Estimator

siliconbeachrecruiter.com; Roseville (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Estimator | Wood Framing role in Roseville, CA is part of a well-established residential framing subcontractor’s preconstruction team. You will handle production housing bids for single-family and multifamily wood-frame projects with a steady bid calendar.

The position requires 3+ years in wood-frame estimating, strong knowledge of framing practices, and proficiency with Excel and takeoff software. This is a direct-hire role based in Roseville, CA.

Qualifications

• 3+ years estimating wood-frame construction.
• Experience with framing means and methods, hardware, and plan reading.
• Proficient with Excel and takeoff software.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Quantity takeoffs

Excel proficiency

Bid ownership

Tools

eTakeoff

Bluebeam

Sage Estimating

MiTek

Job description

Estimator | Wood Framing
Single-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.