Framing Project Manager / Estimator

Elmington • Nashville, TN

25d

About The Position

Elmington Construction is a Nashville-based general contractor and construction management company specializing in affordable and multi-family housing, as well as residential and commercial services. The Framing Project Manager manages framing from the design development (DD) set through completion, including estimating, preconstruction coordination, and active framing operations. The role establishes lumber lists, provides jobsite-specific layouts, and helps ensure a smooth framing process while supporting Elmington Construction’s values of integrity, precision, growth, drive, and relationships.

The position works with project teams, framing subcontractors and vendors, and company leaders to coordinate constructible plans, budgets, schedules, materials, safety, and financial projections. It also supports lasting subcontractor and vendor relationships and adherence to company policies and processes. The work involves in-town travel and occasional out-of-town travel, with a mix of office and jobsite activities. The position may involve working at heights or in confined spaces and exposure to seasonal outdoor heat and cold.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience in the field or office, with substantial wood-framing construction experience; multi-family experience is preferred.
• Ability to estimate lumber and siding takeoffs and create material lists for pricing using software tools such as Excel, Bluebeam, and Procore.
• Knowledge of how to make assumptions when taking off lumber from DD plans using historical data.
• Proven track record as a team player and effective manager.
• Communication skills, teamwork, organization, attention to detail, relational skills, business acumen, ethical conduct, proactive decision-making, mentoring and teaching ability, reasoning and logic, preparedness, task focus, self-motivation, and proven management ability.
• Ability to travel in town and occasionally out of town.
• Ability to perform the physical activities and work in the environments described in the posting, including occasional work at elevated heights and in confined spaces and tolerance of seasonal outdoor heat and cold.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science degree in a construction-related program; the degree is preferred but not required for candidates with high experience levels.
• Experience in the multi-family market.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple priorities across preconstruction and active framing operations.
• Partner with the VP of Support Services, General Superintendent, and Director of Framing Operations to maximize profits and mitigate or resolve financial risks.
• Identify and minimize risks involving short material lists and truss-plan mistakes that could cause delays.
• Ensure complex design conditions are planned and coordinated before field installation.
• Collaborate with project teams about framing concerns, material applications, and constructability.
• Review construction documents and prepare RFIs to address design gaps, coordination conflicts, and constructability issues.
• Manage framing scope from the DD set through completion of framing activities.
• Solicit pricing from subcontractors and vendors, develop scope sheets, and evaluate bids for pricing and scope completeness.
• Draft framing subcontracts and purchase orders for awarded subcontractors and suppliers.
• Oversee lumber tracking with project teams and ensure lumber and siding are properly ordered and used.
• Lead jobsite walks with project teams to check that work is performed correctly.
• Create unit and building markups to confirm framing subcontractors have correct rough openings, blocking, headers, and related details.
• Price drawing and scope changes and submit pricing to the contractor.
• Assist project teams with design and scope changes.
• Manage framing financial projections.
• Lead and model safety as a core guiding principle.
• Lead development, planning, and updates of framing project schedules.
• Lead preconstruction and kickoff meetings with framing subcontractors to discuss projects and requirements.
• Work with the preconstruction department to ensure framing budgets are accurate.
• Coordinate priorities with the VP of Support Services, General Superintendent, and Director of Framing Operations to support proper jobsite management.
• Follow Elmington Construction policies and processes and teach them to new team members.
• Develop lasting relationships with framing subcontractors and vendors.

Benefits

• The company describes an entrepreneurial environment that compensates team members for the value they bring.
• Opportunities for advancement and career succession.
• Recognition and rewards for contributions to collective success.
• A collaborative culture that encourages continuous improvement and offers autonomy to people who thrive on innovation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed