Estimating & Design Lead — US Commercial Landscaping (Remote)

This role focuses on **estimating** and **design support** for commercial landscaping projects, requiring **3+ years of hands-on experience** in landscaping, grounds maintenance, horticulture, or landscape architecture.

Core Responsibilities:

• Review site plans, specs, and photos to accurately scope landscaping and maintenance work
• Build detailed cost estimates for **materials, plants, labor, equipment, and timelines**
• Deliver proposals within **72 hours** of quote requests—speed is critical
• Track every estimate from request to delivery in the CRM

Design Support:

• Apply landscape/design expertise to proposals, including **plant selection, layout logic, and property-specific needs**
• Identify gaps or inconsistencies in scopes to prevent client follow-up questions
• Proactively estimate high-fit properties before client requests

Coordination:

• Collaborate closely with onsite sales, estimators, and field leadership (remote but integrated)
• Prepare for site visits with property research, past scopes, photos, and notes
• Ensure no proposal gaps between quote requests and delivery

Requirements:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in landscaping, grounds maintenance, horticulture, or landscape architecture
• Ability to read and translate site plans, specs, and property details into scope and cost
• Professional-level written and spoken English
• Availability during core U.S. business hours
• Comfort with performance-based compensation (even without sales experience)

Nice-to-Haves:

• Education/experience in architecture, landscape architecture, or design
• Experience with **commercial landscaping/maintenance contracts** (not just residential)
• Familiarity with estimating software, CRM systems, or tools like **AutoCAD or SketchUp**

This role is ideal for those with deep landscaping knowledge who want to turn expertise into **fast, accurate estimates** that win contracts.

Not a fit for: cold-calling roles or candidates without hands-on landscape/green-space experience.