Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

Polk Mechanical is a leader in mechanical construction and service, focused on building careers and communities. The Piping Take-Off Estimator role involves producing accurate piping quantity take-offs to support project estimates, requiring hands-on trade knowledge and strong blueprint reading skills.

Responsibilities

  • Produce accurate, detailed piping quantity take-offs.
  • Review drawings and specifications to understand project requirements.
  • Deliver reliable quantity data to support estimators in meeting bid deadlines.
  • Work collaboratively with Estimators and Pre-Construction teams.

Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years of hands-on piping trade experience.
  • Trade-specific blueprint reading required.
  • Ability to understand specifications and project requirements.
  • Willingness to work in-office.
  • Previous estimating or take-off exposure preferred.

Benefits

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

Benefits

PTO
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Apply for This Position

How this job compares in Grand Prairie, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 433 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 Grand Prairie, TX

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in Grand Prairie, TX right now, from 18 different employers. 10 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 Grand Prairie, 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, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Grand Prairie, 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.