Landscape Construction Cost Estimator- Bid /Build

Heritage and Company; Holly (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (employee only)

Paid time off

Incentive bonus

Job summary

Heritage and Company is seeking an experienced estimator to prepare accurate landscape installation estimates, develop pricing, and support handoffs to project management and operations after award.

Responsibilities include reviewing plans, performing takeoffs for planting, irrigation, and site work, and developing labor, material, and subcontractor costs while ensuring margins and standards are maintained.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of related industry experience, with landscape installation estimating experience preferred.
• Ability to read plans, perform quantity takeoffs, calculate unit prices and convert material quantities; strong practical mathematics skills.
• Ability to learn company estimating systems; proficiency with Word, Excel and email.
• Clear, professional oral and written communication; organized records, attention to detail and reliable follow-through under deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate, competitive and profitable landscape installation estimates.
• Review plans, specifications, site conditions and bid requirements; clarify scope, exclusions and assumptions before pricing.
• Perform takeoffs for planting, irrigation, masonry, walls, walkways, patios and site preparation; include decks or carpentry when within the company's scope.
• Develop labor, material, equipment and subcontractor costs; verify unit prices, production rates and estimating assemblies.
• Verify labor burden, overtime, sales tax and overhead recovery factors with authorized company personnel before use.
• Review bids for scope completeness, cost accuracy and margin; obtain internal review before submission.
• Maintain the Bid Board daily; track deadlines, proposal status and customer follow-up.
• Estimate handoff to project management and operations with scope, budget, quantities, production assumptions, exclusions and contract requirements.

Skills

Plan reading

Takeoffs

Pricing

Estimating

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Word

Excel

Email

Job description

Prepare accurate, competitive and profitable landscape installation estimates. Review project scope, perform takeoffs, develop pricing, prepare proposals and support a complete handoff to project management and operations after award. Maintain estimating standards and cost accuracy, communicate clearly with customers and internal teams, and support estimator development when assigned.

Key responsibilities

• Estimating and proposal management
• Review plans, specifications, site conditions and bid requirements; clarify scope, exclusions and assumptions before pricing.
• Perform takeoffs for planting, irrigation, masonry, walls, walkways, patios and site preparation; include decks or carpentry when within the company's scope.
• Develop labor, material, equipment and subcontractor costs; verify unit prices, production rates and estimating assemblies.
• Verify labor burden, overtime, sales tax and overhead recovery factors with authorized company personnel before use.
• Review bids for scope completeness, cost accuracy and margin; obtain the required internal review before submission.
• Maintain the Bid Board daily; track deadlines, proposal status and customer follow-up. Communicate proposal changes and issues promptly.
• Estimating systems and team support
• Help establish estimating procedures and standards; write and update seat SOPs and maintain organized, secure estimate and contract records.
• Assist with the estimating budget and monthly reporting. Confirm whether the prior Monthly Audit Data report remains required and who receives it.
• Train and support estimating personnel when assigned; use completed job costs to improve future estimates and production assumptions.
• Estimating handoff and project support
• Proposed duties for coordinating awarded estimates with project management and operations.
• Complete an estimating handoff to project management and operations with scope, budget, quantities, production assumptions, exclusions and contract requirements.
• Clarify estimate assumptions and scope questions with project managers and operations after award; provide pricing support for proposed scope changes when requested.
• Review completed job cost feedback with project management and operations to refine production rates, estimating assemblies and future pricing.
• Professional development and conduct
• Follow company policies, safety requirements and SOPs; maintain an orderly workspace and dependable work schedule.
• Complete at least 15 hours of continuing education annually, as stated in the prior offer.
• Maintain professional communication, a teachable attitude and constructive teamwork.
• Qualifications and working style
• Three to five years of related industry experience, with landscape installation estimating experience preferred. Confirm the required depth of estimating experience.
• Ability to read plans, perform quantity takeoffs, calculate unit prices and convert material quantities; strong practical mathematics skills.
• Ability to learn company estimating systems; proficiency with Word, Excel and email. Confirm the required estimating and takeoff platforms.
• Clear, professional oral and written communication; organized records, attention to detail and reliable follow-through under deadlines.
• Collaborative, customer service focused and receptive to coaching; able to train others and delegate when assigned.

• Group Health Care Company Paid- employee Only, Dependents can be added at employee expense
• 80 hours Personal time off/ sick time
• Incentive Bonus
• Annual Salary- $60,000 to 80,000 Based on Experience