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Overview

STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES develops and integrates products, engineering support, repair and maintenance services to provide value-added solutions to owners, engineers and contractors. The Associate Engineer role is part of the Engineering Program (STEP), which aims to develop individuals into company leaders through hands-on learning and mentorship.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a preference for Structural or Materials emphasis
  • Cumulative grade point average of 3.4 or higher
  • A minimum of one relevant internship experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Exceptional documentation and organizational skills
  • Aptitude for solving problems
  • Reliable transportation from the office to job sites

Benefits

  • STEP Program providing hands-on development to become a PE/SE
  • Continuing education reimbursement
  • Bonus structure dependent on performance
  • Cell-phone reimbursement
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

STEP Program providing hands-on development to become a PE/SE
Continuing education reimbursement
Bonus structure dependent on performance
Cell-phone reimbursement
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Chicago, IL currently run a median of $38/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $31–$50/hr across 80 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 Chicago, IL

We're tracking 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 61 different employers. 50 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 368 other active welding openings from 211 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (18), Staff on Site (13), and Sargent & Lundy (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Downers Grove at $44/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. Chicago is among them.

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