Modular Data Center Estimator – On-Site Austin + Equity

The Talent Mine; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 155,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Talent Mine is seeking a Cost Estimator for modular R&D data center endeavors in Austin, TX. You will own cost models across structural, mechanical, electrical, and controls, collaborating with design engineers to turn early CAD concepts into should-cost estimates that inform design trades in hours rather than weeks.

Ideal candidates bring 3–7 years of hands-on modular/prefabricated costing experience, strong quantity takeoffs, vendor evaluations, and advanced Excel modeling, with a

Qualifications

• Experience: 3–7 years in modular/prefabricated construction costing, data center EPCs/GCs, MEP contractors, or industrial equipment manufacturing.
• Multidisciplinary scope: detailed quantity takeoffs, unit pricing, and vendor evaluations across mechanical, electrical, or structural scopes.
• Early-stage estimation: work with designers during incomplete drawings to provide directional cost guidance.
• Model building: develop flexible cost models that run reliably without manual grinding for each iteration.

Responsibilities

• Own and build cost models for all assemblies across structural framing, cooling, electrical distribution, and controls.
• Price design alternatives quickly to inform trade-offs like liquid cooling and skid vs site-built scopes.
• Interrogate vendor quotes line-by-line with supply chain to develop should-cost models for high-value equipment.
• Reconcile estimates with actual build costs after prototypes to tighten future estimates.
• Identify scope gaps, labor productivity factors, material escalation, and freight costs to prevent bids overruns.

Skills

Cost estimating

Takeoffs

Vendor evaluations

Engineering collaboration

Excel modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Engineering degree or related field

Tools

Bluebeam Revu

On-Screen Takeoff

Excel modeling

Estimating platforms

Job description

The Talent Mine is seeking a Cost Estimator for modular R&D data center endeavors in Austin, TX. You will own cost models across structural, mechanical, electrical, and controls, collaborating with design engineers to turn early CAD concepts into should-cost estimates that inform design trades in hours rather than weeks.

Ideal candidates bring 3–7 years of hands-on modular/prefabricated costing experience, strong quantity takeoffs, vendor evaluations, and advanced Excel modeling, with a