Lead Estimator - Data Center

As a Lead Estimator, you’ll serve as a subject matter expert and lead the estimating team through every phase of the procurement and bidding process. You’ll coordinate complex bid efforts, ensure accuracy, technical compliance, and alignment across estimating disciplines, mentor team members, set performance standards, and champion process improvements.

You’ll also play a critical role in closing new work—supporting negotiations, participating in client presentations, and helping differentiate Blattner in competitive pursuits. Your leadership and expertise will directly impact our ability to secure and successfully launch high-profile projects.

• Identify and calculate the cost of project safety requirements (training, PPE) and include them in bids; assess JHA risks and incorporate those costs into estimates.
• Ensure personal and professional ethics and compliance with company policies when bidding projects, including use of estimating software and bid reviews.
• Plan the estimate for and during the pre‑bid meeting and create a preliminary project schedule.
• Support troubleshooting and problem solving of complex issues that arise for projects you’re directly or indirectly involved in.

• 4+ years of construction or engineering degree with experience as an estimator or equivalent mix of technical training and related experience in mathematics.
• 8+ years of progressive estimating and pre‑construction experience with increasing levels of responsibility, including leadership of crew‑based and governance‑driven estimating efforts. Experience may include mission‑critical construction projects such as hyperscale or enterprise data centers, gas‑fired power plants, or large commercial and industrial facilities; work within a PMO, CMAR, or General Contractor organization; or support of large‑scale, multi‑disciplinary utility‑scale power generation projects.

• Advanced knowledge of construction markets, estimating strategies, techniques, cost control, and proper scheduling of purchases and work.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings, purchase orders, contracts, and cost‑coding systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly proficient computer skills—HCSS Heavy Bid preferred.

• Competitive pay
• 100% employer paid HDHP insurance premiums
• 401(k) with company match
• HSA and FSA options
• Dental and vision insurance
• Education assistance (tuition reimbursement)
• Work/life balance
• Employee/family‑focused culture
• Gym on site
• Remote work available

With more than 115 years of construction experience, Blattner has played a vital role in building America’s critical infrastructure, from railroads and highways to dams and mines. Since 1997, Blattner has focused on renewable energy solutions and is responsible for some of the most significant solar, wind, and storage projects in the U.S. Today, Blattner has installed more than 25% of America’s utility‑scale wind, solar, and energy storage capacity.

The company is part of the Quanta Services family of companies and is headquartered in Avon, Minnesota.

Blattner is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Blattner will not tolerate discrimination against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, military or veteran status, national origin, physical disability, race, receipt of public assistance, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This commitment governs all aspects of employment including, but not limited to, hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, compensation, discipline, and access to benefits and training. Additionally, Blattner is committed, in accordance with applicable law, to making reasonable accommodations for job applicants and employees based on a qualifying disability, a sincerely held religious belief or practice, and for pregnancy, childbirth, or related health conditions.

Applicants and employees who feel they have experienced or witnessed discrimination or who wish to request a reasonable accommodation should contact the Human Resources Department. Blattner prohibits retaliation against any individual for making a complaint under this policy, for opposing discrimination, for participating in an investigation pursuant to this policy, or for requesting a reasonable accommodation.