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Overview

WSP USA is seeking a highly energetic, self-motivated, and goal-oriented Early Career Structural Engineer to support their Transportation Facilities Group in New York City. This position offers a unique opportunity for recent graduates to work on varied transportation projects while being part of a supportive team within a large firm.

Responsibilities

  • Develop structural design details and drawings, including calculations for new construction and renovation work.
  • Create drawings in REVIT (BIM), AutoCAD, and MicroStation.
  • Utilize Microsoft Excel and Mathcad Prime to develop structural calculation packages.
  • Employ structural analysis software such as SAP, STAAD.Pro, RAM Steel, ETABS, and/or SAFE.
  • Conduct field inspections of structural systems of transportation facilities.
  • Complete training related to assigned tasks.
  • Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, with a focus on structural engineering.
  • 0 to 1 years of relevant post-education experience.
  • Prior internship experience, leadership experience, or relevant coursework.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Detail-oriented with an emphasis on quality work products.
  • Ability to work in the United States immediately.
  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and compliance with WSP’s policies.
  • Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Disability
  • Life
  • Retirement Savings

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Disability
Life
Retirement Savings
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $42/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY, where the middle half runs $36–$49/hr across 29 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% 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 New York, NY

We're tracking 47 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 31 different employers. 27 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 146 other active welding openings from 94 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.

WSP in the U.S. currently has 3 other openings live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (21), Cushman & Wakefield (5), and Con Edison (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 $42/hr and Brooklyn at $30/hr. New York is among them.

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