Our data centers are the foundation upon which our software operates with efficient ease. Building and operating technical infrastructure the "right" way from the day they go live is synonymous with ensuring capacity availability and capital conservatism. Architecting, constructing, operating and continually innovating our data centers is fundamental to ensuring high availability, the capacity to meet our extreme growth demands and obtaining the most robust and cost-effective online service in the world! Meta is seeking a seasoned professional to join the Pre-Construction Team as an Estimating Manager. The successful candidate is experienced with complex program, project, and system level budgets formed from historical costs metrics, industry cost benchmarks, market cost analytics, and from personal cost estimating experience. The successful candidate will provide this technical cost perspective to provide oversight and strategically guide a team of consultants in developing reliable and predictable cost models for our data centers. The responsibilities of this role also include prioritizing, developing and supporting a wide range of cost initiatives in a highly collaborative environment and effectively communicating this information in a timely manner across many stakeholders.This position is a full-time, hybrid office position. Project locations and stakeholders are spread across the United States and the world.

Pre-Construction Estimating Manager Responsibilities:

• Leverage third party tools and 20+ cost consultants to prepare estimates through multiple stages of project development in a fast-paced environment.
• Develop internal processes and initiatives around cost estimation that leverage internal cost data, resources and current market information from external venders.
• Lead cost reviews with Pre-Construction and Project Mangers that include 5-10 large complex project designs per year and multiple change orders on a weekly basis.
• Provide reconciliation analysis between projects and estimate revisions, including supporting pre-construction teams in negotiations with general contractors for project that range from $10 million to $1 billion dollars.
• Some domestic and international travel may be required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in construction management.
• Minimum of 7 years of cost experience in mission critical facilities or large and complex projects, that includes mechanical and electrical systems.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in construction project planning.
• Experience in managing vendor relationships and working with stakeholders, both internal and external, to gather technical project requirements to inform cost.
• Experience in communicating and presenting cost estimates to a group of stakeholders at all levels of an organization.

About Meta:
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.