Construction Estimator

• Lead the preparation of detailed electrical cost estimates for hyperscale data center projects, including medium‑ and low‑voltage distribution, substations, UPS systems, generators, switchgear, busway, grounding, and lighting systems.
• Perform and oversee comprehensive electrical quantity takeoffs from drawings, specifications, and BIM models, including conduit, cabling, transformers, generators, and associated infrastructure.
• Develop, validate, and challenge labor, material, and equipment pricing models aligned with project budgets, delivery strategies, and evolving market conditions.
• Establish and maintain historical cost data, benchmarks, and estimating standards to support large‑scale programs and future project forecasting.
• Review, analyze, and normalize electrical contractor and subcontractor bids, identifying scope gaps, cost risks, and commercial exposure.
• Lead and support value engineering and design optioneering efforts, evaluating alternative electrical systems, layouts, and installation methods while maintaining redundancy and reliability requirements.
• Partner closely with engineering, procurement, and construction leaders to inform electrical system decisions based on cost, constructability, schedule, and risk.
• Identify and proactively manage risks related to long‑lead electrical equipment, supply chain constraints, labor availability, and market escalation.
• Account for regional cost variability across U.S. markets, including labor rates, logistics constraints, permitting considerations, and utility interface requirements.
• Support estimating for large‑scale power infrastructure, including utility tie‑ins, substations, and campus‑wide electrical distribution.
• Contribute to standardized data center designs and repeatable delivery models, improving cost certainty, scalability, and speed to market.
• Ensure electrical estimates align with applicable codes, safety standards, sustainability objectives, and energy efficiency requirements.
• Prepare clear, defensible estimating deliverables and present findings to internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Participate in cost reviews, procurement discussions, funding approvals, and commercial strategy sessions.
• Support change management by assessing electrical scope changes and cost impacts throughout the design and construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimating handover materials to construction teams to support alignment between estimate and execution.
• Offer mentorship and technical guidance to junior estimators and contribute to estimating best practices.

Senior Electrical Estimator managing electrical cost estimates for data center projects

Senior Electrical Estimator – Data Center Construction

Senior Electrical Estimator managing electrical cost estimates for large-scale data center projects. Collaborating with engineering and procurement teams in a fast-paced construction environment.

• Develop and manage cost plans and detailed estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographies; lead estimate reviews with internal and external teams.
• Present milestone cost updates (concept, schematic, DD, CD) and clearly communicate basis of estimate, assumptions, inclusions/exclusions, and risks.
• Lead quantity takeoffs and cost checks for complex, multi‑package CSA scopes; ensure alignment between scope, drawings/models, and estimate.
• Provide program‑level estimating for defined scopes, synthesizing inputs across multiple projects/campuses to support portfolio‑level decisions.
• Review contractor pricing (bids, pay applications, change orders); perform comparative assessments and prepare recommendations.
• Drive benchmarking and cost modeling; build, maintain, and apply historical cost data and metrics; support life‑cycle cost (LCC) analyses.
• Facilitate value engineering (VE); develop cost/benefit options and support feasibility and early‑stage cost modeling.
• Support procurement and preconstruction, including prequalification, bid list development, bid analysis, tender reporting, and contract documentation.
• Partner with cost management, procurement, and project controls to align estimating outputs with budgets, commercial strategy, and program‑level planning.
• Assess design evolutions and produce timely estimate updates at appropriate accuracy levels.
• Mentor and coordinate support staff; contribute to training materials, templates, and internal/external estimating tools.
• Prepare leadership‑ready content for client preconstruction and estimating presentations.

Senior CSA Estimator supporting high-profile data center construction projects

Senior CSA Estimator – Data Center Construction

Senior CSA Estimator responsible for detailed estimating in large-scale data center projects. Collaborating with internal and external teams to manage cost plans and oversee construction estimates.

• Prepare detailed quantity takeoffs from plans, specifications, and geotechnical reports.
• Develop accurate cost estimates for labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and self-performed work.
• Solicit, evaluate, and level subcontractor and supplier quotations.
• Analyze project risks, constructability concerns, and value engineering opportunities.
• Maintain estimating databases, historical cost information, and unit pricing.
• Prepare complete bid packages in compliance with California public agency requirements.
• Review prevailing wage (DIR), bonding, insurance, and DBE/SBE participation requirements.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings and site visits.
• Prepare bid summaries and present final pricing recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support project handoff following contract award.
• Partner with operations, Project Managers, and field personnel to validate production rates and construction methods.

Estimator managing bids for heavy civil and underground utility projects

Estimator managing bids for complex underground utility and heavy civil projects at Spiniello. Focused on detailed quantity takeoffs, cost estimates, and collaboration with project teams in California.

• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Ability to estimate at conceptual, programming and detailed level.
• Assist on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Perform all aspects of procurement, including managing the pre-qualification stage, produce bid list, bid analysis, produce bid report, and compile contractual documents.
• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable refer major changes to line manager.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects, and ensure timely and accurate cost checking, and valuation process.
• Produce monthly post contract cost reports and present to client.
• Provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts.
• Maintain liaison with client and other consultants at all projects stages.
• Provide leadership to cost management team, when necessary, ensure the delivery on all of accountabilities.
• Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report such opportunities to appropriate line manager and utilize marketing database.
• Identify improvements for cost management procedures, templates, and products, and refer ideas to leadership.

Senior Low Voltage Estimator managing electrical estimates for Data Center Construction

Senior Low Voltage Estimator – Data Center Construction

Senior Low Voltage Estimator managing electrical estimates and cost consulting for Data Center Construction projects. Working for Turner & Townsend to transform impactful projects in the real estate sector.

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