Project Manager/Estimator

The-Misch-Group; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The-Misch-Group is seeking a Project Manager/Estimator for commercial interiors in Chester/Newtown Square, PA. This role involves managing projects from estimating through execution, coordinating teams, and maintaining budgets and timelines.

The ideal candidate will have commercial interiors experience, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects effectively. This position requires full onsite availability in the Chester/Newtown Square area.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing commercial interiors projects.
• Ability to prepare estimates, budgets, and bid packages.
• Comfort working in a small, owner-led environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from estimating to execution.
• Coordinate subcontractors, vendors, and client communication.
• Attend job meetings and site visits as required.

Skills

Commercial interiors construction experience

Project management and estimating experience

Strong communication and organization

Ability to run jobs end to end

Experience managing multiple projects

Tools

BuzzBid

Bluebeam

PlanSwift

STACK

OST

Procore

Job description

Project Manager/Estimator

Department: Construction, Engineering, & Skilled Trades

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Pennsylvania

Compensation: $110,000 - $140,000 / year

Description

This is a hands‑on Project Manager / Estimator role for a commercial interiors contractor in the Chester / Newtown Square, PA area. The assignment includes ownership of projects from estimating and bidding through execution and closeout, coordinating vendors, subcontractors, and field teams, and managing budgets, timelines, scope, and documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage commercial interiors projects from estimating and bidding through execution and closeout.
• Prepare estimates, takeoffs, budgets, bid packages, and related project documentation.
• Coordinate subcontractors, vendors, field teams, materials, schedules, client communication, and project follow‑through.
• Attend job meetings, walkthroughs, and local site visits as needed.
• Help maintain control of budgets, timelines, scope, and closeout requirements.
• Communicate clearly with ownership, clients, internal team members, and field partners.
• Support increased bid capacity and project execution so ownership can step back from day‑to‑day project load.

Qualifications

• Current or recent commercial interiors construction experience.
• Hands‑on project management and estimating experience.
• Ability to run jobs end to end, from estimate/bid through execution and closeout.
• Experience managing multiple projects, schedules, vendors, subcontractors, and client expectations.
• Strong communication, organization, ownership, and follow‑through.
• Comfort working in a small, owner‑led environment.
• Ability to work fully onsite in the Chester / Newtown Square, PA area.
• Experience with BuzzBid, Bluebeam, PlanSwift, STACK, OST, Procore, digital takeoff tools, or similar platforms.
• Background with a lean specialty contractor or small‑to‑mid‑sized commercial interiors company.
• Direct walls‑and‑ceilings experience.
• Experience working closely with ownership or serving in a right‑hand operational role.
• Stable career history within commercial interiors or closely adjacent interior construction scopes.

Preferred Scope Experience

• Drywall
• Framing
• Ceilings
• Acoustical systems
• Wall systems
• Interior systems
• Tenant improvement
• Fit‑out

Excluded Experience

• Landscaping
• Plumbing
• HVAC
• Residential‑only construction
• Pure superintendent roles
• Pure estimating without execution ownership
• Pure project management without estimating involvement
• Large, highly layered corporate environments with little hands‑on responsibility