Project Engineer and Estimator

CEPRA Landscape; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k + company match

Medical insurance

PTO

Life Insurance

Supportive work environment

Well-maintained trucks and PPE

Opportunity to build a premier brand

Job summary

CEPRA Landscape is seeking a Project Engineer to support landscape and irrigation estimating, project coordination, and plant procurement. You will collaborate with estimators, project managers, and field operations to price projects accurately, source materials, and ensure plant materials are available when needed.

Responsibilities include plant sourcing across Florida, maintaining procurement logs, and generating detailed cost estimates from plans and bid documents.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years related experience in commercial construction.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans, documents, and specifications.
• Strong relationship-building skills with subcontractors, suppliers, customers, and project teams.
• Experience with estimating software preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Basic understanding of business mathematics, budgeting, and project reporting.

Responsibilities

• Source plant material through nurseries and suppliers throughout Florida and other markets as needed.
• Maintain procurement logs, purchase orders, vendor records, and delivery documentation.
• Perform full landscape and irrigation estimates from plans, specifications, and bid documents, including quantity takeoffs, material pricing, labor, equipment, subcontractors, and other project costs.
• Obtain and evaluate pricing from nurseries, suppliers, subcontractors, and other vendors.
• Ensure submittals are complete, accurate, and submitted in accordance with project specifications and schedules.
• Perform detailed quantity takeoffs for plant material, irrigation, landscape materials, labor, equipment, subcontractors, and other project costs.
• Track bid deadlines and ensure estimates and proposals are completed and submitted on time.

Skills

Reading construction plans

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Relationship-building

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Estimating software

Job description

At CEPRA Landscape, we design, build, and maintain world-class landscapes and cultivate the people behind them. As a privately owned company, we specialize in commercial landscape maintenance and construction, proudly serving the Central and West Coast Florida markets.

The Project Engineer will support landscape and irrigation estimating, project coordination, and plant procurement. This role will work closely with estimators, project managers, branch leadership, suppliers, and field operations to ensure projects are accurately priced, materials are properly sourced, and plant material is available when needed.

Responsibilities:

The Project Engineer will support landscape and irrigation estimating, project coordination, and plant procurement. This role will work closely with the estimating team, project management, branch leadership, suppliers, and field operations to help ensure projects are accurately priced, materials are properly sourced, and plant material is available when needed.

• Source plant material through nurseries and suppliers throughout Florida and other markets as needed.
• Maintain procurement logs, purchase orders, vendor records, and delivery documentation.
• Perform full landscape and irrigation estimates from plans, specifications, and bid documents, including quantity takeoffs, material pricing, labor, equipment, subcontractors, and other project costs.
• Obtain and evaluate pricing from nurseries, suppliers, subcontractors, and other vendors.
• Ensure submittals are complete, accurate, and submitted in accordance with project specifications and schedules.
• Perform detailed quantity takeoffs for plant material, irrigation, landscape materials, labor, equipment, subcontractors, and other project costs.
• Track bid deadlines and ensure estimates and proposals are completed and submitted on time.

Qualifications:

• Minimum two years related experience in commercial construction
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans, documents, and specifications
• Strong relationship-building skills with subcontractors, suppliers, customers, and project teams
• Experience with estimating software preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Basic understanding of business mathematics, budgeting, and project reporting

What we Offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits (401k + company match, medical, PTO, Life Insurance)
• A supportive work environment where team contributions are recognized and celebrated
• Well-maintained trucks, tools, equipment, and PPE
• Opportunity to build and sell a premier brand in a competitive market
• Eligibility for fiscal year end branch performance bonus
• Unlimited personal growth potential

CEPRA Landscape is an Equal Opportunity and E-verify Employer