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Overview

Polk Mechanical is a leader in mechanical construction and service, focusing on innovation and craftsmanship. The Piping Take-Off Estimator will support the Pre-Construction and Estimating team by producing accurate piping quantity take-offs to aid in competitive project estimates.

Responsibilities

  • Produce accurate and detailed piping quantity take-offs.
  • Review drawings and specifications to understand project requirements.
  • Deliver reliable quantity data to support estimators in meeting bid deadlines.

Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years of hands-on piping trade experience.
  • Trade-specific blueprint reading required.
  • Ability to understand specifications and project requirements.
  • Ability and willingness to work in-office.
  • Previous estimating or take-off exposure preferred but not required.

Benefits

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

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 69 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 326 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 187 different employers. 120 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 708 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.

Polk Mechanical Company currently has 10 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (24), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (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 Pasadena at $82/hr, Dallas at $35/hr, and San Antonio at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Takeoff Estimator (Piping) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.