Graduate Structural Engineer (Available 2027)

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Wage

$76,500 – $83,500/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 10, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Arup is a global consultancy that seeks a Graduate Structural Engineer to contribute to sustainable solutions in the built environment. The role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to design and analyze structural systems for a variety of projects.

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; 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 and communicate technical ideas clearly.
  • 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.
  • 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 before employment starts.
  • Los Angeles and Houston hiring range is $76,500 to $83,500 per year.

Benefits

401k
PTO

How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting comes in about 13% below the $44/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, where the middle half runs $36–$60/hr across 64 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 36% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

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