ESTIMATOR

Walnut Hill Landscape Company Inc; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Walnut Hill Landscape Company is seeking a detail-driven Estimator / Pre-Construction Specialist to price, plan, and prepare high-end landscape projects with accuracy and clarity. You will work with sales, design, production, vendors, and leadership to ensure a clear scope, realistic budget, and strong path to profitability.

Responsibilities include creating detailed estimates, reviewing drawings, performing takeoffs, and maintaining pricing standards to guide successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 4 years of estimating and project management experience.
• Knowledge of LMN estimating software a plus.
• Strong knowledge of landscape construction concepts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed landscape construction estimates including labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, overhead, and profit.
• Review drawings and site conditions to catch gaps before proposals.
• Perform accurate quantity takeoffs for hardscape, planting, drainage, irrigation, grading, lighting.
• Verify supplier and subcontractor pricing to reflect current costs.
• Maintain cost libraries and pricing standards.
• Collaborate with sales and design to clarify alternates and exclusions.
• Help production start jobs with budgets and handoff information.
• Review estimate-to-actual results to improve future estimating.

Skills

Estimating experience

Plan interpretation

Detail-oriented

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Word

PowerPoint

LMN software

Job description

Salary Range: $70,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

Walnut Hill Landscape Company
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports To: Sales Manager / President

Build the numbers behind exceptional landscapes.

Walnut Hill Landscape Company is looking for a detail-driven Estimator / Pre-Construction Specialist to help us price, plan, and prepare high-end landscape projects with accuracy and clarity.

This role is for someone who enjoys turning plans, site conditions, material pricing, labor assumptions, and production details into estimates the whole team can trust. You will work closely with sales, design, production, vendors, and leadership to make sure every project starts with a clear scope, realistic budget, and strong path to profitability.

At Walnut Hill, craftsmanship starts before the first shovel hits the ground. It starts with a great estimate.

What You’ll Own

• Prepare detailed landscape construction estimates, including labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, overhead, and profit assumptions.
• Review drawings, client notes, site conditions, and scope requirements to catch gaps before proposals go out.
• Perform accurate quantity takeoffs for hardscape, planting, drainage, irrigation, grading, lighting, and related project scopes.
• Verify supplier and subcontractor pricing so estimates reflect current costs and availability.
• Maintain cost libraries, assemblies, templates, and pricing standards.
• Work with sales and design to clarify alternates, exclusions, allowances, and proposal strategy.
• Help production start jobs with clear budgets, scope notes, material assumptions, and handoff information.
• Review estimate-to-actual results and help improve future estimating accuracy.

What Success Looks Like

You are winning in this role when:

• Estimates are accurate, complete, and delivered on time.
• Sales has clear pricing and scope notes before client conversations.
• Production receives budgets that match the work being sold.
• Pricing risks are caught before they become field problems.
• Cost data gets better because lessons from completed jobs are fed back into future estimates.

What We’re Looking For

The right person for this role is analytical, organized, and detail-obsessed, but also practical enough to understand how work actually gets built in the field.

You should bring:

• Experience in landscape, construction, or design/build estimating.
• Strong understanding of labor planning, material pricing, equipment costs, subcontractor scopes, and production sequencing.
• Ability to read plans and turn them into accurate takeoffs.
• Comfort working with estimating software, spreadsheets, supplier pricing, and proposal tools.
• Clear communication with sales, design, production, vendors, and leadership.
• A strong sense of ownership, follow-through, and professional pride.

Experience with LMN or other landscape estimating systems is a plus.

Why Walnut Hill

Walnut Hill Landscape Company designs, builds, and maintains exceptional landscapes that elevate everyday life and reflect a high standard of craftsmanship. We are a team built around professionalism, integrity, teamwork, relationships, image, and attention to quality and detail.

You’ll be joining a company that cares about doing the work right, communicating clearly, and building outdoor spaces that clients, team members, and peers respect.

Minimum Qualifications and Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• 4 years' experience in Estimating & Project Management
• Sound knowledge of the technical specifications of L/C projects
• Strong knowledge of the following Software/Technology:

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

LMN (budgeting, estimating and electronic timekeeping)

*Training possible for otherwise ideal candidate not meeting these qualification requirements.