ALEX WALTERS
Holland Landscaping & Tree Service
Nokomis,FL
1
Certification
13
years of professional experience
Experienced Florida construction professional with 13 years in field operations, project management, and estimating. Progressed through roles from Field Labor to Head Estimator, managing estimating functions and overseeing bid opportunities. Estimated over $100M in construction work, generating $11 million in awarded projects for 2025–2026. Combines hands-on field experience with expertise in permitting, procurement, budgeting, and project initiation.
Work History
Head Estimator
12 Years 7 Months- Lead the company's estimating function and directly manage two estimators.
- Oversee all incoming bid opportunities from initial scope review through proposal, negotiation, and award.
- Have estimated more than $100 million in construction work throughout career.
- Estimate projects ranging from approximately $250K to $4M, with an average project size of approximately $1M.
- Generated approximately $11M in awarded work during 2025–2026.
- Managed preconstruction process, overseeing scope development, estimating, proposal preparation, permitting, procurement, subcontractor coordination, vendor coordination, and project startup.
- Coordinated permitting and regulatory requirements with counties, municipalities, owners, consultants, and subcontractors to ensure compliance and project advancement.
- Monitor project budgets within areas under direct control and work to deliver projects within established budgets.
- Provide estimating and project management support for commercial, municipal, multifamily, residential, landscape, irrigation, and institutional projects.
- Coordinate permitting and regulatory requirements with counties, municipalities, owners, consultants, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
- Handle initial project management following award before transitioning projects to dedicated project management and field teams.
- Provided estimating and project management support across diverse sectors including commercial, municipal, multifamily, residential, landscape, irrigation, and institutional projects.
- Managed large landscape, sitework, and general contracting projects to ensure timely completion and quality standards.
Education
High School Diploma
Skills
Cost Estimating
Budget Development
Bid Management
Proposal Preparation
Scope Development
Constructability Review
Permitting operations
Municipal & County Coordination
Subcontractor Management
Vendor Management
Procurement
Material Ordering
Submittals
Project management
Sitework
Residential construction
Project turnover
Leadership: Estimator Team Management
Stakeholder coordination
Budget management
Senior estimating
Certification
- Certified General Contractor (CGC) 2026–Present Florida Certified General Contractor. Upgraded from Certified Building Contractor after approximately four years holding the CBC classification.
- Certified Building Contractor (CBC) Approximately 4 Years Previously held Florida CBC license before upgrading to CGC.
- Certified Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor (CUC) Florida CUC license covering underground utility and excavation work within the classification's authorized scope.
- Fire Protection Contractor (FPC) Florida Fire Protection Contractor license covering qualifying fire protection work within the classification's authorized scope.
- Certified Landscape Contractor (FCLC) FNGLA Certified Landscape Contractor credential demonstrating professional qualification in landscape construction and management.
- Roofing Contractor (CCC) In Progress Currently pursuing Florida Roofing Contractor licensure.
- FNGLA
- FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional (FCHP)
- FNGLA Certified Landscape Technician (FCLT)
- Safety & Construction
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety
- Competent Person – Excavation & Trenching
- Confined Space Certified
- CPR Certified
- Clean Driving Record
- Environmental & Technical
- UF/IFAS GI-BMP Certification
- UF TREEO Backflow Tester Certification
- Limited Urban Commercial Fertilizer Applicator License
ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE
- Experienced in managing and coordinating:
- Commercial and residential construction
- Multifamily developments
- Sitework and underground utilities
- Landscape and irrigation
- Paver construction
- Drainage and grading
- Residential home construction
- Pool cabanas
- Dumpster enclosures
- Fire protection-related underground work
- County and municipal projects
- Subcontractor and vendor coordination
- Material procurement and shipment coordination
- Construction submittals and approvals
- Permitting and inspections
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- $100M+ — Construction work estimated
- $11M — Awarded work generated during 2025–2026
- $250K–$4M — Typical project value range
- ~$1M — Average project size
- 2 — Estimators directly managed
- 13 Years — Progressive construction industry experience
- 7 Career Levels — Field Labor → Field Foreman → Field Superintendent → Project Manager → Company Qualifier → Estimator → Head Estimator
- 4 Contractor Licenses — CGC, CUC, FPC, FCLC
PROFESSIONAL VALUE
- Field Experience + Estimating Expertise + Contractor Licensing
- A construction professional who understands projects from both sides of the operation—having personally progressed through field production, supervision, project management, licensing, estimating, and preconstruction leadership.
- Experienced in translating plans and specifications into executable scopes, developing accurate estimates, coordinating the resources required to build the work, and managing the transition from successful bid to project execution.
CAREER PROGRESSION AT HOLLAND
- Head Estimator → Estimator → Company Qualifier → Project Manager → Field Superintendent → Field Foreman → Field Labor
- Progressed through increasingly responsible field, management, licensing, estimating, and leadership positions, developing firsthand knowledge of construction production and project execution before moving into senior estimating and preconstruction.
SELECTED RECENT ESTIMATING EXPERIENCE
- Spanish Point Compass Hotel — Approx. $3.4M | 2026
- Easterseals Autism Center — Approx. $3.5M | 2025
- Edgewater East Townhomes, Wellen Park — Approx. $3.2M | 2025
- Lorraine Crossings — Approx. $3.2M | 2024–2025
- East Manatee Fire Rescue Station 9 — Approx. $1.7M | 2026
- Rosedale Buffer – Manatee County — Approx. $800K | 2026
- Flagship Curry Lane MOB Expansion — Approx. $1.8M | 2025
- Hawthorne Hallows — Approx. $1.5M | 2024–2025
Timeline
Head Estimator
Holland Landscaping & Tree Service
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