Senior Estimator - Oil & Gas, Power & Data Center Projects

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

Job summary

Fermi LLC is seeking an experienced Estimator in Dallas, TX to develop accurate cost estimates for oil & gas, power, and data center projects across all classes. You will build quantity take-offs, evaluate major equipment costs, and support bid and contract activities with cross-functional teams.

The role requires 7+ years of estimating on capital projects, proficiency with Excel and Oracle Unifier, and a strong understanding of AACE standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of estimating experience on capital projects in oil & gas, power, or data centers.
• Strong quantity take-off and cost buildup skills.
• Familiarity with AACE estimate classes and best practices.
• Proficiency with estimating tools and advanced Excel; ability to interpret drawings and P&IDs.
• Experience estimating combined-cycle power, gas processing/midstream, and hyperscale data center facilities.
• Familiarity with cost-management systems (Oracle Unifier).

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 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.

Skills

Quantity take-off

Cost estimation

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management or related field

Tools

Oracle Unifier

Excel

Job description

Fermi LLC is seeking an experienced Estimator in Dallas, TX to develop accurate cost estimates for oil & gas, power, and data center projects across all classes. You will build quantity take-offs, evaluate major equipment costs, and support bid and contract activities with cross-functional teams.

The role requires 7+ years of estimating on capital projects, proficiency with Excel and Oracle Unifier, and a strong understanding of AACE standards.