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This position will support pricing and commercial evaluation of large-scale cooling systems and develop accurate, scalable cost models covering equipment, logistics, and services for domestic and international projects. This is a high-impact role focused on advanced cooling technologies for hyperscale and campus data centers, offering close collaboration with engineering, operations, and leadership and the opportunity to directly influence growth, margins, and the scaling of commercial processes in a rapidly growing company.\nThis is not a traditional MEP estimating role. The position focuses on OEM equipment, modular systems, and mission-critical infrastructure.\nThe Commercial Cost Engineer needs to be agile, professional, trustworthy with confidential information, and comfortable in a rapidly changing environment. The right person can work equally as well independently as with a team. \nThermal Works values efficiency and strives to maintain smooth operations. Our primary focus is on providing an integrated cooling system for data centers and commercial buildings that dramatically reduces the energy demand, water consumption and cost of cooling. It transforms the economics and eco-metrics of commercial cooling with zero water solutions that outperform air- and water-cooled systems in any climate.\nThermal Works solutions are sustainable and cutting-edge. For that reason, we are highly selective about the people we bring on board because our work depends on it. Change and progress happen quickly, and we must be able to trust one another to be honest, communicative, reliable, and self-motivated. We seek ultra-creatives and superstar performers with a sense of humility and a hunger to make a positive impact in the world. We offer flexibility and endless growth opportunities to those who can harness their skills and talents and identify how and where to use them to add value. Thermal Works is one of several “inspired infrastructure” companies that work collaboratively under our parent company, Endeavour Energy, LLC. At the heart of this ecosystem is a diverse group of bright, passionate, dedicated people, working together to make a real difference for people and the planet. Thermal Works is looking for someone to join our team to help us move the needle towards sustainable change. Are you ready to join the journey?\nKey Responsibilities\nInclude but are not limited to:\nDevelop and maintain cost models for data center cooling systems, including:Chillers (500 kW, 1000 kW, 2000 kW)\nCoolant Distribution Units (1 MW to 10 MW)\nPrecision air handling and containment systems\nControls, startup, commissioning, logistics, and service scope\n\nSupport pricing for single-site, campus, and large-scale deployments\nApply pricing tiers and volume breakpoints for multi-megawatt projects\nAccount for regional differences in labor, logistics, compliance, and currency (US and EU)\nPartner with Sales Engineering and Operations to align pricing with technical scope and execution reality\nIdentify commercial risk and support margin analysis on complex opportunities\nContribute to standardizing pricing tools and estimating processes\nEducation and Experience\nRequired\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field\n5+ years of experience in equipment pricing, cost engineering, or industrial estimating\nExperience with large-scale or multi-megawatt systems\nPreferred\nExperience in data center or mission-critical infrastructure\nOEM or manufacturing-based pricing background\nExposure to international projects or EU markets\nFamiliarity with startup, commissioning, or lifecycle service costing\nSpecific Skills / Abilities\nStrong Excel and cost-modeling skills\nAbility to work with incomplete or evolving scopes and document assumptions\nStrong analytical and organizational skills\nGreat Place to Work\nEnjoy…\nA fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation.\nA flexible, autonomous work environment.\nA culture of respect, learning, and excellence.\nExperienced, highly talented experts as team peers.\nGrowth and travel opportunities.\nA team of change-makers having a significant impact on people and the planet.\nAbout Our Parent Company, Endeavour Energy\nEndeavour is the main hub-a self-sustaining incubation platform for innovation-within a larger ecosystem focused on sustainable infrastructure. It provides the space, time, and all necessary resources to take advanced technologies from ideation through development to launch. Every day we are helping innovators to develop and launch global solutions to tackle global challenges, which is no easy task. Our teams work extremely hard because we all believe in Endeavour’s mission: to guarantee clean water and renewable energy to everyone, everywhere. We are working hard to decentralize infrastructure and deploy innovative energy, water, and waste treatment solutions that are more sustainable and more profitable than those currently in existence. Our team of passionate change-makers want to leave the world better than the way we found it. Endeavour prides itself on hiring talented, highly motivated people because that’s what our mission requires. There is a strong sense of camaraderie between good-natured people who bring their A-game to work, every day, to make a difference. To work at Endeavour is to know that you are part of something special-something bigger than yourself. \nToday, we’re deploying solutions that are immediately scalable and profitable, including EV charging, data center cooling, and waste to fuel systems. As we look to the future, Endeavour intends to remain at the forefront of innovation, taking on grander challenges based on the needs of our clients and of local economies. We hope that our Sustainable Habitat for Innovation towards a Purpose (SHIP) will be a model that inspires people and businesses to #jointhejourney so that together we can combine the best of what technology and the natural world can offer to ensure a regenerative/sustainable world for generations to come. \n\nPosition: Commercial Cost Engineer\nFull-Time or Part-Time: Full-Time\nReports to: Chief Operating Officer (COO) with a dotted line to CEO\nLocation: United States (Remote)\nThis is the expected annual base salary range for this position. 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