Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Mechanical Estimator

Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Mechanical Estimator (All Levels)

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Remote work is available for the majority of the work hours; in‑person collaboration is required as needed.

• You’ll develop a standardized cost reporting framework for reviewing and validating colocation developers’ base building construction costs, preparing estimate evaluation reports based on ROM, schematic, or construction pricing.
• You’ll review and validate project scope against predefined demarcation matrices, highlighting deviations, cost impacts, and assumptions or exclusions from developers, AEs, GCs, and clients.
• You’ll develop reports aligned with clients’ work breakdown structure (WBS) categories and provide summaries of site & shell / increment 0 / increment 1‑N construction phasing.
• You’ll analyze developer data center construction costs against market intelligence and parametric benchmarks, factoring in value‑engineering cost options for client consideration.
• You’ll review developer security costs against client benchmarks and capture all supporting assumptions and exclusions.
• You’ll track design changes between estimate revisions, reporting on cost and schedule impacts.
• You’ll coordinate with in‑house commodity teams to leverage current market intelligence for accurate cost evaluations.
• You’ll liaise with client stakeholders and partner teams, including energy location services (ELS), central estimating, and others to align on estimating and program costs.
• You’ll prepare and provide high‑level ROM estimates to support program planning, annual capex planning, and pipeline projects.
• You’ll develop cost modeling tools to generate high‑level estimates, improve benchmark capture, and perform additional duties as assigned.

$110,000 - $135,000 a year. Compensation varies by location and role.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 years of cost management or estimating experience.
• Data center and commercial experience.
• Experience as a cost manager/estimator with large‑scale infrastructure projects.

• Proficiency in CostX, Bluebeam, Excel, and Accubid software.
• Strong capabilities in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of relevant construction technologies and trends (sustainability).
• Experience estimating electrical in both MV and low voltage (480 V / 277 V, 120 / 208 V).
• Familiarity with estimating fire alarm, security, EPMS, telecom, fiber.
• 2+ years of on‑site field experience.
• Industrial experience (food & beverage, laboratories, wastewater treatment plants, manufacturing, agriculture).
• Conceptual and hard‑roll estimating skills.
• Ability to provide value‑engineering options.
• Proficient in market trends.
• Ability to establish relationships with stakeholders.
• Work alongside CSA and mechanical estimators to provide one combined estimate for the client.

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