Senior Mechanical Estimator - Data Center Costs & Insights

Accenture PLC; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Construct is seeking a Cost Manager/Estimator to develop standardized cost reporting, validate project scope against matrices, and align reports with Client WBS categories. You will analyze center construction costs against benchmarks and coordinate with internal teams to ensure accurate, timely estimates.

The role involves in-person collaboration for project delivery and planning across large-scale infrastructure programs, with a focus on accuracy and value engineering options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years of cost management or estimating experience
• Data Center experience required
• 4+ years as a Cost Manager/Estimator with large-scale infrastructure projects

Responsibilities

• Develop a standardized cost reporting framework for reviewing and validating Colocation Developers’ base building construction costs
• Review and validate project scope against demarcation matrices, noting deviations and cost impacts
• Develop reports aligned with Client WBS categories and summarize Site & Shell / Increment phasing
• Analyze developer costs against market benchmarks and consider VE cost options
• Review developer security costs and capture all assumptions and exclusions
• Track design changes between estimate revisions and report cost/schedule impacts
• Coordinate with in-house commodity teams for current market intelligence
• Liaise with Client stakeholders and partner teams to align on costs
• Prepare high-level ROM estimates to support planning and capex
• Develop cost modeling tools to generate high-level estimates and benchmarks
• Some in-person collaboration with clients, peers, and leadership

Skills

Cost management

Estimating

Data Center experience

Large-scale infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CostX

Bluebeam

Excel

Accubid

Google Sheets

Job description

Accenture Construct is seeking a Cost Manager/Estimator to develop standardized cost reporting, validate project scope against matrices, and align reports with Client WBS categories. You will analyze center construction costs against benchmarks and coordinate with internal teams to ensure accurate, timely estimates.

The role involves in-person collaboration for project delivery and planning across large-scale infrastructure programs, with a focus on accuracy and value engineering options.