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Overview

Fluor is committed to designing and building projects and careers in a collaborative work environment that fosters innovative solutions. The Associate Design Engineer I in Pipeline Engineering will apply design engineering principles to support project assignments and enhance Fluor's competitiveness in the global marketplace.

Responsibilities

  • Perform and check routine calculations, specify simple equipment, and solve problems of simple engineering complexity.
  • Review vendor equipment documentation for compliance with project requirements and seek discrepancy resolution.
  • Participate in equipment and material procurement activities.
  • Adhere to industry codes and standards as well as department practices and procedures.
  • Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding solutions to problems with varying complexity.
  • Organize and prioritize a variety of projects and multiple tasks effectively and timely.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Accredited four (4) year Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Pipeline, or global equivalent.
  • No required previous years of work-related experience (new graduate).
  • Ability to communicate effectively with various audiences.
  • Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.
  • Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines.
  • Attention to detail and ability to work in a time-conscious manner.
  • Engineer-in-Training achievement status accomplished.
  • Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards, commercial availability and cost of materials.
  • Practical field experience.
  • Intermediate computer and software skills including word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet, and electronic presentation programs.

Benefits

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

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 23% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$37/hr middle band drawn from 99 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% 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 371 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 206 different employers. 118 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,287 other active welding openings from 583 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.

Fluor Corporation currently has 4 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 Austin Industries (35), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (25), and Zachry Group (22). 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 Abernathy at $45/hr, Arlington at $40/hr, and Pasadena at $37/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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