Senior Estimator for Luxury Landscape Projects

Diamond Landscaping; Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 120 000 - 140 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Diamond Landscaping is seeking an experienced Chief Estimator to lead the estimating function for high-end residential landscape construction and enhancement projects in the Los Angeles area. This role oversees takeoffs, labor, materials, and subcontractor pricing, while mentoring a team and collaborating with clients, designers, and architects to craft accurate, competitive bids.

The ideal candidate has multi‑million project experience, exceptional judgment and communication, and a proven

Qualificações

• 7+ years of estimating experience in landscape construction or related field, including team management.
• Experience estimating complex, high-value residential projects.
• Strong knowledge of landscape construction methods, materials, labor, and sequencing.
• Ability to interpret architectural, landscape, irrigation, lighting, and engineering plans.
• Proven experience with quantity takeoffs, subcontractor solicitation, cost analysis, bid leveling, and proposal preparation.
• Strong understanding of project budgets, gross margins, markups, contingencies, and financial controls.
• Experience with estimating software and related project management tools.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the full estimating process and management of team from initial opportunity review through proposal submission and handoff to operations.
• Review plans, specifications, drawings, site conditions, design concepts, and client requirements to develop comprehensive project estimates.
• Prepare and review team’s detailed takeoffs for hardscape, planting, irrigation, drainage, lighting, carpentry, masonry, water features, outdoor structures, grading, demolition, and related scopes.
• Build and ensure team has documented accurate labor hours, material, equipment, subcontractor, overhead, contingency, and margin calculations.
• Develop clear, polished, and highly professional proposals appropriate for luxury residential clients and design professionals.
• Conduct site walks and preconstruction reviews to evaluate existing conditions, access, logistics, constructability, scheduling, and risk.
• Solicit, evaluate, and negotiate favorable pricing from vendors, specialty trades, subcontractors, nurseries, material suppliers, and manufacturers.
• Create submittal lists for each project.
• Update and maintain reliable databases of current labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor costs.
• Identify long lead time items, scope gaps, exclusions, assumptions, allowances, alternates, and opportunities for value engineering.
• Collaborate with project management, business leaders, business developer and other estimators to evaluate opportunities and prioritize pursuits.
• Participate in client, architect, designer, and internal project review meetings as needed.
• Support the transition from estimating to project management by clearly communicating assumptions, pricing rationale, scope details, and execution considerations.
• Review change orders, submittal requirements, open RFIs, project goals, revised drawings, value-engineering options, and additional work requests for pricing accuracy.
• Assist with estimating strategy, process improvement, historical cost analysis, and estimating systems development.
• Create and maintain standardized templates, procedures, cost libraries, and estimating benchmarks.
• Promote consistency, accountability, and best practices across all estimating activities.
• Protect confidential client, project, pricing, and company information.

Conhecimentos

Analytical

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Leadership / team management

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, landscape architecture, horticulture, engineering, business, or related field

Ferramentas

Microsoft Excel

Aspire

MS Project

Procore

PlanGrid

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Diamond Landscaping is seeking an experienced Chief Estimator to lead the estimating function for high-end residential landscape construction and enhancement projects in the Los Angeles area. This role oversees takeoffs, labor, materials, and subcontractor pricing, while mentoring a team and collaborating with clients, designers, and architects to craft accurate, competitive bids.

The ideal candidate has multi‑million project experience, exceptional judgment and communication, and a proven