About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT

The Construction team is responsible for the management of delivering data centers from conception through commissioning, working with Sales, Operations, New Site Development, and Innovation and Engineering along the way. Construction also works closely with partner contractors to come up with a vertically integrated design and manages these partners to deliver the projects on schedule and budget. Many times, a role like this at other companies is purely oversight.

One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our technical staff is given the responsibility and authority to directly drive the process. When compared to external resources, our internal team can align long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics to deliver products aligned with corporate goals. This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high- impact decisions and even more impactful results

POSITION OVERVIEW

Please note: This will be a hybrid position, 2 days working from home, 3 days working onsite

Vantage is looking for a meticulous, hands-on Senior Construction Estimator to support construction projects and programs with a focus on pre-construction estimating and cost optimization at a programmatic level. You will join the Project Controls team in providing professional estimating capabilities and enable Vantage’s ability to profoundly affect and accelerate speed to market.

You will have the unique opportunity to provide immediate feedback response to cost savings opportunities and alternate technology evaluation. You will also be responsible for take-offs, estimates, proposal review and change order review. You will support the new site development and construction teams in providing professional cost analysis and cost estimating capabilities.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Prepare independent internal take-off and cost estimates from conceptual ideas and plans to an established construction budget and serve as a subject matter expert to others on cost estimating activities

• Review complex contractor cost estimates; ensure continued maintenance and application of unit rates to quantities and validate estimates

• Ensure all project work scope has been included in the project estimates; verify all scope, durations, and assumptions included in each estimate and supports the authorization and release of every estimate

• Research new products and installation techniques and develop cost roadmaps to ensure competitive pricing

• Work with vertical peers focusing on continuous improvement to our business processes Duties

• Create cost estimates, studies, analyses, and evaluations, at all levels of project development, with heavy focus on conceptual planning and pre-construction phases, this role will partner with the Construction Cost and Finance (CCF), New Site Development (NSD) and Construction (CON) teams to ensuring that project cost is accurately accounted for.

• Create and update an estimating model for North America for our One Design build

• Provide various cost analysis, data gathering, and data analytics specific to the cost of work for construction

• Analyze drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare/review/comment on time, cost, and labor estimates for projects

• Review quantity take-off as a separate validation of contractor pricing in a manner and level of detail consistent with the project goals

• Review contractor and subcontractor GMPs and change order estimates

• Review and implement lessons learned to ensure estimating data is accurate and competitive

• Review, evaluate and negotiate non-OFCI material quotes as needed

• Understand and handle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Develop and maintain relationships with subcontractors / partners

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Estimating, Accounting, Finance or relevant functional discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience

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