Senior Wood-Frame Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

Estimate real framing work with a long-standing Bay Area specialist!

Job Title: Senior Wood-Frame Estimator
Company: Roof Structures Inc.
Location: Fremont, CA
Schedule: Full-Time, On-Site
Pay Range: $100,000–$130,000+ per year with potential year-end bonus

Roof Structures Inc. is hiring a Senior Wood-Frame Estimator to join our team in Fremont. We are a third-generation, family-owned contractor known for structural framing, rough and finish carpentry, panelized roof systems, seismic retrofits, and specialty construction work across the Bay Area. We are looking for someone who can read plans with confidence, build accurate takeoffs, identify scope gaps early, and help us win the right work.

This is an on-site position for an estimator who understands commercial wood framing and wants to play a direct role in bid quality, project handoff, and company growth.

• Review architectural, structural, and bid documents to develop accurate framing estimates

• Prepare material takeoffs, labor calculations, and pricing summaries for commercial wood-framing scopes

• Analyze plans, specifications, addenda, and drawing revisions for scope changes and risk

• Identify missing information, constructability concerns, and bid clarifications before proposal submission

• Coordinate with vendors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders on pricing, scope, and feasibility

• Manage RFIs and scope clarifications during the estimating process

• Use takeoff and estimating tools to quantify lumber, labor, and framing components

• Support clean handoff to operations by documenting assumptions, inclusions, exclusions, and awarded scope

• 5+ years of estimating experience in commercial framing, structural carpentry, or a closely related construction scope

• Strong experience reading architectural and structural plans

• Proven ability to perform accurate lumber takeoffs and labor estimating

• Working knowledge of board footage, BF/HR, framing assemblies, and commercial construction documents

• Experience with On-Screen Takeoff or similar estimating software

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple bids and deadlines

• Direct experience estimating commercial wood-frame work

• Familiarity with Bay Area vendors, general contractors, and framing conditions

• Experience with BuildingConnected, Procore, PDF markup tools, and Excel

• Ability to spot scope gaps and ask the right technical questions before bid day

• Third-generation Bay Area company with long-standing GC relationships and a reputation for quality craftsmanship

• Stable team environment with long employee tenure

• High-impact role tied directly to backlog and growth

• Early-start flexibility that helps with local commute planning

• Benefits package including medical coverage, dental, vision, HSA, Life Insurance, retirement support, paid time off, and professional development

• 401(k) with Company Match, Weekly Pay

• Company Events, Tech Package (tablet or smartphone), Annual Company Trips

• On-site in Fremont, CA

• Monday through Friday

• Typical start time flexibility between 6:30 AM and 8:00 AM

• Local candidates strongly preferred

If you know commercial wood framing, can read plans with confidence, and want an on-site role with long-term upside, we’d like to hear from you!

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.