Landscape Estimator - 21368

somewhere; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

somewhere is seeking a Landscape Construction Estimator — Design/Build for a fully remote role in the United States. You will turn designs and plans into accurate, client-ready estimates using our cost data, vendor pricing, and production rates to keep field teams focused on work.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of landscape/site-work estimating, can read plans well, uses takeoff software, and communicates clearly in English.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of construction estimating experience in landscape, hardscape, site work, or related trade (civil, exteriors, general construction).
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and site plans.
• Hands-on experience with takeoff/estimating software (PlanSwift, Bluebeam, STACK, or similar) and strong Excel skills.
• Strong math, sharp attention to detail, and the ability to produce accurate estimates independently.
• Excellent English communication and full-time U.S. Eastern Time overlap.

Responsibilities

• Plan Review & Quantity Takeoffs: review landscape/hardscape designs and drawings; takeoffs for plant material, sod, pavers, lighting, irrigation, drainage, and grading.
• Cost Estimating & Pricing: build detailed estimates using cost data, vendor pricing, and labor/production rates; apply markups and contingencies.
• Proposal & Bid Preparation: produce client-ready proposals; assemble bid packages; track bid due dates and ensure on-time submission.
• Vendor & Cost Data Management: collect and update pricing; coordinate with vendors for quotes; maintain living cost database.
• Estimate Tracking & Post-Bid Analysis: log estimates, win/loss, margins; compare estimates to actual costs; report pipeline value.

Skills

Reading drawings

Attention to detail

Independent estimating

English communication

Tools

PlanSwift

Bluebeam

STACK

Excel

Job description

Landscape Construction Estimator — Design/Build (Remote)

Location & Employment: Fully remote. Full-time. U.S. Eastern Time overlap for daily coordination with field and office leadership.

About the Company

We are a rapidly growing, U.S.-based, veteran-owned design-build landscape and outdoor-living company serving residential and commercial clients across Northeast and Central Florida. We design and install custom landscapes, hardscapes, outdoor living spaces, driveways, walkways, lighting, and plantings — from high-end residential backyards to commercial projects. Our work has been featured on national home-improvement television, and we carry a strong regional reputation. We are expanding into a second major market and scaling the operational backbone to support it.

About the Role

We design and build — which means every project starts with a plan and a number. Today, estimating and takeoffs fall on our general manager and operations director, both of whom belong in the field moving between job sites, not behind a laptop pricing work at the end of a long day. As residential design-build volume grows and we expand into a new market, bid volume is outpacing capacity.

This role owns the estimating desk. You'll turn designs and plans into accurate, timely, client-ready estimates and proposals — working from our established cost data, vendor pricing, and production rates — so field leadership stays in the field and no opportunity stalls waiting on a number.

Key Responsibilities

Plan Review & Quantity Takeoffs

• Review landscape and hardscape designs, site plans, and construction drawings
• Perform accurate material and labor takeoffs — plant material, sod/turf, pavers and hardscape, lighting, irrigation, drainage, and grading/site work
• Flag missing information or scope gaps before pricing

Cost Estimating & Pricing

• Build detailed estimates using the company's unit-cost data, vendor pricing, and labor/production rates
• Apply markups, margins, and contingencies to company standards
• Price change orders and estimate revisions as scope evolves

Proposal & Bid Preparation

• Produce clean, professional, client-ready proposals and scopes of work
• Assemble commercial bid packages and complete public / HOA / GC bid forms as needed
• Track bid due dates and ensure on-time submission

Vendor & Cost Data Management

• Collect and update material and subcontractor pricing; help maintain a living cost database
• Coordinate with vendors and suppliers on quotes for specialty items
• Partner with field leadership to keep production rates and unit costs accurate to real job outcomes

Estimate Tracking & Post-Bid Analysis

• Maintain an organized log of estimates, win/loss, and margins
• Compare estimated vs. actual costs to sharpen future pricing
• Report on bid volume, hit rate, and pipeline value

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of construction estimating experience — landscape, hardscape, site work, or a related trade (civil, exteriors, general construction)
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and site plans
• Hands-on experience with takeoff/estimating software (PlanSwift, Bluebeam, STACK, or similar) and strong Excel skills
• Strong math, sharp attention to detail, and the ability to produce accurate estimates independently
• Excellent English communication and full-time U.S. Eastern Time overlap

Preferred Qualifications

• Landscape, design-build, irrigation, hardscape, or outdoor-living estimating experience specifically
• Experience estimating for the U.S. market, with familiarity with U.S. materials and units of measure
• Exposure to both residential design-build and commercial/public bid processes
• Familiarity with landscape/construction platforms (LMN, Aspire, Buildertrend, Jobber, or similar)

Ideal Candidate Profile

You are precise, self-directed, and allergic to sloppy numbers. Hand you a design and a plan set and you'll turn it into a defensible estimate without hand-holding — and you ask sharp questions when scope is unclear instead of guessing. You can juggle multiple bids and deadlines without dropping one, and you understand that an estimate is both a math exercise and a sales document: it has to be accurate, and it has to look professional.

Why Join Us

You'll be the estimating backbone of a growing design-build company at a real inflection point — trusted to own the numbers that win work, with direct line of sight into how your estimates translate into projects on the ground.