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Job Description

Overview

As a Senior Estimator, you will produce accurate, detail-oriented estimates on small and large complex projects through collaboration with various GWICC disciplines. The role requires providing estimates that can be accurately interpreted and executed by the pre-construction team.

Responsibilities

  • Review and analyze blueprints, project specifications, and other documentation to prepare and estimate projects.
  • Prepare accurate estimates on new projects and estimate prices for change orders on existing contracts, meeting deadlines.
  • Prepare take off of steel materials, estimate shop labor and field erection, and estimate materials and equipment costs for thorough bid estimates.
  • Collaborate with project team members on building to specifications in fabrication and erection.
  • Appraise and communicate potential risks and conditions that may impact project costs to management.
  • Read and interpret job bid instructions and prepare a take off of materials and costs for price estimates.
  • Discuss alternative recommendations on projects as required by management.
  • Work with Sales and Pre-construction Teams to understand project size, scope, timelines, and deadlines.
  • Adhere to GWICC estimating guidelines and procedures.
  • Type up all estimates in the in-house computer program and enter takeoffs and drawing numbers.
  • Interact with key team members in a professional manner.
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How this job compares in Mesa, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Mesa, AZ currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$29/hr across 21 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 Mesa, AZ

We're tracking 43 other active welding openings in Mesa, AZ right now, from 27 different employers. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 482 other active welding openings from 247 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Mesa, or widen the search to Arizona.

GrayWolf currently has 3 other openings live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17), and EZARC (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Scottsdale at $36/hr, and Tempe at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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