Cost Estimator

• Develop and maintain conceptual, schematic, design development, and detailed cost estimates throughout the project lifecycle
• Build and maintain cost models for planning, budgeting, and executive decision-making
• Benchmark costs against comparable data center, mission-critical, industrial, and infrastructure projects
• Perform quantity takeoffs and pricing for mechanical systems, electrical systems, site utilities, civil infrastructure, and building systems
• Maintain current market pricing, labor assumptions, escalation factors, and productivity data
• Support value engineering and cost optimization initiatives
• Develop and maintain project budgets from initial concept through construction
• Support capital planning, investment analysis, and commercial decision-making
• Track budget movements and explain variances
• Evaluate cost impacts of design changes, scope modifications, and procurement decisions
• Provide accurate forecasting and budget visibility during project execution
• Review, validate, and challenge contractor, consultant, and trade partner estimates
• Identify gaps, exclusions, assumptions, contingencies, and cost risks
• Support bid evaluations, subcontractor leveling, and procurement activities
• Prepare independent cost opinions and estimate reviews
• Partner with scheduling and program controls teams to assess schedule impacts
• Evaluate cost implications of acceleration, delays, resequencing, long-lead procurement changes, and scope modifications
• Quantify escalation, extended general conditions, and remobilization costs
• Align cost forecasts with master schedules
• Collaborate with development, engineering, construction, utility, commissioning, and PMO teams
• Participate in project planning sessions, design reviews, and program discussions
• Present estimate assumptions, risks, and recommendations to project teams and leadership
• Support funding reviews, project reporting, and executive presentations

Cost Estimator – Data Center Programs

• Analyze cost data, unit prices, general conditions, general requirements costs, and building-system estimating information
• Prepare, verify, organize, and coordinate Request for Quote documents and schedules
• Use schedule information to estimate General Contractor and other schedule-dependent items
• Input data into RS Means estimating software
• Perform archive filing and gather historical cost data
• Provide direction and training to new Estimators
• Evaluate GC estimates, bids, and GMPs for completeness, accuracy, and support by recent pricing data
• Use Building Information Models (BIM) for quantity take-off and visualization where possible
• Evaluate subcontractor input and identify scope gaps and overlaps
• Verify pricing in estimates and GMPs using recent pricing data, subcontractor bids, or budgets
• Develop, lead, or support assembly and verification of estimates and bid documents submitted to owners
• Participate in estimate and GMP review meetings with architects, engineers, and owners
• Incorporate comments and feedback into revised estimates or GMPs
• Prepare comparison analyses against previous estimates or projects and explain variances to stakeholders
• Provide variance reports for each milestone estimate to communicate scope development

• Prepare detailed cost estimates at the preliminary, intermediate, final, and release-for-construction stages of design
• Review estimates prepared by consultants and contractors
• Prepare cost estimates for analyzing value engineering studies
• Assist in constructability reviews
• Support negotiations for settling contract change modifications and potential claims
• Collaborate with technical specialists across North America and around the world
• Contribute to transportation, aviation, rail, transit, water, structural, environmental, and infrastructure projects

Senior Cost Estimator

• Lead detailed electrical cost estimates for large-scale construction projects
• Perform and oversee electrical quantity takeoffs from drawings, specifications, and BIM models
• Develop, validate, and manage labor, material, and equipment pricing
• Maintain historical cost data, benchmarks, and estimating standards
• Review contractor and subcontractor bids for scope gaps, cost risks, and value opportunities
• Support value engineering by evaluating alternative systems, materials, and installation approaches
• Collaborate with design, procurement, and construction teams
• Assess risks related to material pricing, labor availability, procurement lead times, and market conditions
• Account for regional cost variations across U.S. markets
• Ensure estimates align with project requirements, applicable codes, and industry standards
• Prepare estimating deliverables and present findings to stakeholders
• Participate in cost reviews, procurement discussions, and commercial strategy sessions
• Evaluate scope changes and associated cost impacts
• Provide estimate handover documentation to project teams
• Mentor junior estimators and contribute to estimating best practices and continuous improvement
• Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable

Senior Electrical Cost Estimator – Data Center Construction

• Generate recurring cost estimates
• Provide analysis services supporting business proposals, design-to-cost efforts, engineering changes, and should-cost estimates
• Coordinate and collaborate with contracts, program management, engineering, supply chain, plant sites, and pricing
• Collect and analyze data
• Create compliant estimate packages or analyses
• Assist with creating new estimating tools and processes
• Actively participate in continuous improvement

• Develop project cost estimates for transmission line, substation, generation interconnection, and other capital projects
• Evaluate project plans, specifications, drawings, quantities, labor, equipment, and material costs
• Identify cost risks, scope gaps, estimating inconsistencies, and project alternatives
• Lead or facilitate estimate reviews, workshops, challenge sessions, audits, and stage gate reviews
• Perform estimate risk analysis, contingency modeling, estimate validation, and historical cost analysis
• Develop and enhance estimating methodologies, standards, cost models, benchmarking practices, templates, tools, databases, applications, and enterprise frameworks
• Analyze market trends, labor productivity, escalation impacts, material pricing, labor conditions, and emerging technologies
• Coordinate with engineering, project management, construction, permitting, real estate, supply chain, field personnel, and other stakeholders
• Review subcontractor quotes and resolve estimating issues
• Provide pre-construction support, technical expertise, quality assurance, expert testimony, negotiation assistance, and regulatory filing support
• Prepare and present estimate assumptions, risks, recommendations, costs, and variances to leadership, project sponsors, and committees
• Transfer completed estimates and bid documents to Project Management
• Maintain estimating metrics, data governance, forecasting capabilities, and cost management integration
• Mentor, train, coach, and develop estimators
• Conduct field visits and attend pre- and post-bid meetings as required
• Represent ITC in industry working groups, benchmarking studies, and professional estimating organizations

Project Cost Estimator – Intermediate, Senior, Principal

• Develop project cost estimates for transmission line, substation, generation interconnection, and other capital projects
• Evaluate project plans, specifications, drawings, quantities, labor, equipment, and material costs
• Identify cost risks, scope gaps, estimating inconsistencies, and project alternatives
• Lead or participate in estimate reviews, workshops, challenge sessions, stage-gate reviews, and audits
• Perform estimate risk analysis, contingency modeling, validation, and historical cost analysis
• Develop and enhance estimating methodologies, standards, cost models, templates, tools, databases, applications, and benchmarking practices
• Analyze market trends, labor productivity, escalation, material pricing, labor conditions, and emerging technologies
• Provide pre-construction support and technical expertise to project management
• Review subcontractor quotes and resolve estimating issues with supply chain, engineering, project management, construction, permitting, and real estate stakeholders
• Conduct field visits and attend pre- and post-bid meetings as required
• Transfer completed estimates and bid documents to the Project Management team
• Maintain cost estimating metrics and support performance measurement, trend analysis, forecasting, and decision-making
• Present estimate assumptions, risks, recommendations, costs, and variances to management, project sponsors, and project owners
• Provide oversight and quality assurance for junior estimators; mentor, train, coach, and develop estimators
• Represent ITC in industry working groups, benchmarking studies, and professional estimating organizations
• Provide expert testimony, technical support, and negotiation assistance for claims, change orders, contract disputes, and regulatory filings
• Drive continuous improvement of estimating tools, systems, digital solutions, and data governance practices