Chief Cost Estimator - Data Centers
Washington, DC / Austin, TX / Charleston, SC / Columbus, OH / Raleigh, NC / Atlanta, GA
Innovation – Innovation /
full-time /
Hybrid
Duties & Responsibilities
- Participate in project and design reviews to review and analyze designs, construction plans, specifications, timelines and other documentation to accurately estimate construction costs for data center projects.
- Create detailed cost estimates by identifying project requirements including General Contractor, materials, labor, and equipment costs.
- Perform detailed quantity take-offs
- Develop and maintain cost databases and historical cost data for data center construction projects.
- Collaborate with owners, architects, engineers, consultants, engineers, and contractors to develop accurate construction cost estimates.
- Partner collaboratively with cross-functional teams (design engineering, construction, cost controls functions, scheduling, finance, etc.) to understand requirements and ensure alignment to scope, schedule, and budget.
- Understand the key aspects of legacy and modern data center construction systems and apply this knowledge to identify improvement areas of value engineering and defining/tracking construction cost performance metrics in existing and next-generation data center.
- Advise on the creation and improvement of data center basis of design & project specifications to drive standardization in the data center cost performance.
- Advise on infrastructure construction cost strategy, innovation and implementation.
- Provide expert review of the constructability of next generation data center designs, cost, and schedule/sequence of construction.
- Analyze schedule and design variations of civil, structural, architectural, electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or optimization/retrofit of existing data centers.
- Review bid summaries, schedules and milestones, labor pricing, and perform subcontractor evaluations.
- Design, advise and/or implement processes related to cost control, change management, progress and performance reporting.
- Maintain current knowledge of industry trends, technologies, and best practices related to data center construction.
- Be proactive in looking for ways to improve the delivery of our services to our clients
- Foster teamwork
Minimum Requirements
- 15+ years of experience as an Estimator in Construction
- 5+ years of development of Data Center estimates, including ground-up hyperscale deployments.
- Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline, Construction, Construction Management, Architecture, or other applicable degree or experience
- Capability to perform all forms and types of estimates from parametric to bottoms up and high level what-if scenarios.
- Strong understanding of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) disciplines
- Experience working with highly complex projects.
- Experience estimating a highly complex pursuit valued at $250+ million in a lump sum, T&M, GMP, and/or design-build delivery model.
- Knowledgeable in principles of architecture, engineering and construction
- Knowledgeable in building systems and components
- Knowledgeable in the use of historical cost data, cost data publications, and RS Means Cost Data
- Knowledgeable in the construction classification systems of MasterFormat and Uniformat II
- Proven ability to multi-task in a high volume, time sensitive and deadline driven environment.
- Strong ability to read and analyze construction plans, specifications and details (Blueprint Reading)
- Strong organization, documentation, computer and communication skills
- Proficient with the following software: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, Teams and Outlook, On-Screen RS Means Online, and Bluebeam
Preferred Qualifications
- HVAC and/or plumbing certifications and licenses
- Professional relevant industry certifications and licenses
- Electrical, HVAC and/or Plumbing subcontractor and supplier knowledge
- NEC Journeyman or Master Electrician license
- RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
