[Hiring] Commercial Cost Engineer @Thermal Works

Role Description

Thermal Works LLC has an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Cost Engineer to join our team, working directly with the Chief Operating Officer and CEO to support pricing and commercial evaluation of large-scale cooling systems. 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.

This is not a traditional MEP estimating role. The position focuses on OEM equipment, modular systems, and mission-critical infrastructure.

The 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.

Thermal 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.

Thermal 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 looking for someone to join our team to help us move the needle towards sustainable change. Are you ready to join the journey?

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cost models for data center cooling systems, including:
  • Chillers (500 kW, 1000 kW, 2000 kW)
  • Coolant Distribution Units (1 MW to 10 MW)
  • Precision air handling and containment systems
  • Controls, startup, commissioning, logistics, and service scope
• Support pricing for single-site, campus, and large-scale deployments
• Apply pricing tiers and volume breakpoints for multi-megawatt projects
• Account for regional differences in labor, logistics, compliance, and currency (US and EU)
• Partner with Sales Engineering and Operations to align pricing with technical scope and execution reality
• Identify commercial risk and support margin analysis on complex opportunities
• Contribute to standardizing pricing tools and estimating processes

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in equipment pricing, cost engineering, or industrial estimating
  • Experience with large-scale or multi-megawatt systems
• Preferred:
  • Experience in data center or mission-critical infrastructure
  • OEM or manufacturing-based pricing background
  • Exposure to international projects or EU markets
  • Familiarity with startup, commissioning, or lifecycle service costing

Specific Skills / Abilities

• Strong Excel and cost-modeling skills
• Ability to work with incomplete or evolving scopes and document assumptions
• Strong analytical and organizational skills

Benefits

• A fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation.
• A flexible, autonomous work environment.
• A culture of respect, learning, and excellence.
• Experienced, highly talented experts as team peers.
• Growth and travel opportunities.
• A team of change-makers having a significant impact on people and the planet.

Position

• Position: Commercial Cost Engineer
• Full-Time or Part-Time: Full-Time
• Reports to: Chief Operating Officer (COO) with a dotted line to CEO
• Location: United States (Remote)

Base Salary Range

$120,000 — $140,000 USD