Estimator

Fermi America; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fermi America is seeking an experienced Estimator to develop accurate cost estimates across its capital portfolio, focusing on oil & gas, power generation, and data center projects. The role spans conceptual to definitive estimates, supports bid evaluation and contract negotiation, and collaborates with project controls to convert estimates into budgets.

The Estimator will bring market awareness for equipment, labor, and construction pricing, providing the cost basis for investment decisions and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of estimating experience on capital projects in oil & gas, power generation, and/or data centers.
• Experience with cost estimating best practices and AACE classes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare conceptual to definitive cost estimates for oil & gas, power, and data center projects per AACE classes.
• Develop quantity take-offs and price direct/indirect costs for civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and controls.
• Estimate major equipment using vendor quotes, historical data, and parametric models.
• Build and maintain labor productivity, craft rates, and construction pricing benchmarks per sector and region.
• Prepare contingency and escalation analysis; quantify estimate accuracy ranges and key assumptions.
• Support bid packages, contractor/vendor proposal evaluation, bid leveling, and contract negotiation.
• Reconcile estimates with prior revisions and project budgets; perform benchmarking.
• Maintain a cost database and lessons-learned library; capture actual cost feedback.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, project controls, and finance to align estimates with scope, schedule, and execution strategy.

Skills

Quantity take-off

Cost estimation

AACE methods

P&ID interpretation

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Tools

Estimating tools

Oracle Unifier

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Fermi America is developing Project Matador, a 17-gigawatt private power and artificial intelligence campus in the Texas Panhandle. Designed to support next-generation hyperscale computing, the campus will integrate natural gas, nuclear, solar, and battery resources to deliver reliable, behind-the-meter power at unprecedented scale. Fermi America is committed to moving with the speed, precision, and innovation required to meet the rapidly growing infrastructure demands of the AI economy.

About the Role

The Estimator develops accurate, well-documented cost estimates across Fermi America's capital portfolio, with a focus on oil & gas, power generation, and data center projects. The role prepares conceptual through definitive estimates, supports bid evaluation and contract negotiation, and partners with project controls to convert estimates into control budgets. The Estimator brings market awareness across these sectors - equipment, labor, and construction pricing - and provides the cost basis that underpins investment decisions and project execution.

Responsibilities

• Prepare conceptual, preliminary, and definitive (Class 5 through Class 1) cost estimates for oil & gas, power, and data center projects per AACE estimate classification.
• Develop quantity take-offs and price direct/indirect costs for civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and controls scopes.
• Estimate major equipment (turbines, generators, transformers, switchgear, compression, cooling, and data center MEP) using vendor quotes, historical data, and parametric models.
• Build and maintain labor productivity, craft rates, and construction pricing benchmarks specific to each sector and region.
• Prepare contingency and escalation analysis; quantify estimate accuracy ranges and key assumptions/exclusions.
• Support bid packages, contractor/vendor proposal evaluation, bid leveling, and contract negotiation.
• Reconcile estimates to prior revisions and to project controls budgets; perform estimate-to-estimate and estimate-vs-actual benchmarking to improve future accuracy.
• Maintain a cost database and lessons-learned library; capture actual cost feedback from completed work.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, project controls, and finance to align estimates with scope, schedule, and execution strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of estimating experience on capital projects in oil & gas, power generation, and/or data centers.

Required Skills

• Strong quantity take-off skills and command of direct/indirect cost buildup, indirects, escalation, and contingency.
• Familiarity with AACE estimate classes and cost estimating best practices.
• Proficiency with estimating tools and advanced Excel; ability to interpret drawings, specifications, and P&IDs.
• Experience estimating combined-cycle power, gas processing/midstream, and hyperscale data center facilities.
• Familiarity with cost-management systems (Oracle Unifier).