Commercial Cost Engineer

ThermalWorks; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermal Works LLC is seeking a Commercial Cost Engineer to work directly with the COO and CEO, developing accurate cost models for data center cooling systems and supporting pricing and commercial evaluation for domestic and international projects.

This role focuses on OEM equipment, modular systems, and mission-critical infrastructure, collaborating with engineering, operations, and leadership to influence growth, margins, and the scaling of commercial processes in a fast-growing company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in equipment pricing, cost engineering, or industrial estimating.
• Experience with large-scale or multi-megawatt systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cost models for data center cooling systems, including equipment, logistics, and services.
• Support pricing for single-site, campus, and large-scale deployments.
• Apply pricing tiers and volume breakpoints for multi-megawatt projects.
• Account for regional differences in labor, logistics, compliance, and currency (US and EU).
• Partner with Sales Engineering and Operations to align pricing with technical scope.
• Identify commercial risk and support margin analysis on complex opportunities.
• Contribute to standardizing pricing tools and estimating processes.

Skills

Excel

Cost modeling

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field

Job description

Location: United States

Thermal Works LLC has an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Cost Engineer to join our team, working directly with the Chief Operating Officer and CEO to support pricing and commercial evaluation of large-scale cooling systems. This position will support pricing and commercial evaluation of large-scale cooling systems and develop accurate, scalable cost models covering equipment, logistics, and services for domestic and international projects. This is a high-impact role focused on advanced cooling technologies for hyperscale and campus data centers, offering close collaboration with engineering, operations, and leadership and the opportunity to directly influence growth, margins, and the scaling of commercial processes in a rapidly growing company.

This is not a traditional MEP estimating role. The position focuses on OEM equipment, modular systems, and mission-critical infrastructure.

The Commercial Cost Engineer needs to be agile, professional, trustworthy with confidential information, and comfortable in a rapidly changing environment. The right person can work equally as well independently as with a team.

Thermal Works values efficiency and strives to maintain smooth operations. Our primary focus is on providing an integrated cooling system for data centers and commercial buildings that dramatically reduces the energy demand, water consumption and cost of cooling. It transforms the economics and eco-metrics of commercial cooling with zero water solutions that outperform air- and water-cooled systems in any climate.

Thermal Works solutions are sustainable and cutting-edge. For that reason, we are highly selective about the people we bring on board because our work depends on it. Change and progress happen quickly, and we must be able to trust one another to be honest, communicative, reliable, and self-motivated. We seek ultra-creatives and superstar performers with a sense of humility and a hunger to make a positive impact in the world. We offer flexibility and endless growth opportunities to those who can harness their skills and talents and identify how and where to use them to add value. Thermal Works is one of several “inspired infrastructure” companies that work collaboratively under our parent company, Endeavour Energy, LLC. At the heart of this ecosystem is a diverse group of bright, passionate, dedicated people, working together to make a real difference for people and the planet. Thermal Works is looking for someone to join our team to help us move the needle towards sustainable change. Are you ready to join the journey?

Key Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to:

• Develop and maintain cost models for data center cooling systems, including:

  • Chillers (500 kW, 1000 kW, 2000 kW)
  • Coolant Distribution Units (1 MW to 10 MW)
  • Precision air handling and containment systems
  • Controls, startup, commissioning, logistics, and service scope
• Support pricing for single-site, campus, and large-scale deployments
• Apply pricing tiers and volume breakpoints for multi-megawatt projects
• Account for regional differences in labor, logistics, compliance, and currency (US and EU)
• Partner with Sales Engineering and Operations to align pricing with technical scope and execution reality
• Identify commercial risk and support margin analysis on complex opportunities
• Contribute to standardizing pricing tools and estimating processes

Education and Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in equipment pricing, cost engineering, or industrial estimating
• Experience with large-scale or multi-megawatt systems

Preferred

• Experience in data center or mission-critical infrastructure
• OEM or manufacturing-based pricing background
• Exposure to international projects or EU markets
• Familiarity with startup, commissioning, or lifecycle service costing

Specific Skills / Abilities

• Strong Excel and cost-modeling skills
• Ability to work with incomplete or evolving scopes and document assumptions
• Strong analytical and organizational skills

Enjoy…

• A fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation.
• A flexible, autonomous work environment.
• A culture of respect, learning, and excellence.
• Experienced, highly talented experts as team peers.
• Growth and travel opportunities.
• A team of change-makers having a significant impact on people and the planet.

About Our Parent Company, Endeavour Energy

Endeavour is the main hub—a self-sustaining incubation platform for innovation—within a larger ecosystem focused on sustainable infrastructure. It provides the space, time, and all necessary resources to take advanced technologies from ideation through development to launch. Every day we are helping innovators to develop and launch global solutions to tackle global challenges, which is no easy task. Our teams work extremely hard because we all believe in Endeavour’s mission: to guarantee clean water and renewable energy to everyone, everywhere. We are working hard to decentralize infrastructure and deploy innovative energy, water, and waste treatment solutions that are more sustainable and more profitable than those currently in existence. Our team of passionate change-makers want to leave the world better than the way we found it. Endeavour prides itself on hiring talented, highly motivated people because that’s what our mission requires. There is a strong sense of camaraderie between good-natured people who bring their A-game to work, every day, to make a difference. To work at Endeavour is to know that you are part of something special—something bigger than yourself.

Today, we’re deploying solutions that are immediately scalable and profitable, including EV charging, data center cooling, and waste to fuel systems. As we look to the future, Endeavour intends to remain at the frontier of innovation, taking on grander challenges based on the needs of our clients and of local economies. We hope that our Sustainable Habitat for Innovation towards a Purpose (SHIP) will be a model that inspires people and businesses to #jointhejourney so that together we can combine the best of what technology and the natural world can offer to ensure a regenerative/sustainable world for generations to come.

Position: Commercial Cost Engineer
Full-Time or Part-Time: Full-Time
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer (COO) with a dotted line to CEO
Location: United States (Remote)

This is the expected annual base salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary based on factors, such as skill, experience, and qualification for the role.

Base Salary Range

$120,000—$140,000 USD