Senior Estimator

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence . As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster. We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI. We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services. If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe. About This Role Join Crusoe as a Senior Estimator and play a vital role in driving sales growth by acting as the critical link between the customer request and the final manufacturing proposal. You will be responsible for meticulously estimating project costs, ensuring quotation accuracy, and managing the seamless handoff to internal engineering and production teams. This role requires a detail-oriented professional with strong technical knowledge in electrical manufacturing, exceptional communication skills, and a collaborative spirit. Your work directly ensures the competitive pricing and profitability of our custom projects. This is a full-time position. (#INDMFG) What You’ll Be Working On Technical Document Review: Review customer-provided specifications, drawings, wiring diagrams, and schematics to confirm completeness and technical accuracy. Customer & Sales Liaison: Interface directly with the customer and their consultants to clarify unknowns or gather any additional information required to produce an accurate bid. Scope of Work Development: Generate detailed, formal written "Scope of Work" documents defining all services to be performed for the project. Meticulous attention to detail and documentation - Align on requirements and exclusion with excruciating detail and document accordingly prior to start of hard bid process. Historical Analysis: Review past projects, where applicable, to inform current costing and leverage historical data. Costing and Pricing: Collaborate with in-house engineering and customer representatives to compile the Bill of Materials (BOM) for each project and secure current vendor pricing and availability for all components. Labor and Engineering Calculation: Calculate estimated labor hours for fabrication, paint, assembly, and wiring, including the required engineering time. Quotation Generation: Generate the formal customer quotation and collaborate with the Sales Team to review the proposal and determine appropriate markups and pricing strategy. Documentation and process optimization: Maintain proper documentation related to each Request for Quote (RFQ) in the appropriate electronic job files. Continually look for process improvements in the estimating department. Business Collaboration: Collaborate Sr. Manager and Director level management to provide input to strategic revenue goals. Engineering collaboration: Collaborate with application and design engineers to ensure specifications are properly quoted and drive to clarify all grey areas of scope. Lead by example: Set a standard for others to follow in a growing estimating department. What You’ll Bring to the Team Technical Knowledge (Required): Strong, required knowledge of production of electrical enclosures, switchboards and switchgear to accurately scope and cost projects. Knowledge of modular electrical buildings (e-houses / PDCs) is a plus. Experience: 4+ years of experience estimating, costing, and sales is preferred. Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills and a strong attention to detail. Software Proficiency: Solid computer literacy in MS Office and Google products. Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, with Infor Visual or Acumatica experience being a plus. Work Ethic: Must be a collaborative team player with a good attitude and willingness to learn, who is willing to take on additional roles as needed. Compliance: Willingness to undergo a background and drug test. Bonus Points Experience in using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, with Acumatica experience being a significant plus. Familiarity with interpreting ISO requirements as they relate to job documentation. Benefits Competitive compensation Restricted Stock Units Paid time off & paid holidays Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance Employer contributions to HSA account Paid parental leave Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability Professional development & tuition reimbursement Mental health & wellness support Commuter benefits (parking & transit) Cell phone stipend 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary Volunteer time off Compensation Compensation will be paid in the range of $95,000 - $124,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.