Microsoft Strategic Estimator 

United States, Georgia, Atlanta 

679709996

The Strategic Estimator is responsible for the development and maintenance of estimates for all new Technology & Innovative Datacenter builds globally. This role will concentrate on strategic & innovative projects as well as annual baselining of our standard Datacenter model which will entail Cost Estimating and Cost Management as the overall role. The Strategic Estimator will manage cost data, communications, schedule meetings and be a point of contact between internal and external parties for specific projects being supported. The Strategic Estimator will work closely with engineering, construction, security, networking, and operations teams throughout each project and ensure cost information is developed and managed to meet the requirements of those specific project needs. The Strategic Estimator will report directly to the Global Estimating Manager and will have dotted-line interactions with Regional Project Estimators & Cost Manager to continue implementing lessons learned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of experience managing the estimating or commercials on major industrial, power and process projects, or other related construction portfolios

  • OR equivalent experience.

• Experience performing various types of estimates, including parametric, bottoms up, and high level what-if scenarios
• Possess a clear understanding of the full Construction Life Cycle

Other Requirements

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Preferred or Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with Data Center construction programs.
• Commercial knowledge of construction internationally
• Ability to present data from a detailed to high-level depending on audience.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and reporting out on project scope, schedule, and budget with cost as the main driver in those conversations.
• Ability to collaborate with all other areas of the data center program, being able to think strategically, ability to build the trust of our construction partners needed to agree very large construction contracts.
• Ability to work within a dynamic team of full-time employees and consultants.
• High personal standard to deliver a thoughtful, polished, and quality work estimate &/or any other report-out deliverable.
• Cross-group collaborator and influencer across teams and organizations with proven success in participating in cross-functional teams to deliver on key projects.
• Analytical, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills.

• Estimate the cost of our datacenter projects to support the short- and long-term plans for the corporation.
• Partner collaboratively with cross-functional teams (design engineering, construction, cost controls functions, scheduling, finance, etc.) to understand requirements and ensure alignment to scope, schedule, and budget.
• Develop and maintain estimating databases and templates specific to the role.
• Report out to senior managers on estimate data, project cost progress and assumptions to ensure a clear and concise message is sent and understood.
• Perform different types of estimates and projects, while keeping delivery dates as a top priority.
• Provide day-to-day Cost Management activities, as required, to maintain the projects financial reporting and logging systems i.e. a good understanding of commitments & forecasting spends for monthly, quarterly & the fiscal year.
• Support, develop and improve estimating and cost management processes and procedures.
• Drive standardization and consistency throughout the group.
• Management of all commercial issues on all current, future, and past projects and report on these issues through the Project Controls & Datacenter Delivery (DCD) head office in Redmond on a regular basis.
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