Job Description

At Oakridge Landscape Contractors, we don’t just maintain properties – we elevate them. For more than 30 years, we have been dedicated to creating and maintaining beautiful landscapes for clients in Southern Ontario. Our award-winning services have made us a leader in our industry, and our talented team helps us achieve excellence in our work.

This is your chance to take become a part of a company that’s big on growth, client satisfaction, and creating a team culture where people love coming to work.

Pay:

$80K per year.
Benefits after 3 months of employment.
Company-matching RRSP is available after one year.

Vacancy: 1.

Responsibilities:

Preparing quotations for all grounds maintenance projects. This includes but is not limited to: lawn maintenance, exterior janitorial, janitorial extras, snow removal.
Responsible for gathering all information needed to price the project such as but not limited to: the pick-up of drawings, specifications, addendums, bidder’s lists, copy of contract, etc.
Complete all take-off work, review specifications and contracts, obtain sub-trade and material prices and keep the addendum's current.
Keep track of all change orders so that they may be properly invoiced.
Attend various site meetings with clients, architects, engineers, etc. as may be required and maintain an excellent working relationship with them.
Visit the site to become familiar with it and ensure that it represents the site or landscape plan.
Create purchase orders under the direction of your manager.
Assist in creating work plans for projects that are awarded to us. This may include reviewing start and completion dates, time allowed for the project, creating work summaries (project books) for superintendents and forepersons, etc.
Assist with daily department administration.

Requirements:

Ability to complete take-off measurements from landscape plans.
Ability to physically measure areas onsite (at the project location).
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Computer skills in Excel and Word Pro.
Able to read blueprints.
Recognize and follow occupational hazards and standard safety precautions.
Valid driver’s license with a good driver's abstract.
Knowledge of landscape maintenance and snow removal is an advantage.

About Oakridge Landscape Contractors:

Oakridge Landscape Contractors has specialized in landscape applications for industrial, commercial, institutional, parks, heritage sites, and highway road infrastructure restoration for more than 30 years.Our extensive landscape construction knowledge and installation abilities combined with our team, sub-trade relationships, and central location allow our company to complete both large and small scale successfully. We won 9 Landscape Ontario awards in 2021 for our residential and commercial projects.

Oakridge Landscape Contractors

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Grounds Maintenance Estimator