drawings.
  • Provide direction and guidance to steel detailers based on project requirements and applicable standards.
  • Coordinate detailing efforts across multiple subcontractors.
  • Monitor project schedules for submittals, approvals, and fabrication release milestones.
  • Identify potential project risks, delays, and scheduling conflicts.
  • Organize and manage formal and informal RFIs.
  • Route and distribute project drawings while partnering with Document Control to maintain accurate logs and avoid delays.
  • Support the resolution of fabrication and erection issues.
  • Communicate technical information between engineering, fabrication, and field teams to keep projects moving efficiently.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience supporting structural steel projects through coordination, detailing, BIM, design, fabrication, or erection.
  • Working knowledge of structural steel construction practices, fabrication standards, and industry terminology.
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
  • Ability and willingness to travel as needed.
  • Associate's, technical, or bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
  • Experience with industry software, including Tekla, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Procore, Microsoft Project, PowerFab/FabSuite, and Strumis.
  • Familiarity with AWS and AISC standards.
  • Experience coordinating structural steel detailing activities.
  • Experience resolving fabrication and erection challenges.

Additional Information

  • Location: Mesa, AZ - FULLY ON SITE
  • Industry: Structural Steel Construction & Fabrication
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How this job compares in Mesa, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Mesa, AZ currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$35/hr across 21 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 Mesa, AZ

We're tracking 59 other active welding openings in Mesa, AZ right now, from 41 different employers. 16 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 500 other active welding openings from 274 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Mesa, or widen the search to Arizona.

Insight Global currently has 1 other opening live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (20), EZARC (19), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (15). 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, Mesa at $33/hr, and Phoenix at $30/hr. Mesa is among them.

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