Estimator

PureGreen Land Group•Longs, SC

102d

About The Position

The Landscape Designer is responsible for preparing complete, accurate, and profitable project estimates for commercial landscape construction and enhancement projects. This role analyzes project scope, specifications, and site conditions to determine labor, material, and equipment costs while protecting company margins. When requested, the Landscape Designer is also responsible for developing landscape designs to support sales, bid submissions, and client presentations. The Landscape Designer supports pre-construction planning and conducts a formal project turnover to operations but does not manage purchasing or field execution.

Requirements

Ability to prepare complete, accurate, and profitable project estimates for commercial landscape construction and enhancement projects.
Ability to analyze project scope, specifications, and site conditions to determine labor, material, and equipment costs.
Ability to develop landscape designs to support sales, bid submissions, and client presentations.
Ability to support pre-construction planning.
Ability to conduct formal project turnover to operations.
Experience with estimating software.
Experience developing and maintaining a database of material, labor, and subcontractor pricing.
Experience meeting or exceeding target gross margin goals.
Experience participating in job cost reviews.
Experience updating production rates based on historical data.
Experience identifying cost risks before proposal submission.
Experience identifying and collecting travel costs for out-of-town projects.
Experience conducting formal handoff meetings with Project Managers.
Experience reviewing estimates, assumptions, and vendor quotes.
Experience delivering detailed budget breakouts.
Experience highlighting risk areas and long-lead materials.
Experience providing organized estimate documentation.
Ability to maintain a safe, productive, and respectful work environment.
Ability to represent the company professionally in all field and customer interactions.
Ability to be proactive in identifying issues and implementing solutions.
Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with team and leadership.
Ability to support a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the green industry.
Experience with innovation in landscape design.
Experience with active community involvement.

Responsibilities

Analyze project plans, specifications, and other documentation to create accurate cost estimates for landscape construction and enhancement projects.
Gather, calculate, and compile take-off data for use in bid proposals.
Develop complete cost estimates including labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractors.
Obtain and review quotes from suppliers, vendors and subcontractors to ensure competitive pricing.
Ensure all scope items are captured with no gaps.
Develop conceptual or detailed landscape designs to support sales and bidding efforts.
Create planting plans, layout drawings, and hardscape concepts as required.
Ensure designs align with client budgets and project feasibility.
Coordinate design intent with account managers, project managers, and clients.
Adjust designs to meet value engineering needs.
Ensure designs are constructible and aligned with field production capabilities.
Compute total costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements.
Utilize estimating software to generate bid proposals and cost reports.
Develop and maintain a database of material, labor, and subcontractor pricing to ensure up-to-date, competitive estimates.
Meet or exceed target gross margin goals.
Participate in job cost reviews.
Update production rates based on historical data.
Identify cost risks before proposal submission.
Identify and collect travel costs for out-of-town projects to include in proposals.
Conduct formal handoff meeting with Project Manager.
Review estimate, assumptions, and vendor quotes.
Deliver detailed budget breakout.
Highlight risk areas and long-lead materials.
Provide organized estimate documentation.
Maintain a safe, productive, and respectful work environment.
Represent PureGreen professionally in all field and customer interactions.
Be proactive in identifying issues and implementing solutions.
Communicate clearly and respectfully with your team and leadership.
Support a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.