LATAM Renewable Cost Estimator – Solar, Wind & Storage

Zelestra; Santiago; Híbrido; CLP 28.000.000 - 52.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work

Health insurance

Other benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Zelestra is seeking a Cost Estimator Specialist LATAM to join our LATAM Business Unit based in Santiago or Bogotá. You will develop accurate, consistent cost estimates for renewable energy projects across the region (solar PV, wind, and hybrid PV+BESS).

You will consolidate cost databases from Procurement, Operations, and other teams, transforming them into structured information to enable agile CAPEX and OPEX estimates and support strategic decision‑making.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in cost estimation, budgeting, or cost control for renewable energy and storage projects.
• Experience in CAPEX/OPEX modeling and financial analysis applied to renewable energy and storage projects.
• Familiarity with LATAM markets, including regional cost structures and regulatory frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency in cost estimation software and Excel (models, databases, pivot tables).

Responsabilidades

• Prepare and review detailed cost estimates for solar PV, wind, and hybrid PV+BESS projects at different stages of development.
• Consolidate, analyze, and model cost databases from Procurement, Operations, and other internal teams.
• Develop comparative models and sensitivity analyses to evaluate technical and financial alternatives.
• Assess and quantify design options, technologies and construction schemes with focused drivers and sensitivity analysis.
• Estimate and update CAPEX and OPEX to feed financial models and support pipeline prioritization and execution.
• Monitor market trends and contingencies and their impact on cost structures.
• Prepare clear executive reports with conclusions and recommendations for the Engineering Manager LATAM and others.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, project management, O&M, asset management, and finance to align design, costs, schedules, and projections.
• Maintain updated databases of unit costs, regional benchmarks, productivity factors, and market prices.
• Support bidding processes, proposal analyses, and negotiations with contractors and suppliers.

Conocimientos

Cost estimation

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Herramientas

Excel

Descripción del empleo

Zelestra is seeking a Cost Estimator Specialist LATAM to join our LATAM Business Unit based in Santiago or Bogotá. You will develop accurate, consistent cost estimates for renewable energy projects across the region (solar PV, wind, and hybrid PV+BESS).

You will consolidate cost databases from Procurement, Operations, and other teams, transforming them into structured information to enable agile CAPEX and OPEX estimates and support strategic decision‑making.