Graduate Structural Engineer (Available 2027)

Location

Houston, TX

Wage

$76,500 – $83,500/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 19, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Arup is a global consultancy that seeks a Graduate Structural Engineer in Los Angeles for 2027. The role involves collaborating with various teams to design sustainable solutions for the built environment while developing a strong technical foundation.

Responsibilities

  • Design structural systems and perform structural analysis.
  • Work with project teams to develop sustainable solutions to built environment challenges.
  • Deliver structural engineering drawings, calculations, reports, sketches and presentations.
  • Collaborate with internal and external parties and learn and implement software and technology skills.

Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Architectural Engineering.
  • Coursework in structural analysis, advanced steel design and advanced reinforced concrete design.
  • Professional demeanor and skills in planning and organizing.
  • Ability to perform in a deadline environment.
  • Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible way.
  • Attitude of taking initiative, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills essential for team-based working.
  • FE/EIT certification preferred.
  • Coursework in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering preferred.
  • Structural software skills, Revit skills, 3D modeling skills (Rhino, SketchUp, etc.), coding skills (MySQL, Python, etc.), AutoCAD skills preferred.
  • Past internship with a design firm or extracurricular activity in the field preferred.
  • Past history of technical presentations and technical writing preferred.
  • Personal engagement in an academic, volunteer or extracurricular field preferred.
  • Ability to visually communicate through a variety of media preferred.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Candidate must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future.
  • No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role.
  • Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree, related to your role of choice, before employment starts.

Benefits

401k
PTO

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 42% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$35/hr middle band drawn from 85 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 76% 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 341 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 192 different employers. 94 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 596 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.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (29), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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