Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Cost Estimator to support the delivery of large-scale, mission-critical data center programs. This role is central to the commercial planning and execution of hyperscale facilities, where electrical infrastructure represents a significant portion of total project cost, schedule risk, and operational performance.
Requirements
- Lead the preparation of detailed electrical cost estimates for hyperscale data center projects, including medium- and low-voltage distribution, substations, UPS systems, generators, switchgear, busway, grounding, and lighting systems.
- Perform and oversee comprehensive electrical quantity takeoffs from drawings, specifications, and BIM models, including conduit, cabling, transformers, generators, and associated infrastructure.
- Develop, validate, and challenge labor, material, and equipment pricing models aligned with project budgets, delivery strategies, and evolving market conditions.
- Establish and maintain historical cost data, benchmarks, and estimating standards to support large-scale programs and future project forecasting.
- Review, analyze, and normalize electrical contractor and subcontractor bids, identifying scope gaps, cost risks, and commercial exposure.
- Lead and support value engineering and design optioneering efforts, evaluating alternative electrical systems, layouts, and installation methods while maintaining redundancy and reliability requirements.
- Partner closely with engineering, procurement, and construction leaders to inform electrical system decisions based on cost, constructability, schedule, and risk.
- Identify and proactively manage risks related to long-lead electrical equipment, supply chain constraints, labor availability, and market escalation.
- Account for regional cost variability across U.S. markets, including labor rates, logistics constraints, permitting considerations, and utility interface requirements.
- Support estimating for large-scale power infrastructure, including utility tie-ins, substations, and campus-wide electrical distribution.
- Contribute to standardized data center designs and repeatable delivery models, improving cost certainty, scalability, and speed to market.
- Ensure electrical estimates align with applicable codes, safety standards, sustainability objectives, and energy efficiency requirements.
- Prepare clear, defensible estimating deliverables and present findings to internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Participate in cost reviews, procurement discussions, funding approvals, and commercial strategy sessions.
- Support change management by assessing electrical scope changes and cost impacts throughout the design and construction lifecycle.
- Provide estimating handover materials to construction teams to support alignment between estimate and execution.
- Offer mentorship and technical guidance to junior estimators and contribute to estimating best practices.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Bonuses
