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Overview

Walter P Moore is seeking a well-prepared graduate from a top engineering school to join their Construction Engineering Services team, which is part of the Structures Group. The role involves working on projects for contractors and steel fabricators, focusing on structural analysis and design.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and validate structures at different stages of construction.
  • Develop construction sequencing for complex structures.
  • Perform analysis and design of temporary structures to support construction.
  • Design steel connections.

Requirements

  • Master's in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Structural.
  • EIT certification.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience with Tekla and Building Information Modeling (BIM) is preferred.
  • Demonstrated strength in steel design, steel connection design, and structural analysis.
  • SAP 2000 modeling experience.
  • Work experience/internships with contractors, steel fabricators, or steel erectors strongly preferred.

Additional Information

  • Walter P Moore is a Hybrid firm, offering flexibility in work schedules.
  • The position has varying salary ranges based on location.
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $51/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, where the middle half runs $37–$69/hr across 55 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 40% 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.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 98 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 49 different employers. 32 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 498 other active welding openings from 235 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

Walter P Moore currently has 1 other opening live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Relativity Space (17), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Segundo at $53/hr, Los Angeles at $51/hr, and Long Beach at $50/hr. Los Angeles is among them.

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