Senior Data Center Electrical Estimator (Global)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle, WA seeks a Construction Estimator with electrical specialization to join the AMER ECC. Responsibilities include bottoms-up cost estimates for MV/LV systems, BOMs, and design stage pricing, while collaborating with global teams to input BOD standards.

This role drives cost controls across AWS data center projects. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of electrical construction cost estimating experience, strong takeoff skills, and proficiency with major

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Experience with electrical construction cost estimating for commercial, industrial, or infrastructure projects
• Proficiency with detailed electrical quantity takeoff and pricing from one-lines, panel schedules, and specifications
• Knowledge of electrical engineering principles including switchgear, UPS, transformers, and circuit breakers
• Experience interpreting and modifying mechanical and electrical drawings

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
• 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 cost estimation

One-line takeoffs

Electrical diagrams interpretation

Estimating tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical / related field

Tools

Accubid

Trimble/McCormick

Bluebeam

On-Screen Takeoff

RSMeans

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle, WA seeks a Construction Estimator with electrical specialization to join the AMER ECC. Responsibilities include bottoms-up cost estimates for MV/LV systems, BOMs, and design stage pricing, while collaborating with global teams to input BOD standards.

This role drives cost controls across AWS data center projects. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of electrical construction cost estimating experience, strong takeoff skills, and proficiency with major