Estimating & Design Lead
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JobgetherCommercial Landscaping
Netherlands, Core U.S. business hoursFull-TimeLead
Salary$1,250 USD/month base salary with $3,250+ USD/month OTE
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Job Details
- Languages
- English
- Experience
- Minimum of 3 years
- Required Skills
- AutoCADCRM
Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in landscaping, grounds maintenance, horticulture, landscape architecture, or a closely related green-space field.
- Strong ability to interpret site plans, specifications, property information, and visual documentation and translate them into practical scope and cost requirements.
- Professional-level written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate clearly with U.S.-based stakeholders during core U.S. business hours.
- Comfortable working remotely while maintaining close coordination with sales, estimating, and field teams.
- Strong understanding of landscape materials, plant selection, labor requirements, equipment, maintenance needs, and project timelines.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with strong attention to detail and a practical approach to estimating.
- Ability to work efficiently under deadlines and consistently deliver accurate proposals within expected turnaround times.
- Comfortable working within performance targets and a compensation structure that includes a quota or results-based component.
- Background or education in architecture, landscape architecture, design, or a related discipline is a strong plus.
- Experience with commercial landscaping or maintenance contracts is highly desirable.
- Experience using estimating software, CRM platforms, AutoCAD, SketchUp, or similar design and business tools is an advantage.
- Strong ownership, organization, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently in a remote environment.
Responsibilities
- Review site plans, specifications, property photos, and project requirements to accurately determine landscaping and maintenance scope.
- Develop detailed cost estimates covering materials, plant material, labor, equipment, timelines, and other project requirements.
- Convert quote requests into accurate, client-ready proposals, with a strong focus on responsiveness and turnaround time.
- Track estimates throughout the full process, from initial request through proposal delivery and follow-up, using the CRM.
- Provide landscape and design expertise to proposals, including plant selection, layout considerations, scope requirements, and practical maintenance needs.
- Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or unrealistic elements in proposed scopes and proactively flag issues before proposals reach clients.
- Support proactive estimating efforts by identifying and developing estimates for properties that represent strong-fit opportunities.
- Work closely with onsite sales teams, estimators, and field leadership to ensure estimating work remains aligned with operational realities.
- Prepare for site visits by researching properties and organizing relevant historical scopes, photos, notes, and other available information.
- Ensure quote requests remain actively owned and progress efficiently from request through proposal submission.
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