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Overview

At SOM, we are a collective committed to shaping a better future for our clients, communities and planet. We aspire to create the most sustainable, impactful work through creative, interdisciplinary teams with all the resources and diversity of a global firm.

Responsibilities

  • Assists in preparation of solutions to general and engineering problems.
  • Checks and coordinates details and dimensions under supervision.
  • Performs structural analysis and design under supervision.
  • Assists in preparation of design and construction documents.
  • Provides independent general drafting work relating to specific areas of project.
  • Reviews shop drawing and product submittals for general conformance with the structural engineering documents.
  • Handles a reasonable workload to meet project tasks deadlines and commitments under regular direction from the supervisor.
  • Generates ideas under direction relative to the task in hand for review and selection by others.

Requirements

  • Recent completion of B.S. in Civil Engineering or B.Eng required; Master’s degree in Structural Engineering a plus.
  • Strong collaborative ability.
  • Limited experience in structural analysis, drafting, and design development.
  • Demonstrates general knowledge of materials, detailing and construction techniques related to structural engineering principles, and codes.
  • Exhibits initiative, problem solving, and a high attention to precision and accuracy at a task specific level.
  • Able to follow instructions on timelines of deliverables, seeks guidance when needed, escalates appropriately if needed.
  • Effectively communicates internally through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means.
  • Possesses basic knowledge of computational and FEM tools for daily use on project design.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

Compensation for this role is based upon experience, qualifications, location, and education and typically ranges from $65,000 – $70,000.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting comes in about 15% below the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, where the middle half runs $31–$50/hr across 71 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 30% 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 Chicago, IL

We're tracking 95 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 47 different employers. 24 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 331 other active welding openings from 198 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 (17), S&C Electric Company (11), and Venteon (9). 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 Chicago at $38/hr, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Addison at $36/hr. Chicago is among them.

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