Job Description

Overview

The Structural Steel Estimator prepares accurate and competitive cost estimates for structural steel fabrication and erection projects, reviewing project documents to determine costs while collaborating with sales, project management, and production teams.

Responsibilities

  • Review drawings, specifications, and bid documents to determine project scope.
  • Perform material takeoffs for structural steel and miscellaneous metals.
  • Prepare detailed cost estimates for materials, labor, equipment, coatings, freight, and subcontracted work.
  • Solicit, review, and analyze vendor and subcontractor pricing.
  • Develop bid summaries including clarifications, exclusions, and assumptions.
  • Coordinate with project managers, engineers, and detailers to address scope questions.
  • Track bid schedules and ensure timely submission.
  • Maintain historical cost data and estimating records.
  • Participate in bid reviews and project handoff meetings.
  • Comfortable using BIM technology and Estimator software programs.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required; degree in construction management, engineering, or related field preferred.
  • 3+ years of experience estimating structural steel fabrication and/or erection projects.
  • Ability to read and interpret structural and architectural drawings.
  • Knowledge of steel materials, fabrication processes, connections, and coatings.
  • Proficiency in estimating software and Microsoft Excel.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple bids and meet deadlines.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Office-based position with occasional shop or jobsite visits.
  • Competitive pay based on experience.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in The Colony, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, structural welder jobs across Texas currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$33/hr across 20 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 The Colony, TX

The Colony, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 707 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

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.

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