Senior Estimator – Datacenter Lease & Land Development

Microsoft Corporation; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Estimator to join their dynamic team, focusing on datacenter lease and land development projects. This role is pivotal in managing cost estimates and collaborating with various teams to ensure project success. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in construction estimating, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across departments. This innovative firm offers a hybrid work environment, allowing flexibility while contributing to impactful projects that empower organizations globally. If you thrive in a collaborative setting and are passionate about construction project management, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Relocation support

Flexible work hours

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in construction estimating or project management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Estimate costs for datacenter land development and lease projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment.

Skills

Construction Estimating

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Estimating Databases

Cost Management Systems

Job description

Senior Estimator – Datacenter Lease & Land Development

Redmond, Washington, United States

Date posted: Jan 08, 2025

Job number: 1791187

Work site: Up to 50% work from home

Travel: 0-25%

Role type: Profession

Construction Project Management

Employment type: Full-Time

Overview

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Within that space, Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team is the engine that powers our cloud services. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than one hundred datacenters and one million servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts, who work tirelessly to support digital services for more than one billion customers and twenty million businesses in over ninety countries worldwide.

To help us achieve our objectives, growth, and transformation, we are seeking a Senior Estimator to support the Datacenter Lease and Land development scope within CO+I.

As part of this growth, we are seeking a Senior Estimator to support various datacenter lease and land development projects globally. The Estimator will manage cost estimates, cost data, communications, schedule meetings, and be a point of contact between internal and external parties for specific projects or regions being supported. The Estimator will work closely with land development, lease, engineering, construction, procurement, security, networking, and operations teams throughout each project and ensure cost information developed and managed meets the requirements of those specific project needs.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

• This role is located in one or all hub locations - Atlanta, GA, Washington, D.C., Redmond, WA, San Antonio, TX, or Phoenix, AZ.
• Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates must relocate or reside within 50 miles of the hub office location.
• This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up to 100%.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 10+ years related experience OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years’ experience managing construction estimating or commercials on a major construction portfolio.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years related experience OR equivalent experience.
• 12+ years experience working on data center projects.
• Capability to perform all forms and types of estimates from parametric to bottoms up and high-level what-if scenarios.
• Deep commercial knowledge of construction internationally.
• Good communication skills, ability to collaborate with all other areas of the data center program, being able to think strategically, ability to build the trust of our construction partners needed to agree on very large construction contracts.
• Must possess a clear understanding of the full Construction Life Cycle.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills beyond estimating practice.
• Develop, maintain, and report out on project scope, schedule, and budget with cost as the main driver in those conversations.
• Strong analytical, creative thinking, written, and verbal communications skills.
• Cross-group collaborator and influencer across teams and organizations with proven success in participating in cross-functional teams to deliver on key projects.
• Should be able to work within a dynamic team of full-time employees and consultants.
• High personal standard to deliver a thoughtful, polished, and quality work estimate &/or any other report-out deliverables.
• RICS full membership (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Estimate and evaluate the cost of our datacenter land development and lease projects to support the short- and long-term plans for the corporation.
• Partner collaboratively with cross-functional teams (land development, lease, cost controls functions, scheduling, finance, etc.) to understand requirements and ensure alignment to scope, schedule, and budget.
• Develop and maintain estimating databases and templates specific to the role.
• Report out to senior managers on estimate data, project cost progress, and assumptions to ensure a clear and concise message is sent and understood.
• Perform different types of estimates and projects, while keeping delivery dates as a top priority.
• Provide day-to-day Cost Management activities, as required, to maintain the project’s financial reporting and logging systems i.e., a good understanding of commitments & forecasting spends for monthly, quarterly & the fiscal year.
• Support, develop and improve estimating and cost management processes and procedures.
• Drive standardization and consistency throughout the group.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.