Chief Cost Estimator

Chief Cost Estimator

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At Compu Dynamics, we don't just build infrastructure—we create the backbone of the digital future. As North America's premier technology infrastructure design-build partner, we design, construct, and maintain mission‑critical data centers for some of the world's most innovative companies. With roots in one of the fastest-growing data center markets in the world, our growth is as intentional as our impact.

The Chief Cost Estimator (CCE), Modular Data Center Systems is a senior leadership role responsible for defining, governing, and continuously improving the cost structure, pricing strategy, and estimating discipline for Compu Dynamics Modular's factory‑fabricated modular data center solutions. The CCE owns end‑to‑end cost modeling across design, fabrication, integration, logistics, and delivery—ensuring that CDM's modular products are priced accurately, competitively, and profitably.

The CCE establishes standardized estimating methodologies, develops scalable cost models, and provides executive‑level insight into margin performance, cost drivers, and risk exposure.

Leveraging deep experience across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and financial modeling, the Chief Cost Estimator partners closely with executive leadership, engineering, operations, procurement, and sales to support ROMs, firm bids, long‑range planning, and strategic growth initiatives. This role is foundational to CDM's ability to scale modular manufacturing while meeting aggressive customer schedules and profitability targets.

This role requires deep, hands‑on experience estimating mission‑critical data center infrastructure, with specific expertise in modular data center systems. The Chief Cost Estimator must possess technical fluency in electrical, mechanical, structural, and controls systems commonly integrated into data center modules and must be capable of independently identifying scope, validating completeness, and ensuring constructible, build‑ready estimates without reliance on others for technical interpretation.

Technical competence in data center systems is mandatory.

• Cost Strategy, Modeling & Governance
  • Lead the development and ownership of comprehensive cost models for standard and custom modular data center solutions.
  • Define and maintain estimating standards, assumptions, templates, and governance processes across CDM.
  • Establish and maintain detailed cost databases using historical data, benchmarking, and market intelligence.
  • Calculate and continuously refine Cost of Goods Manufactured (COGM) and fully burdened cost structures.
  • Identify and proactively manage key cost drivers, risks, and margin sensitivities across the product lifecycle.
• BOM & Manufacturing Cost Analysis
  • Oversee the creation, validation, and ongoing optimization of BOMs in partnership with engineering.
  • Ensure BOM accuracy, completeness, and alignment with manufacturing realities and supplier capabilities.
  • Develop detailed, line‑item cost breakdowns for structural steel and fabrication; electrical and mechanical integration; module assembly, coatings, testing, packaging, and logistics.
  • Analyze direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, and integration costs for internal and external manufacturing partners.
• Pricing, Quotation & Profitability Leadership
  • Lead the preparation of ROM estimates, firm quotations, and delivery timelines for customer proposals.
  • Develop and recommend pricing strategies that balance market competitiveness with margin and risk targets.
  • Provide executive‑level profitability analysis to support bid/no‑bid decisions.
  • Partner with Sales and Business Development on commercial strategy, scope clarity, and competitive positioning.
  • Maintain revision control, documentation, and auditability of all estimates and proposals.
• Manufacturing Process Definition & Optimization
  • Define and document manufacturing processes, labor allocation, equipment requirements, and tooling assumptions to support accurate bidding.
  • Utilize simulation tools and scenario modeling to assess…