Roofing Project Manager Jobs in Gainesville and Hall County
Robust Roofing Careers · Updated November 2026
Gainesville, the Hall County seat at the north end of Lake Lanier, had two hail days in September 2026 alone. Robust Roofing is hiring Roofing Project Managers to help those homeowners recover. Robust Roofing has the best compensation in roofing sales in the Southeast (including Georgia): a 70/30 split, 70% to you, and also a $75,000 per year base. No roofing company in Georgia or the Southeast comes close. On the same job, the 70/30 split pays 40% more than the closest competition's 50/50, and JobNimbus's Peak Performance report found 20% of profit is the most common rate among roofers who pay on profit, so Robust's 70% is more than triple that.
Historic streets and lake communities
Gainesville's housing spans more than a century. The Green Street Historic District, a half-mile corridor of Victorian and Neoclassical Revival homes listed on the National Register in 1975, anchors the core. Around it sit mid-century Northside Heights, with a median build year about 1950, Longstreet Hills (1955) and Cherokee Forest (1970). Along the lake in 30506 are gated Harbour Point, Marina Bay with its 280-slip marina, and the gated Cresswind at Lake Lanier community of more than 900 homes. Mundy Mill heads a 2020s building wave, and Chattahoochee Country Club, Riverstone Plantation, Stratford on Lanier and Chattahoochee Estates fill in between.
HOAs govern the newer subdivisions and lake communities but not most of the older streets. That matters on a project: some Gainesville homeowners need their color choice approved before the build and others do not, and knowing which is which keeps a job moving. A 1950s home and a 2010s lake house raise different questions, and the training we provide prepares you for both.
Gainesville's storm year
Gainesville has had 7 days of hail at 0.75 inch or larger since January 2025 in radar estimates and Weather Service reports, 3 of them at 1 inch or more. The largest, about 1.3 inches, came on September 5, 2026, when radar also estimated 60 mph wind over the 30507 zip. Hail returned on September 20, 2026, after an earlier round on March 6, 2026. Tree cover is heavy on in-town lots and around the lake coves, so wind and limb damage belong in every inspection too. When storms cluster like that, the number of homeowners who need help climbs with them.
What we pay, and why it is significantly better than what most roofers offer
You are paid a 70/30 split on every job, 70% to you and 30% to the company, with no other fees. Robust also pays a $75,000 per year base. The interview explains how the base and split relate. Many roofing sales jobs come with no base at all: about one in three roofing companies pay their sales teams commission only, and the figure climbs to nearly half among insurance-focused companies (JobNimbus 2025).
Compare that to the 50/50 split many roofing sales jobs use. There, the rep and the company divide each job evenly. It sounds fair, but on the same job the rep's portion is smaller.
Same job, different number: two offers can describe the same roof and still pay very differently, because the split decides your share. Under a 50/50 you keep half; under Robust's 70/30 you keep 70, which is 40% more than half.
Our 70/30 vs 50/50 page walks through it, what is a 70/30 commission split defines the term, the roofing commission calculator runs your own numbers, and the compensation explainer covers what to ask any employer.
The job, step by step
- Meet the homeowner and run a free roof inspection, photographing every slope.
- Document the hail, wind or limb damage you find.
- Write the repair scope alongside our in-house licensed adjuster, meet the carrier's adjuster and submit any supplements.
- Walk through options and colors in the RoofMap homeowner portal.
- Coordinate the build; most replacements finish in one day.
- Do the final walkthrough, as the homeowner's single point of contact from start to finish.
Homeowners see our local work on the Gainesville roofing page. You can see a fuller week in the life of a storm restoration project manager.
Training and values
No roofing background is needed. We provide comprehensive training, including training toward HAAG certification, and you learn with a licensed Property and Casualty insurance adjuster on our staff, part of insurance help unmatched by any other roofing company in Georgia. We value people who communicate well, keep their word and tell the truth, and we never waive deductibles, a practice Georgia law forbids. Robust carries GAF certification and a 5.0 rating from 66 Google reviews, significantly more positive than the average roofer's. It gives 50% of its profit to Gospel-centered ministries, a level of giving almost unheard of for any company; applicants of all backgrounds are welcome. Learn more in why work at Robust Roofing and starting from zero in roofing sales.
Apply
Head to our careers page for the short application. A quick questionnaire comes next, and then the office reaches out to you. Prefer to call or text? Use (470) 887-6637. More in the job description, the Project Manager FAQ and our roofing sales jobs across North Georgia.
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