Oracle is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Estimator to support hyperscale data center build-out projects across multiple regions. This role develops, validates, and defends electrical cost estimates for data center fit-out and deployment scopes, including power distribution, UPS and generator interfaces, structured cabling, pathways, grounding, lighting, controls, monitoring systems, and related mission-critical infrastructure.
The ideal candidate has deep experience in hyperscale data centers, colocation, mission-critical construction, or complex infrastructure projects. This person must be comfortable working in early-stage and ambiguous environments, using BOMs, design narratives, drawings, contractor proposals, benchmarks, labor productivity assumptions, and parametric models to create transparent and defensible cost positions.
The role supports conceptual, budgetary, and detailed estimates, with emphasis on labor-driven estimating, contractor bid analysis, colocation provider pricing review, should-cost models, and commercial negotiation support.
Key Responsibilities
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Develop comprehensive electrical and low voltage estimates for hyperscale data center build-outs, including power distribution, UPS and battery interfaces, generator interfaces, busway, feeders, panels, branch power, rack power, grounding, lighting, controls, fire alarm interfaces, BMS/EPMS pathways, structured cabling, fiber, copper, containment, cable tray, conduit, supports, and related infrastructure.
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Review and validate BOMs, drawings, one-lines, specifications, layouts, design narratives, contractor takeoffs, and colocation provider scope documents.
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Translate design information into labor hour build-ups, productivity assumptions, crew plans, installation durations, and detailed cost estimates.
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Build conceptual and parametric cost models using limited design information, including $/MW, $/rack, $/cabinet, and similar unit-based approaches.
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Develop assumptions, inclusions, exclusions, allowances, risk items, and contingency recommendations for early-stage Class 4 and Class 5 estimates.
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Identify missing scope, undefined interfaces, cost risks, constructability concerns, commercial gaps, and estimate gaps across electrical, low voltage, technology, and colocation provider scopes.
Commercial, Contractor & Colocation Engagement
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Review, level, and analyze contractor, subcontractor, specialty trade, and colocation provider bids, proposals, clarifications, allowances, alternates, and qualifications.
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Support commercial negotiations with colocation providers, including review of build-out pricing, non-recurring charges, tenant improvements, customer-specific scope, change orders, schedule impacts, and contract assumptions.
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Evaluate proposals for scope completeness, pricing transparency, labor assumptions, material markups, exclusions, allowances, escalation, contingency, risk transfer, and commercial reasonableness.
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Develop and defend should-cost positions using internal models, historical benchmarks, regional market data, labor productivity expectations, and project-specific assumptions.
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Challenge contractor and provider assumptions related to productivity, crew loading, material pricing, indirect costs, supervision, general conditions, markups, escalation, contingency, and commercial premiums.
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Partner with legal, procurement, construction, design, cost management, and commercial teams to align scope, contract language, pricing structures, estimate assumptions, and change management expectations.
Ways of Working
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Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-moving, early-stage project environments.
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Able to progress estimates with limited information while clearly documenting assumptions, risks, exclusions, and required inputs.
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Owns estimates from scope development through quantity validation, labor analysis, pricing, risk review, commercial review, and stakeholder alignment.
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Proactively identifies missing information, validates assumptions, and resolves estimating uncertainty.
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Communicates clearly with technical, commercial, procurement, legal, construction, colocation, and executive stakeholders.
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Able to turn complex estimate details into executive-ready summaries and decision-support materials.
Expected Deliverables
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Full electrical and low voltage estimates for hyperscale data center build-out and fit-out scopes.
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Labor-driven estimates based on BOMs, drawings, narratives, contractor inputs, and colocation provider scope documents.
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Conceptual and parametric cost models for early-stage planning and deal evaluation.
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Bid leveling sheets, contractor/provider comparisons, and commercial analysis.
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Should-cost models for contractor and colocation provider negotiations.
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Quantity validation, labor hour build-ups, productivity assumptions, and crew-based estimate support.
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Proposal reviews, pricing assessments, scope gap analyses, risk registers, assumptions logs, and contingency recommendations.
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Value engineering, cost optimization recommendations, estimate narratives, and executive-ready cost summaries.
Internal Responsibilities
Qualifications
10-15+ years of electrical estimating experience, preferably in hyperscale data center, colocation, mission-critical, semiconductor, industrial, or complex infrastructure projects.
Proven experience estimating data center electrical and low voltage scopes, including power distribution, UPS and generator interfaces, feeders, grounding, lighting, controls, structured cabling, pathways, racks, containment, and related systems.
Strong capability in BOM-based estimating, labor hour development, productivity analysis, quantity validation, and contractor bid review.
Experience developing conceptual and parametric estimates with limited design information.
Experience reviewing and challenging colocation provider pricing, fit-out costs, customer-specific build-out charges, allowances, change orders, and commercial assumptions.
Strong understanding of electrical installation methods, sequencing, labor productivity, regional labor markets, contractor pricing structures, markups, escalation, contingency, and contract pricing dynamics.
Ability to interpret drawings, one-lines, specifications, equipment layouts, technology layouts, cable schedules, low voltage drawings, fit-out documents, and design narratives.
Advanced Excel skills for cost modeling, bid leveling, scenario analysis, estimate development, and commercial comparisons.
Strong communication, commercial judgment, negotiation support, and influencing skills.
Ability to work independently in a high-accountability environment with shifting priorities and incomplete information.
Preferred Experience
Hyperscale data center campus, colocation, or fit-out experience.
Owner-side estimating, cost management, commercial management, procurement, or contract negotiation support experience.
Familiarity with MEP scopes, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, and related mission-critical infrastructure.
Experience working with colocation providers on build-out pricing, tenant improvements, customer-specific infrastructure, commercial terms, and change order validation.
Experience across multiple regions or construction markets.
Familiarity with Class 1-5 estimates, contingency modeling, P-level confidence ranges, and early-stage cost planning.
Experience supporting procurement events, bid packages, scope alignment meetings, provider negotiations, and contractor negotiations.
External Responsibilities
Qualifications
10-15+ years of electrical estimating experience, preferably in hyperscale data center, colocation, mission-critical, semiconductor, industrial, or complex infrastructure projects.
Proven experience estimating data center electrical and low voltage scopes, including power distribution, UPS and generator interfaces, feeders, grounding, lighting, controls, structured cabling, pathways, racks, containment, and related systems.
Strong capability in BOM-based estimating, labor hour development, productivity analysis, quantity validation, and contractor bid review.
Experience developing conceptual and parametric estimates with limited design information.
Experience reviewing and challenging colocation provider pricing, fit-out costs, customer-specific build-out charges, allowances, change orders, and commercial assumptions.
Strong understanding of electrical installation methods, sequencing, labor productivity, regional labor markets, contractor pricing structures, markups, escalation, contingency, and contract pricing dynamics.
Ability to interpret drawings, one-lines, specifications, equipment layouts, technology layouts, cable schedules, low voltage drawings, fit-out documents, and design narratives.
Advanced Excel skills for cost modeling, bid leveling, scenario analysis, estimate development, and commercial comparisons.
Strong communication, commercial judgment, negotiation support, and influencing skills.
Ability to work independently in a high-accountability environment with shifting priorities and incomplete information.
Preferred Experience
Hyperscale data center campus, colocation, or fit-out experience.
Owner-side estimating, cost management, commercial management, procurement, or contract negotiation support experience.
Familiarity with MEP scopes, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, and related mission-critical infrastructure.
Experience working with colocation providers on build-out pricing, tenant improvements, customer-specific infrastructure, commercial terms, and change order validation.
Experience across multiple regions or construction markets.
Familiarity with Class 1-5 estimates, contingency modeling, P-level confidence ranges, and early-stage cost planning.
Experience supporting procurement events, bid packages, scope alignment meetings, provider negotiations, and contractor negotiations.
