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Mid-State Welding

Cost Estimator - Structural Steel

Location

Clinton, MS

Wage

$75,000 – $80,000/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

Steel
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Posted on October 1, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Mid-State Welding fabricates structural and miscellaneous steel for commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. They are seeking a Cost Estimator to expand their estimating capacity by performing detailed takeoffs, reviewing project scope, coordinating supplier pricing, and developing estimates.

Responsibilities

  • Review structural, architectural, and miscellaneous-metal drawings, specifications, addenda, bid instructions, and project scope documents.
  • Perform detailed material takeoffs for structural steel and miscellaneous metals.
  • Develop detailed project estimates using material quantities, labor requirements, current pricing, waste factors, purchased components, coatings, freight, detailing, testing, and outside services.
  • Verify vendor quotes for scope completeness and project requirements.
  • Prepare estimates for leadership review, including major quantities, fabrication hours, purchased items, outside services, special requirements, and potential cost risks.
  • Assist with tracking submitted bids and reviewing estimated costs against actual project results.
  • Manage multiple estimates while meeting deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to read and interpret construction drawings is required.
  • Previous experience in structural steel, miscellaneous metals, steel fabrication, steel detailing, estimating, or a closely related construction environment strongly preferred.
  • Strong understanding of or the ability to quickly learn how steel is purchased, processed, fabricated, finished, and shipped.
  • Ability to recognize missing information, conflicting dimensions, unusual specifications, specialty materials, finishes, testing requirements, and scope boundaries.
  • Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Experience with Tekla PowerFab or similar steel fabrication/estimating software preferred.
  • 3D/BIM model experience is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Info

  • Indoor steel fabrication shop
  • Schedule: Monday to Friday 6:30 am to 3:30 pm (Fridays off at 3:00 pm)
  • Location: Clinton, MS 39056

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Clinton, MS

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Mississippi — toward the top of a $22–$39/hr middle band drawn from 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Clinton, MS

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Clinton, MS, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Mississippi as a whole we're tracking 80 other active welding openings from 45 employers. Browse welding jobs across Mississippi.

The most active employers in Mississippi at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TIC - The Industrial Company (13), Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII (5), and MOHR Talent (5). 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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