Cost Estimator / Senior Cost Estimator
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Cypress Creek EnergyRenewable Energy
RemoteFull-TimeSenior
Salary$120,000 TO $150,000, plus bonus and benefits
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience overall, including 2-4 years specifically in cost estimating
- Required Skills
- Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience overall, including 2-4 years specifically in cost estimating.
- Background in solar or battery storage project development, construction, finance, or engineering consulting.
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, Physics, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Advanced Excel skills and hands-on experience building cost estimating tools.
- Comfort with Microsoft Office.
- Solid grasp of the full utility-scale solar project lifecycle.
- Working knowledge of battery energy storage systems.
- Ability to work effectively both solo and as part of a team.
- Capacity to adjust course quickly as priorities shift.
- Strong, proactive communication style.
Responsibilities
- Build and continuously improve the cost estimating process so every solar and BESS project carries an estimate tied to its actual design, scope, and stage-appropriate contingency.
- Serve as the primary owner of the cost estimate product, gathering and reconciling input from development, engineering, finance, and construction stakeholders.
- Maintain and evolve the Excel-based cost model, and streamline reporting so estimates are easy to consume for stakeholders at every level.
- Refine how cost estimates get requested, assigned, tracked, and version-controlled across the organization.
- Build training materials to bring new estimating team members up to speed.
- Audit incoming EPC bids for technical accuracy across both solar and storage scopes.
- Track emerging solar and storage technologies and advise the team on how they shift forward cost expectations.
- Travel to project sites as needed (roughly 2-3 trips per year) to see projects firsthand.
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