Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Mechanical Estimator, ANS
Accenture
Other Engineering
Remote
Posted on Sep 5, 2025
As Accenture continues to grow, we have an increasing number of career opportunities available to you. Depending on the job and location, you may be directed to apply with Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects LLP or one of the following Legal entities:
* Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC
* Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects Inc.
Please note that benefits can vary by country and role. Please check with your recruiter for more information.
WHO WE ARE:
Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects. We are reinventing how capital projects are planned, designed, managed and executed. We help our clients efficiently and sustainably build and upgrade the factories, plants, networks, grids, transport and public infrastructure we need to live and work.Local knowledge backed by global capabilities and experience. That’s how we deliver better outcomes for our clients. Our experienced program and project managers work on the ground, hand in hand with our industry experts, strategists, technologists and ecosystem partners to help us improve project performance and outcomes. We balance the need to make improvements immediately with the desire to transform the way projects are delivered in the future.
From inception to completion, we use deep "hands on" design and construction experience coupled with data, technology and AI to help bring projects in on time and on budget. While helping to execute today, we focus on building a digital backbone to improve collaboration between stakeholders, reduce risk and use resources more efficiently. We digitally enable the workforce to help them predict issues, work more effectively and ensure their safety. Together with our clients we are using technology and human ingenuity to reinvent the way our built world is created, operated and maintained. Visit us here to learn more about Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects
THE WORK:
- 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.
- Remote: This role allows for remote work for the majority of your work hours.
- With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Minimum 6 years of cost management or estimating experience
- Data Center and Commercial experience
- Experience as a Cost Manager/Estimator with large-scale infrastructure projects
BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:
- 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
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