Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a skilled Structural Designer to join our dynamic team at Actalent. The ideal candidate will be responsible for preparing comprehensive drawing packages that comply with building codes and regulatory standards while maintaining strict adherence to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare comprehensive drawing packages in compliance with building codes and regulatory standards.
  • Maintain strict adherence to safety protocols to prevent electrical hazards and other risks.
  • Translate design requirements into precise configurations and perform calculations for proposals.
  • Coordinate the implementation of design criteria using industrial tools.
  • Participate in planning meetings and adapt designs to evolving project needs.
  • Ensure efficient use of company resources.
  • Ensure compliance with contractual specifications and local regulations while meeting project deadlines.
  • Communicate progress effectively to leadership and stakeholders through clear reporting and presentations.
  • Collaborate with engineers and production staff to interpret design concepts and ensure alignment with project goals.
  • Review all relevant documentation, company procedural manuals, and customer specifications to identify critical design attributes.
  • Perform detailed calculations to support product design and structural integrity.
  • Analyze vendor quotes, drawings, and diagrams to create accurate structural layouts for customers.
  • Revise designs and drawings based on change orders, customer requests, or identified errors during construction.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in structural design for buildings, stairs, cable trays, and sheet metal.
  • Experience with AutoCAD 2D and Inventor 3D.
  • Knowledge of ASTM, I-beam, oil and gas, NEC, NEMA, OSHA, and IEEE standards.
  • 1-3+ years of experience with steel design/detailing.
  • 1+ years of experience with AutoCAD 2D and Inventor 3D.
  • Associates degree in Civil Engineering or Drafting Technology.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • The work schedule is Monday through Friday, from 7 AM to 5 PM, with flexibility on start and end times.
  • This is a 100% onsite position, working alongside a team of five other designers.
  • You will be involved in managing 5-7 projects simultaneously.
  • The company offers a flat organizational structure with numerous opportunities for upward mobility and growth.
  • This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Houston, TX.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, whose middle half runs $22–$37/hr across 99 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 44% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 371 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 205 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 582 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 (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.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Designer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.