Graduate Structural Engineer (Available 2027)

Location

New York, NY

Wage

$73,500 – $86,500/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 22, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Arup is a global consultancy seeking a Graduate Structural Engineer to create sustainable solutions for built-environment challenges. The role involves designing structural systems, performing analysis, and collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

  • Create solutions for built-environment challenges using structural engineering.
  • Design structural systems and perform structural analysis within a team.
  • Deliver structural engineering drawings, calculations, reports, sketches, and presentations.
  • Collaborate with internal and external parties.
  • Attend meetings and engage in discussions to learn.
  • Work in a multi-disciplinary design team to develop sustainable solutions.
  • Grow software and technology skills for structural analysis and design.
  • Develop new skills through Arup University and on-the-job learning.
  • Learn and understand local and international codes and regulations.

Requirements

  • Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or related fields focused on structural engineering.
  • Coursework in structural analysis, advanced steel design, and advanced reinforced concrete design.
  • Professional demeanor.
  • Skills in planning and organizing.
  • Ability to perform in a deadline environment.
  • Ability to communicate technical ideas confidently.
  • Attitude to take initiative and show enthusiasm.
  • Ability to prioritize effectively and demonstrate outstanding organizational skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills for team-based working.
  • Coursework in structural dynamics, timber design, and earthquake engineering (preferred).
  • FE/EIT certification (preferred).
  • Structural software skills, Revit skills, and 3D modeling 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 various media (preferred).

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Info

  • Candidate must be eligible to work in the United States without employer-sponsored work authorization.
  • No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role.
  • Recently graduated or on track to graduate before employment starts.
  • Advert Closing Date: 12th November 2026.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $40/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY, whose middle half runs $35–$53/hr across 25 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 36% 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 New York, NY

We're tracking 38 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 31 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 125 other active welding openings from 86 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (16), Veterans Health Administration (4), and Chromalloy Corporation (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $40/hr, Westbury at $35/hr, and Brooklyn at $35/hr. New York is among them.

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