Landscape Construction Estimator – Bid & Takeoff Pro

Hittle Landscape; Westfield (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hittle Landscape is seeking an Estimator to support the estimating team in preparing accurate, competitive bids for landscape construction projects. You will review plans, perform quantity takeoffs, and assemble bid documents for handoff after award.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and able to work in a deadline-driven environment, with experience reading drawings and pricing labor, materials, and subcontractors. Office-based with occasional site visits and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Review bid invitations, plans, specifications, addenda, scopes of work to understand project requirements.
• Perform quantity takeoffs for landscape, hardscape, irrigation, drainage, planting, and related work.
• Assist with labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and vendor pricing for bids.
• Solicit, track, and follow up on quotes to ensure complete bid coverage.
• Compare proposals for scope completeness, exclusions, pricing accuracy, and compliance with project requirements.
• Prepare bid worksheets, estimate summaries, proposals, alternates, unit prices, and clarifications as directed by senior estimating staff.
• Maintain organized bid files, including drawings, specifications, addenda, quotes, takeoffs, and final submissions.
• Attend pre-bid meetings, site walks, and internal bid reviews as needed.
• Coordinate with project managers and operations teams to support a smooth project hand off after award.
• Track bid results, update estimating databases, and maintain historical cost information.
• Identify potential risks, scope gaps, schedule concerns, access constraints, and constructability issues during the estimating process.
• Support continuous improvement of estimating templates, production rates, vendor lists, and bid processes.

Responsibilities

• Review bid invitations, plans, specifications, addenda, scopes of work, and related documents to understand project requirements.
• Perform quantity takeoffs for landscape, hardscape, irrigation, drainage, site furnishings, planting, seeding, sod, mulch, soil, and related work.
• Assist with labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and vendor pricing for bid-build landscape construction projects.
• Solicit, track, and follow up on supplier, vendor, and subcontractor quotes to ensure complete bid coverage.
• Compare proposals for scope completeness, exclusions, pricing accuracy, and compliance with project requirements.
• Prepare bid worksheets, estimate summaries, proposals, alternates, unit prices, and clarifications as directed by senior estimating staff.
• Maintain organized bid files, including drawings, specifications, addenda, quotes, takeoffs, and final submissions.
• Attend pre-bid meetings, site walks, and internal bid reviews as needed.
• Coordinate with project managers and operations teams to support a smooth project hand off after award.
• Track bid results, update estimating databases, and maintain historical cost information.
• Identify potential risks, scope gaps, schedule concerns, access constraints, and constructability issues during the estimating process.
• Support continuous improvement of estimating templates, production rates, vendor lists, and bid processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reading drawings

Microsoft Excel

Vendor coordination

Bid management

Analytical skills

Education

Construction-related degree

Tools

Bluebeam

PlanSwift

ProEst

B2W

HCSS

On Screen Takeoff

Aspire

Job description

Hittle Landscape is seeking an Estimator to support the estimating team in preparing accurate, competitive bids for landscape construction projects. You will review plans, perform quantity takeoffs, and assemble bid documents for handoff after award.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and able to work in a deadline-driven environment, with experience reading drawings and pricing labor, materials, and subcontractors. Office-based with occasional site visits and travel as needed.