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With an emphasis on maintaining customer loyalty and applying state-of-the-art technologies to the glazing trade, Pacific Glazing has a long history of being one of California’s premier construction trades employers. We create an exciting work environment focusing on employee skill, professionalism, and innovation.


Pacific Glazing contractors are loyal, energetic, and people of integrity who take pride in a job well done. We are a family owned-and-operated Small Business Enterprise that cares about each project, knowing it reflects on us both as individuals and the company.

Current Job Openings

To apply for a position with Pacific Glazing, email your resume to [email protected].

We are now hiring for the following positions:

Purpose: The Estimator will develop, build, and maintain strong relationships with current and potential customers through inside and outside sales efforts. Estimator is responsible for executing the entire bid process and will secure projects that PGC can execute successfully. Estimator is a highly motivated and service-oriented team member.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Perform accurate takeoffs and develop estimates based on contract documents.
  • Use techniques to be a competitive and successful bidder.
  • Participate in pre-bid job walks, scope meetings, and bid follow up.
  • Lead and participate in successfully handing off estimates to the project manager and field superintendent to facilitate a positive and profitable project.
  • Meet or exceed sales and profit projections.
  • Review monthly profit reports and provide input/make adjustments in future bids where necessary.
  • Participate in project meetings, as necessary.
  • Review change orders over $5k.
  • Review and negotiate contract language.

Required Experience and Expertise:

  • 5 years’ experience in the glazing industry.
  • Accurate takeoffs, strong vendor relationships, and competent knowledge of labor requirements.
  • Experience negotiating and assembling bid packages.
  • Expertise estimating the following glass/glazing scopes including, but not limited to curtain wall, storefront, entrances, windows, sunshades, aluminum and phenolic panels, fire rated glazing/assemblies, frameless mirrors, glass canopies, smoke baffle, and glass railings.
  • Essential office skills: typing, computer literacy, and able to navigate the internet.
  • Professional oral and written communication skills. Must be able to effectively communicate with General Contractors, vendors, and PGC departments.
  • Ability to work on multiple projects under tight deadlines.
  • Knowledgeable in union glazier labor and rules.
  • SKnowledgeable in California Building Code, International Building Code, basic pre-engineering, Title 24, STC/OITC, GANA guidelines.
  • Proficient in understanding construction drawings and specifications.
  • Proficient in reading and understanding bid invitations, vendor quotes, installation manuals, and contracts.
  • Must be able to understand and apply items in the bid including, but not limited to, insurance (OCIP/CCIP/UCIP), diverse business inclusions (DVBE, SBE, MBE, WBE), general GC requirements, and job specific requirements.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel including, but not limited to, creating proposals through the PGC bid template, knowledge of glazing systems to correctly fill out the PGC labor spreadsheets, understanding the bid review checklist, creating formulas for job specific items, and identifying formula errors.
  • Proficient in Bluebeam including, but not limited to, compiling a highlighted scope package, performing takeoffs and measurements, marking up and commenting, and collaborating on a Session in Bluebeam Studio.
  • Excellent math skills.


Interested in a Glazier Career?

Per the Glaziers, Architectural Metal, and Glassworkers Local Union 1621 website, a Journeyman Glazier possesses an understanding of math and layout skills, an ability to read shop drawings and blueprints and is trained to feel comfortable with a builder’s level, laser level or the use of today’s most sophisticated power tools to perform their work. Naturally the Glazier is safely at home in or on most scaffoldings, aerial stages, lifts and platforms. Journeyperson status is achieved after completion of a five (5) year- state certified apprenticeship.