Senior Estimator: Data Centre & Industrial Construction

Fortica AS; Drammen; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Occupational pension and insurance

Travel and accommodation coverage for

Company car or car allowance

Job summary

Fortica AS in Drammen is seeking an Estimator to own the numbers behind bids — from the first rough budget to the priced, submitted tender — across a mixed portfolio including commercial, industrial and data centre projects.

Data centres are a fast-growing Nordic segment; you’ll work with BIM-based quantity extraction, cost norms, and estimating templates while maintaining close collaboration with sales, engineering and project management.

Qualifications

• Education in construction or engineering — bachelor's or master's in civil engineering, building engineering or similar.
• Strong practical experience in estimating can compensate for formal education
• Minimum 5 years of experience in estimating, cost engineering, project engineering or site management in construction
• Solid understanding of construction methods, sequencing and what actually drives cost on a building site
• Confident reading technical drawings and descriptions, and comfortable working with digital models
• Strong Excel skills and experience with at least one professional estimating or description tool (e.g. ISY Calcus, ISY/G-Prog Beskrivelse, Holte, Smartkalk, Cordel, or equivalent)
• Professional working English, Norwegian a plus
• Valid driving licence (class B)
• Right to work in Norway
• A big plus if you have experience with data centres, industrial facilities, or other technically complex projects

Responsibilities

• Produce cost estimates across all phases — early budgets and feasibility figures, target price in collaborative contracts, and full tenders
• Carry out quantity take-offs from drawings, specifications and BIM models
• Read, interpret and quality-check tender documents and contract terms (NS 3420, NS 8405/8406/8407)
• Build up unit prices, production rates, indirect costs, risk allowances and margins
• Request, compare and challenge quotations from subcontractors and suppliers
• Identify risk and opportunity in bids and quantify them
• Contribute to bid strategy with sales, engineering and project management
• Price mission-critical scopes for data centre projects and work with benchmarks and redundancy concepts
• Account for commissioning, testing and client witnessing requirements
• Support tenders governed by international standards and sustainability requirements
• Hand over calculation to project team and support price variations and post-completion reviews
• Maintain and develop price database and estimating templates
• Help establish and improve estimating routines and BIM quantity extraction

Skills

Excel

Drawing interpretation

Analytical mindset

Reading technical drawings

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Civil/Building Engineering

Tools

ISY Calcus

ISY/G-Prog Beskrivelse

Holte

Smartkalk

Cordel

Job description

Fortica AS in Drammen is seeking an Estimator to own the numbers behind bids — from the first rough budget to the priced, submitted tender — across a mixed portfolio including commercial, industrial and data centre projects.

Data centres are a fast-growing Nordic segment; you’ll work with BIM-based quantity extraction, cost norms, and estimating templates while maintaining close collaboration with sales, engineering and project management.