Timberline Landscaping is an award-winning company serving Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas, “Creating a Little Bit of Heaven” for 40 years. We offer a full range of services from landscape design, construction and maintenance for commercial and residential properties.
Primary Operational Objectives:
This position works closely with the sales team to estimate in-house and outside architects’ plans. This includes materials, labor, equipment, and other challenges associated with commercial and residential installations.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Retrieve electronic bidding documents for either Commercial/Residential plans
- Communicate and work with clients for each project to obtain all details for accurate estimating
- Become familiar with all aspects of the job plans and specifications to fully understand the scope of work
- Create accurate estimates based on detailed takeoffs created from landscape and irrigation designs and specifications of both residential and commercial clients
- Secure and analyze subcontractor and vendor quotes and incorporate those proposals into the estimate
- Write, shape, and communicate the project clarifications, inclusions and exclusions to include in the contract
- Submit bid documents and requested submittals of products
- Prepare initial job notes for new projects for Project Management (Estimate, proposal, scope, requirements, bid assumptions, schedules, vendor quotes, specifications, correspondence, promises made, etc.) to transition to production
- Maintain and update bid tracking sheet, lead tracking sheet and bid closing spreadsheet
- Other duties as may be assigned
Requirements:
- 3+ years of estimating experience and/or landscape construction experience
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
- Exceptional computer skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, digital takeoff software, Adobe Pro
- Certificates, License, Registrations:
- Valid Colorado Driver’s License with a safe driving record
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating & maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply & divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, ratios, percentages, and decimals
- Ability to analyze problems and create solutions that add value to the client and the company
Desired Qualities:
- Experience with Aspire software and E-takeoff
- Experience in both residential and commercial estimating
- Certified Irrigation Designer or willingness to earn it
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, and walk in both an office and onsite outdoors environment
- The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can extend to extreme if monitoring work in the field
Wage & Benefits:
- Location: Colorado Springs
- Supervises: N/A
- Experience: 2 years of relevant experience
- Career Level: Non-manager (exempt)
- Salary: $55,000-$70,000
- Job Type: Full-time
- Benefits:
- Health insurance as per ACA guidelines
- Life/Accidental death insurance
- Dental/Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- 401K Investment plan
