Job Description

Overview

Pro Industrial Services is seeking experienced Industrial Erectors – Structural Steel & Equipment to support industrial construction, maintenance, and equipment installation projects throughout Texas. This position is ideal for an experienced ironworker, industrial erector, millwright, or mechanical installer who is comfortable working with both structural steel and industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Erect structural steel, miscellaneous steel, equipment supports, platforms, stairs, ladders, handrails, and related components.
  • Install structural members using cranes, forklifts, telehandlers, chain hoists, come-alongs, and other lifting equipment.
  • Bolt, fit, plumb, level, and secure structural steel.
  • Perform field measurements and layout.
  • Read and interpret structural drawings, erection drawings, shop drawings, and project specifications.
  • Install equipment platforms, pipe supports, access structures, and miscellaneous steel.
  • Assist welders with fit-up and preparation of structural components when required.
  • Rig, move, position, and set industrial equipment.
  • Assist with installation of pumps, compressors, motors, vessels, skids, tanks, heat exchangers, fans, generators, and other industrial equipment.
  • Understand basic equipment alignment and leveling requirements.
  • Assist with equipment installation using precision rigging and mechanical lifting techniques.
  • Work with millwrights, mechanics, welders, pipefitters, and other trades to complete equipment installations.
  • Follow equipment manufacturer's installation requirements and project specifications.
  • Perform basic to advanced rigging activities associated with steel erection and equipment installation.
  • Select appropriate slings, shackles, spreader bars, chokers, and other rigging equipment.
  • Inspect rigging equipment before use.
  • Understand load capacities, center of gravity, lifting points, and safe lifting practices.
  • Assist with crane and heavy-equipment operations by communicating with operators and maintaining a safe work area.
  • Safely move and position materials and equipment.
  • Work in active industrial facilities and construction environments.
  • Assist with equipment removal, replacement, installation, and modification.
  • Perform demolition and dismantling activities when required.
  • Install temporary supports, platforms, bracing, and other construction components.
  • Maintain tools, equipment, and work areas.
  • Follow project-specific work procedures and client requirements.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3+ years of industrial construction, structural steel erection, equipment installation, millwright, ironworker, or related experience.
  • Demonstrated experience erecting structural steel.
  • Demonstrated experience rigging and setting industrial equipment.
  • Ability to read and understand structural and mechanical drawings.
  • Ability to use tape measures, levels, squares, and other common layout tools.
  • Working knowledge of rigging practices and lifting equipment.
  • Ability to safely work at heights.
  • Ability to work in industrial facilities and construction environments.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a crew.
  • Reliable transportation to project locations.
  • Ability to pass required client drug and alcohol screening.
  • Ability to meet site-specific safety and training requirements.
  • Demonstrate ability to follow and complete documentation required by company or client.
  • Demonstrate ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Overtime opportunities
  • Per diem on qualifying projects
  • Project-based travel opportunities
  • Opportunities for advancement
  • Safety-focused work environment
  • Opportunity to develop structural and mechanical installation skills

Additional Information

  • Work will primarily be performed at industrial and commercial construction sites throughout Texas.
  • Projects may be located at power generation facilities, natural gas facilities, LNG facilities, refineries, petrochemical plants, chemical plants, industrial manufacturing facilities, energy terminals, compressor stations, processing facilities, and other heavy industrial facilities.
  • Employees should expect project-based work, varying schedules, overtime, weekends, shutdown/turnaround work, and travel depending on project requirements.

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Overtime opportunities
Per diem on qualifying projects
Project-based travel opportunities
Opportunities for advancement
Safety-focused work environment
Opportunity to develop structural and mechanical installation skills

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 $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 85 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 334 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 191 different employers. 83 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,230 other active welding openings from 585 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.

Texas Compression, LLC currently has 1 other opening 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 Austin Industries (28), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (22). 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 Midlothian at $38/hr, Irving at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $37/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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