Job Description

Overview

Parsons is seeking experienced mechanical engineers to work on infrastructure projects in the oil/gas, wastewater, and chemical industries. The company promotes a culture of innovation and values its employees, offering opportunities for professional growth and development.

Responsibilities

  • Complete assignments such as drawings, specifications, and other materials for permitting, procurement, and construction using CAE/CAD.
  • Interface with customers to determine requirements, present designs, and resolve concerns.
  • Design and evaluate natural gas pipeline systems, stations, terminals, metering facilities, pressure regulation systems, and related equipment.
  • Support construction through site inspections, RFIs, and reviewing submittals.
  • Oversee engineering/design teams, including design reviews and coordination.
  • Prepare standard engineering computations, material quantity takeoffs, estimates, surveys, and designs for gas utility projects.
  • Review design documents from other engineering teams for compliance with codes and owner standards.
  • Prepare and issue design drawings, cost estimates, risk forms, permit applications, and other construction documents.
  • Prepare permit documents and communicate with permitting entities to coordinate design requirements.
  • Track the progress of multiple projects through the design and permitting process.
  • Participate in risk assessment activities, including PHAs and HAZOPs.
  • Provide input and technical guidance to CAD Designers/Drafters, Designers, and lower-level Engineers.
  • Work with vendors and contractors while interfacing with multiple departments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
  • 8+ years of related work experience.
  • Experience in large, complex industrial projects including equipment selection and specification.
  • Experience with complex piping systems, hydraulic analysis, pipe stress analysis, and material selection.
  • Familiarity with PIP standards, ASME, and building codes.
  • Experience working on interdisciplinary teams to design new facilities and modifications.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred.
  • Working knowledge of CAD and other PC software packages.
  • Ability to work in office, industrial, construction, and wastewater treatment environments.
  • Ability to wear required personal protective equipment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Willingness to travel to supplier, client, or construction site locations is expected.
  • Potential for virtual work but may require regular travel to customer facilities in the Houston, TX area.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $58/hr, this posting sits about 83% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $23–$41/hr middle band drawn from 82 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 323 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 188 different employers. 74 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,149 other active welding openings from 515 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Zachry Group (28), and Worley (19). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $39/hr, Dallas at $36/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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