Electrical Data Center Construction Estimator

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Herndon, VA is seeking a Construction Estimator specializing in electrical scope to join the AMER ECC.

You will produce detailed electrical cost estimates for MV/LV distribution, switchgear, UPS, transformers, and related systems, and collaborate with global teams. The role involves developing cost databases, reviewing 3P vendor estimates, and supporting design standards across AWS regions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of electrical construction cost estimating for commercial, industrial, or infrastructure projects.
• Proficiency with estimating tools (Accubid, Bluebeam, On-Screen Takeoff, RSMeans) and electrical diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed, bottoms-up electrical construction cost estimates — MV/LV distribution, switchgear, generators/paralleling, UPS and battery, transformers, busway, feeders, grounding, lighting, and fire alarm
• Collaborate globally with regional estimating teams on Basis of Design (BOD) electrical cost inputs that inform design standards across all AWS regions
• Deliver rapid cost impact assessments for electrical PDCM intercepts, first-of-kind designs, and innovation proposals from Design Engineering
• Support new regions planning with electrical estimates for market entry — pre-GBT cost intelligence where local pricing data is thin
• Perform detailed electrical quantity takeoff and pricing from one-lines, panel schedules, specifications, and design documents at all design stages
• Develop and maintain the electrical cost database — unit rates, $/MW parametric models, and equipment pricing reflecting current market conditions and AWS standards
• Serve as the electrical estimating SME for Estimating Managers, reviewing and validating 3P vendor electrical estimates
• Analyze electrical subcontractor pricing, bid tabulations, and awarded contracts to identify trends, anomalies, and cost optimization opportunities
• Benchmark electrical estimates against portfolio actuals through the estimate-to-actual feedback loop with Cost Control
• Contribute to estimating tools and templates, incorporating lessons learned from completed projects into improved electrical estimating methodologies

Skills

Electrical estimating

One-line takeoffs

Electrical drawings interpretation

Cost databases / unit rates

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Accubid

Trimble/McCormick

Bluebeam

On-Screen Takeoff

RSMeans

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Herndon, VA is seeking a Construction Estimator specializing in electrical scope to join the AMER ECC.

You will produce detailed electrical cost estimates for MV/LV distribution, switchgear, UPS, transformers, and related systems, and collaborate with global teams. The role involves developing cost databases, reviewing 3P vendor estimates, and supporting design standards across AWS regions.