Accenture · 7 hours ago
Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Lead Mechanical Estimator, (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$145K/yr - $160K/yr
8+ years expAccenture is a leading company in Infrastructure & Capital Projects, dedicated to transforming how public infrastructure is built. The Lead Mechanical Estimator will develop cost reporting frameworks, validate project scopes, and analyze construction costs to support Clients in delivering sustainable projects.
Business Information SystemsConstructionConsultingInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyInfrastructureManagement ConsultingOutsourcing
No H1B
Responsibilities
You’ll develop a standardized cost reporting framework for reviewing and validating Colocation Developers’ base building construction costs, preparing estimate evaluation reports based on ROM, Schematic, or Construction pricing
You’ll review and validate project scope against predefined demarcation matrices, highlighting deviations, cost impacts, and assumptions or exclusions from developers, AEs, GCs, and Clients
You’ll develop reports aligned with Clients’ Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) categories and provide summaries of Site & Shell / Increment 0 / Increment 1-N construction phasing
You’ll analyze developer data center construction costs against market intelligence and parametric benchmarks, factoring in Value Engineering cost options for Client consideration
You’ll review developer security costs against Client benchmarks and capture all supporting assumptions and exclusions
You’ll track design changes between estimate revisions, reporting on cost and schedule impacts
You’ll coordinate with in-house commodity teams to leverage current market intelligence for accurate cost evaluations
You’ll liaise with Client stakeholders and partner teams, including Energy Location Services (ELS), Central Estimating, and others to align on estimating and program costs
You’ll prepare and provide high-level ROM estimates to support program planning, annual capex planning, and pipeline projects
You’ll develop cost modeling tools to generate high-level estimates, improve benchmark capture, and perform additional duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Minimum 8+ years of cost management or estimating experience
Data Center Construction exp is a must
Experience as a Cost Manager/Estimator with large-scale infrastructure projects
Preferred
Proficiency in CostX, Bluebeam, Excel, and Accubid software
Strong capabilities in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel
Knowledge of relevant construction technologies and trends (Sustainability)
Experience estimating Electrical in both MV and Low voltage (480v / 277v, 120 / 208)
Familiarity with estimating Fire Alarm, Security, EPMS, Telecom, Fiber
2+ years of on-site field experience
Industrial experience (Food & Beverage, Laboratories, Waste Water Treatment Plants, Manufacturing, Agriculture)
Conceptual and hard roll estimating skills
Ability to provide value engineering options
Proficient in market trends
Ability to establish relationships with stakeholders
Work alongside CSA and Mechanical estimators to provide one combined estimate for the client
Company
Accenture
Accenture is a professional services company that provides solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6MKey Investors
Youth Business International
2018-10-01Grant· $6M
2001-07-27IPO
Leadership Team
Jeff Laue
CEO and Senior Managing Director of Accenture Digital Inside Sales
Aditya Tandon
Intelligent Automation Canada Lead
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