Director of Estimating - Data Center Fit-Out Cost Strategy

The Global Program Controls organization provides governance, reporting, controls processes, cost management support, and portfolio visibility to help Oracle Cloud Infrastructure deliver global data center programs with greater consistency, transparency, and execution discipline.  

Oracle is seeking a Director of Estimating to build and lead an owner-side cost-intelligence function for data-center tenant fit-out and technology infrastructure.

This is not a contractor bidding or business-development role. The Director will establish independent, should-cost estimates and market benchmarks that allow us to assess, challenge, and negotiate pricing submitted by co-location providers and low-voltage contractors. The role will also partner closely with Engineering to ensure our design standards deliver the required performance without creating unnecessary cost.

The right candidate combines deep experience in low-voltage and technology-infrastructureestimating with strong commercial judgment, data-center awareness, and a practical vision for automating estimating through AI.

What You’ll Do

• Build an owner-side estimating capability that establishes independent should-cost estimates for our recurring data-center tenant fit-out build types.

• Develop benchmark pricing, unit-cost libraries, labor assumptions, productivity factors, and market intelligence for low-voltage, technology-infrastructure, power, and pathway scopes.

• Review co-location provider fit-out proposals and low-voltage contractor pricing; identify gaps, unsupported allowances, scope overlap, risk premiums, and opportunities to negotiate.

• Provide leadership with clear, defensible cost positions before and during commercial negotiations.

• Create repeatable, bid-ready assumptions and scope packages for each build type, allowing co-location providers to price against a common baseline.

• Establish an assumption-management process so that, as designs mature, the team can clearly identify what has changed and whether pricing should increase or decrease.

• Turn incomplete provider proposals into transparent comparisons by documenting the assumptions, inclusions, exclusions, quantities, and basis of estimate required for a reliable decision.

• Partner with Engineering and design teams to review design standards and challenge requirements that add cost without being necessary for data-center functionality, reliability, capacity, or operational needs.

• Help define cost-aware design standards, alternates, and decision frameworks that balance performance, speed, scalability, and capital efficiency.

• Interface with co-location providers, general contractors, low-voltage contractors, engineers, and internal stakeholders to resolve scope and pricing ambiguity early.

• Develop consistent reporting for estimate variance, cost drivers, market trends, negotiation outcomes, and lessons learned across projects.

• Lead the implementation of AI and automation in estimating, including rapid concept estimates, scope extraction, proposal analysis, benchmark comparisons, assumption tracking, and historical-cost intelligence.

Technical Scope

The Director will have working knowledge across the technology and supporting-infrastructure package required for data-center tenant fit-outs, including:

• Structured cabling, fiber, network infrastructure, and interconnection requirements

• Technology rooms, IDFs/MDFs, racks, cabinets, containment, grounding/bonding, and equipment support

• AV, security, access control, CCTV, wireless, DAS, and related technology systems, where applicable

• Cable tray, ladder rack, conduit, sleeves, J-hooks, pathways, firestopping, backboards, and physical infrastructure

• Electrical power serving technology environments, including dedicated circuits, branch power, receptacles, whips, UPS support, and coordination with electrical-trade partners

• Testing, commissioning, turnover documentation, and other delivery requirements that affect cost and schedule

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $126,200 to $264,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.


Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.

What We’re Looking For

• Significant experience estimating low-voltage, technology-infrastructure, and supporting power/pathway scopes.

• Strong experience in commercial tenant improvement, interior fit-out, data-center fit-out, mission-critical, or similarly complex environments.

• Experience developing budgets, independent estimates, benchmarks, or owner-side cost models—not solely contractor bid estimates.

• The ability to translate incomplete design or proposal information into a credible, transparent basis of estimate.

• Strong understanding of how design decisions, standards, phasing, schedule, procurement, labor availability, and scope definition affect cost.

• Experience working effectively with engineers, designers, contractors, and senior business stakeholders.

• Strong analytical judgment and the confidence to challenge pricing, assumptions, and design requirements constructively.

• A demonstrated interest in AI, automation, and scalable estimating processes, with the ability to convert ideas into practical workflows.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex cost issues simply and credibly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Data-center, co-location, hyperscale, mission-critical, or critical-infrastructure experience.

• Experience with owner’s-representative, developer, enterprise-owner, or procurement-side estimating.

• Experience building a cost database, benchmark model, standardized scope package, or design-to-cost program.

• Familiarity with low-voltage and technology standards, Division 27/28 systems, and their coordination with power and pathways.

• Experience implementing estimating platforms, data tools, automation, or AI-enabled workflows.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first year, this leader will have created a trusted should-cost model for our primary build types; established common pricing assumptions for co-location-provider proposals; improved visibility into scope, cost drivers, and estimate variance; strengthened our negotiating position with providers and contractors; and launched AI-enabled workflows that allow the team to evaluate pricing quickly without sacrificing rigor.