Entry Level Division 8 Estimator Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Pay: $85,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a stable, growing commercial construction company with a strong reputation and decades of success.
• Take ownership of commercial doors, frames, and hardware projects from planning through closeout.
• Work with a team that values quality, accountability, client relationships, and long-term growth.
• Build a long-term career with strong benefits, bonus potential, ESOP participation, a 401(k) match, and professional development.
• Step into a visible role where your project management, procurement, field coordination, and client communication skills directly impact project success.

Location

• This is an on-site position based in either Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Work closely with leadership, field teams, vendors, general contractors, architects, and clients throughout the surrounding commercial construction market.
• Candidates must be able to commute to and work from one of these office locations.

Note

• Candidates must have at least 3 years of commercial Division 8 project management experience involving doors, frames, and architectural hardware.
• General commercial construction project management experience without direct doors, frames, and hardware experience will not qualify.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

About Us

We are a growing commercial construction company with a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality work across multiple specialty building-product lines. Our success is built on strong client partnerships, consistent execution, technical expertise, and a team-first approach. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Manage commercial Division 8 doors, frames, and hardware projects from initial setup through completion.
• Lead, organize, and coordinate project teams to keep work progressing efficiently and on schedule.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, general contractors, architects, vendors, manufacturers, subcontractors, and field teams.
• Review and interpret contracts, architectural plans, specifications, door schedules, hardware sets, submittals, and other project documents.
• Coordinate hollow-metal frames, commercial wood doors, architectural hardware, access-control components, and related materials.
• Prepare and manage submittals, RFIs, change-order pricing, project folders, field packages, and closeout documentation.
• Monitor project schedules, procurement timelines, production, job performance, cost control, and outstanding project issues.
• Coordinate material purchasing, vendor communication, fabrication schedules, delivery dates, stocking plans, and installation requirements.
• Communicate regularly with field teams to track progress, resolve challenges, and confirm installations meet project requirements.
• Visit active job sites as needed to support field operations, verify site conditions, and address coordination issues.
• Review invoices, purchase orders, requisitions, projections, billing, and month-end project reporting.
• Identify discrepancies between plans, specifications, hardware schedules, and field conditions before they affect project performance.
• Represent the company professionally during client meetings, project discussions, job-site visits, and coordination meetings.
• Support estimating procedures, technical policies, project-management systems, and field processes.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, organization, urgency, and strong client communication.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of commercial Division 8 project management experience involving doors, frames, and architectural hardware.
• Experience managing commercial construction projects for a specialty subcontractor, door and hardware distributor, manufacturer, or related building-products company.
• Strong knowledge of hollow-metal frames, commercial wood doors, architectural hardware, hardware schedules, and Division 8 specifications.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural plans, specifications, contracts, door schedules, hardware sets, submittals, and change orders.
• Experience managing procurement, material lead times, vendor relationships, field coordination, project documentation, and project financials.
• Understanding of job costing, purchase orders, billing, forecasting, change-order management, and cost control.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Experience with project-management, estimating, takeoff, or cost-management software is preferred.
• Ability to work on-site in either Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina.
• U.S. work authorization without current or future sponsorship.

Deal Breakers

• Fewer than 3 years of commercial Division 8 project management experience.
• No direct experience with commercial doors, frames, and architectural hardware.
• Unable to work on-site in either Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Requires current or future employment sponsorship.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• Established company with a strong name in commercial construction and specialty building products.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• HRA support.
• 401(k) match.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan participation.
• Bonus opportunity.
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays.
• Flexible work-hour schedule.
• Company events and charitable involvement.
• Professional development and long-term career growth.
• Collaborative culture where project managers are trusted, visible, and essential to the company's success.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

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