Estimator | Wood FramingSingle-Family and Multifamily | Preconstruction | Roseville, CA
A well-established residential framing subcontractor in the Sacramento region is adding an Estimator to its preconstruction team. The work is production housing: single-family tracts and multifamily wood-frame projects for regional and national builders, with a steady bid calendar and a team that has been doing this for decades.
What you will do
- Perform quantity takeoffs for framing lumber, engineered wood products, hardware, and related materials from architectural and structural drawings
- Build complete labor and material estimates for single-family and multifamily wood-frame scopes
- Solicit and level vendor and supplier pricing; track lumber market movement
- Prepare bid packages, scope letters, and estimate backup
- Price change orders, addenda, and value-engineering alternatives
- Participate in bid reviews and handoff to project management
What we are looking for
- 3+ years estimating wood-frame construction, ideally for a framing subcontractor or a builder's in-house framing group
- Fluency in framing means and methods, Simpson and USP hardware, EWP, and plan reading
- Strong Excel; experience with takeoff and estimating software (eTakeoff, Bluebeam, Sage Estimating, MiTek, or similar) is a plus
- Organized, accurate, and comfortable owning bids end to end
Direct-hire role with a stable, growing company. If you know tract and multifamily wood framing and want to run your own estimates, let's talk.