Job Description
At Marina Landscape, Inc., we offer more than a job—we offer ownership and opportunity.
We provide a family-oriented culture where every team member is valued, respected, and heard. As a 100% employee-owned company, our employees don’t just contribute to our success—they share in it. Through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), you’ll become a company owner from day one.
Join Marina Landscape, Inc.—and become an owner.
🔨 We are looking for a Senior Estimator
📍 Location: Orange, CA 92868
🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time | Exempt
📅 Experience Level: Senior - Experience bidding on public construction projects is a MUST
💵 Salary: $80,000–$115,000 per year (DOE)
About the Role
We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Senior Estimator to lead our Estimating Department and oversee the preparation of competitive and profitable bids. This role plays a key part in aligning departmental performance with company goals, mentoring staff, and ensuring project profitability through accurate cost analysis and bid management.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Estimating Department and ensure high-quality, profitable bid output.
- Review, prepare, and submit cost estimates for construction, landscape, and hardscape projects.
- Analyze blueprints, specs, and scopes of work to determine cost factors.
- Manage estimating staff: hiring, training, performance evaluation.
- Coordinate with Business Development on bid schedules.
- Produce 3–5 bids weekly, totaling $500,000–$800,000 in revenue.
- Use MEP (Marina Estimating Program) and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Maintain production rate accuracy and monitor market cost trends.
- Ensure complete and timely submissions, compliance, and client satisfaction.
What You Bring
- Associate degree or equivalent experience in construction or estimating
- Experience bidding on public construction projects is a MUST.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial construction, landscape, or hardscape estimating.
- Proficient in estimating software and blueprint interpretation.
- Strong organizational, leadership, and time-management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and the full Microsoft Office Suite
- Bilingual (Spanish or Vietnamese) a plus.
Core Competencies
- Business Acumen: Understand estimating’s role in driving company revenue and profitability.
- Leadership: Coach and guide a high-performing team.
- Customer Service: Maintain professionalism and exceed expectations.
- Decision-Making: Make sound, data-driven decisions aligned with strategic goals.
💚 Why Join Marina Landscape, Inc.?
✔ You're Not Just an Employee—You're an Owner
- ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan): Automatically enrolled after your first hour of employment-No cost to you. Subject to a 6-year vesting schedule.
✔ Comprehensive Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Voluntary Benefits – Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Life/AD&D Insurance.
- Pet Care Discount Plan
- LegalShield + IDShield
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid time off (Vacation & Sick time)
📝 Apply Today
Ready to lead with purpose and precision—while sharing in the success you help build?
Apply via LinkedIn or send your resume to hr@marinaco.com
Marina Landscape, Inc. is proud to be 100% employee-owned. Your future starts here!