Global Estimating Lead - Data Center Projects

Volta; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity in Volta

Retirement/pension contributions

Health & wellbeing benefits

Generous vacation days

Job summary

Volta is seeking a Global Estimating Manager to define estimating standards and benchmarks for our project portfolio. You will partner with planning, procurement, and controls to deliver accurate cost baselines early in projects.

You will build should-cost models for major packages, benchmark across regions, and sharpen our estimating approach to support negotiations and delivery decisions globally.

Qualifications

• Estimating experience on data center or major capital projects is essential.
• Experience producing estimates across early and detailed project stages.
• Strong knowledge of MEP-heavy construction cost drivers.
• Experience building benchmarks and should-cost models.

Responsibilities

• Own estimating standards, methods and tools across the Volta fleet.
• Produce and assure estimates through feasibility, front-end planning and baselining.
• Build should-cost models for major packages and critical equipment.
• Develop cost benchmarks across projects, regions and delivery models.
• Support procurement negotiations with independent cost intelligence.
• Reconcile estimates against outturn cost and sharpen the models each cycle.
• Coach project teams on estimating practice and assumptions.
• Feed estimating insight into design and delivery strategy decisions.

Skills

Estimating experience

Benchmarks and should-cost models

Cost benchmarking

Commercial negotiations

Cross-timezone collaboration

Job description

Volta is seeking a Global Estimating Manager to define estimating standards and benchmarks for our project portfolio. You will partner with planning, procurement, and controls to deliver accurate cost baselines early in projects.

You will build should-cost models for major packages, benchmark across regions, and sharpen our estimating approach to support negotiations and delivery decisions globally.