Senior Construction Cost Estimator

About Crusoe

About the Role

What You’ll Work On

• Lead estimating, budgeting, and cash flow forecasting for data center projects from early planning through construction execution.
• Develop CAPEX cost models aligned with design progression, scope evolution, funding strategies, and business objectives.
• Prepare MEP and mission-critical infrastructure estimates for domestic and international projects.
• Evaluate contractor and vendor proposals through benchmarking, bid leveling, commercial analysis, and award recommendations.
• Deliver cost reports, dashboards, executive summaries, business cases, and funding analyses.
• Build benchmarking databases, unit-rate libraries, labor productivity assumptions, escalation models, and market intelligence tools.
• Support feasibility studies, preconstruction planning, value engineering, cost optimization, and estimating-process improvements.
• Maintain WBS structures, cost coding frameworks, and estimate-to-budget mappings across project functions.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
• 10+ years of estimating and cost management experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, or large-scale high-tech infrastructure is strongly preferred.
• Strong expertise in cost modeling, estimating, budgeting, forecasting, benchmarking, and lifecycle cost management.
• Deep technical knowledge of MEP systems and mission-critical infrastructure.
• Proficiency with CostX, Sage Estimating, Bluebeam, Procore, or similar platforms.
• Experience with procurement, bid evaluation, contractor selection, commercial analysis, and stakeholder decision-making.
• Strong analytical, communication, financial reporting, and presentation skills.
• Professional certifications such as AACE, RICS, CMAA, or CCP are a plus.

Travel

• Willingness to travel up to 25%, including international travel.

Compensation

• Compensation is listed in a range of up to $165,000–$210,000 plus bonus.
• Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers.
• Compensation is determined by knowledge, education, abilities, internal equity, and market data.

Benefits

• Benefits include paid time off, health, dental and vision insurance, HSA contributions, parental leave, disability coverage, professional development, and tuition reimbursement.
• Additional benefits include wellness support, commuter benefits, a cell phone stipend, and a 401(k) plan with company matching.