Landscape Maintenance Estimator

Company:Curti Group

Location: Valley Cottage, NY

Job Type: Full-Time, Salaried

Salary:$70,000–$95,000 per year

Project Scope: Commercial and High-End Residential Landscape Maintenance, Enhancements, Plant Health Care, and Snow Services

Curti Group is seeking an experienced Landscape Maintenance Estimator to evaluate properties, develop accurate service proposals, and help grow profitable, long-term client relationships.

This role combines landscape maintenance knowledge, estimating ability, site evaluation, and client communication. You will assess property needs, calculate labor and material requirements, develop recurring maintenance proposals, and identify enhancement opportunities across commercial and high-end residential properties.

The ideal candidate understands how landscape maintenance work is performed in the field and can translate that knowledge into accurate, executable estimates.

• Conduct property walkthroughs, site measurements, quality assessments, and quantity takeoffs.
• Develop accurate estimates and proposals for recurring landscape maintenance contracts.
• Calculate labor hours, production rates, equipment needs, materials, and service frequencies.
• Estimate seasonal enhancements, turf renovations, plant health care, fertilization, irrigation repairs, and snow and ice services.
• Identify opportunities to improve properties and expand existing client relationships.
• Present recommendations and service solutions to commercial property managers and residential clients.
• Support contract renewals, annual pricing updates, and proposal revisions.
• Collaborate with account managers, operations leaders, and field teams to ensure estimates can be executed successfully.
• Maintain current estimating data, production rates, service pricing, and proposal records.
• Assist with property planning and preparation for seasonal maintenance and snow operations.
• Participate in snow operations as needed during weather events.

• 3 years of experience in landscape maintenance estimating, account management, operations, or a closely related role.
• Strong knowledge of commercial or high-end residential landscape maintenance.
• Experience estimating recurring maintenance contracts, seasonal services, and property enhancements.
• Understanding of horticulture, turf care, plant health, irrigation, pruning, fertilization, and seasonal service requirements.
• Ability to calculate labor, equipment, material, and production requirements.
• Experience conducting site evaluations, measurements, and property walkthroughs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally with commercial property managers and residential clients.
• Strong organization, follow-through, and attention to detail.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel regularly throughout the local service area.

• Experience estimating snow and ice management services.
• Experience using Aspire or a similar landscape operations and estimating platform.
• Familiarity with Bluebeam Revu, Land F/X, AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, or proposal-management software.
• Associate degree in Horticulture, Turfgrass Management, Landscape Management, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Previous field or operational experience within the landscaping industry.

• This position reports to the Curti Group office in Valley Cottage, New York.
• Regular local travel to client properties and project sites is required.
• The primary service area includes Rockland County, Orange County, Bergen County, and portions of Fairfield County.
• Overnight travel is not typically…