Summary
Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects helps develop and deliver factories, grids, transit systems, and public infrastructure through real-world expertise, digital innovation, and AI. The CSA Estimator will develop cost reporting and estimation tools, validate project costs and scopes, analyze construction costs, track design changes, identify value engineering opportunities, and support CAPEX planning and project delivery.
Responsibilities
- You'll develop and maintain standardized cost reporting frameworks and estimation tools
- You'll review and validate project scope, estimates, and pricing submissions against demarcation matrices and WBS categories
- You'll analyze Developers’ construction costs using benchmarks, parametric data, and market intelligence
- You'll track design changes across estimate revisions, reporting cost and schedule impacts
- You'll identify and integrate Value Engineering (VE) options to optimize project costs
- You'll document all assumptions, exclusions, and deviations from Developer, A/E, GC, or Client estimates
- You'll collaborate with procurement, commodity, and sourcing teams to ensure estimates reflect current market conditions'
- You'll provide ROM and construction-level estimates to support CAPEX planning, forecasting, and phasing
- You'll interface with Client stakeholders and internal teams to align on estimates, program costs, and delivery
- 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
- You'll be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent (Engineering, Construction Management, or related field)
- Minimum of 3-4 years of cost management or estimating experience for Civil Projects
- Data Center construction experience required
- Strong proficiency in Google Suite (especially Google Sheets) or Microsoft Excel
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States
- Proficiency in CostX or similar tools
- Knowledge of emerging construction technologies and trends (e.g., sustainability) to guide cost-effective options
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate across interdisciplinary teams
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent (Engineering, Construction Management, or related field)
- Minimum of 3-4 years of cost management or estimating experience for Civil Projects
- Data Center construction experience required
- Strong proficiency in Google Suite (especially Google Sheets) or Microsoft Excel
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States
Nice to Haves
- Proficiency in CostX or similar tools
- Knowledge of emerging construction technologies and trends (e.g., sustainability) to guide cost-effective options
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate across interdisciplinary teams
Benefits
- Remote work for the majority of work hours
- Flexible support for specific work/life needs
- Reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious observances during the recruiting process