Costing Engineer

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Role Summary
The Costing Engineer is responsible for end-to-end cost estimation, control, and reporting across semiconductor fab construction (base-build). The role develops benchmarked, defensible cost models; supports design-to-cost decisions; drives tendering/commercial rigor; and ensures predictable CAPEX outcomes for cleanrooms, subfab structures, ultra-high purity (UHP) utilities, abatement, and high-density electrical/mechanical systems. You will collaborate with Facilities Engineering, Tool Install, Process/Equipment Engineering, QS/Commercial, Procurement, and Planning to deliver cost certainty from feasibility through handover.
Key Responsibilities:
1) Pre-Construction / Feasibility & Concept

• Build Class 5-3 estimates for greenfield fabs, brownfield expansions, and capacity upgrades.
• Develop parametric cost models (cost per sqft cleanroom, per utility density) and maintain historical benchmarks by technology node and region.
• Identify scope/risks for cleanrooms (ISO 3-7), subfab, UPW/WWT, CDA/N₂, HPM gases, exhaust & abatement, electrical distribution, chilled water/HVAC.

2) Design Development / Front-End Planning

• Provide design-to-cost inputs on cleanroom type, plenum heights, slab/vibration criteria (VC-A to VC-E), redundancy (N+1/2N), and specialty materials (FM-approved, chemical-resistant).
• Quantify and compare alternatives (modular utility skids vs stick-build, ceiling grid/FFU density, substrate/trench layouts) with TCO/ROI implications.
• Align estimates with facility load from Process/Equipment Engineering and Line Planning.
• Able to prepare BOQs, rate build-ups, and bid packages across C/S/A/M/E/P scopes if required.
• Lead RFQ/RFP processes: clarify scope, normalize bids, validate inclusions/exclusions (HPM compliance, seismic supports, cleanroom finishes).
• Create and defend should-cost breakdowns for UHP piping, gas cabinets, bulk/CDA/N₂ systems, scrubbers/abatement, electrical switchgear, and modular skids.

3) Risk, Compliance & Governance

• Lead Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA); model scenarios for commodity volatility (stainless/copper), lead times (switchgear/chillers), UHP welding productivity, certification failures.
• Ensure compliance with FM Global, NFPA/IFC, SCDF requirements, local codes, and internal audit.
• Keep documentation audit-ready (assumptions, sources, bid tabs, approvals).

4) Reporting & Stakeholder Management

• Produce monthly cost reports, VE registers, risk logs, cash flow updates, and executive summaries.
• Present cost deltas for design changes and VE proposals with quantified savings and schedule impact.
• Interface with Facilities/Tool-Install/Line Planning, QS/Commercial, Procurement, PMO, and suppliers/contractors.

Skills / Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field. Master's degree is a plus.
• 5-10+ years of cost engineering/estimating experience, with semiconductor fab or advanced manufacturing projects (cleanrooms, UHP, tool-install) strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated competency in BOQ take-offs, rate build-ups, estimating classes, tender evaluations, and cost control.
• Solid understanding of cleanroom systems, UHP piping, HPM compliance, abatement, power & mechanical redundancy, and vibration criteria.
• Good analytical skills with problem solving aptitude.
• Skills in excel and simple code writing desired.
• Ability to integrate and work in a global multicultural team
• Great leadership, interpersonal skills and team building spirit.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Experience with greenfield megaprojects or fast-track brownfield fab upgrades.
• Familiarity with FM Global, NFPA/IFC, SCDF guidelines, and local regulatory processes.
• Proficiency with:
  • Estimating/QS tools: CostX/PlanSwift/CCS Candy/WinQS, Bluebeam
  • Planning/Control: Primavera P6, MS Project, ERP (SAP/Oracle), Power BI/Excel modeling
  • Risk: @Risk/Crystal Ball (Monte Carlo)
• Strong data/analytics capability; can build parametric models and reconcile top-down vs bottom-up estimates.
• Excellent written/oral communication; able to defend estimates with evidence and negotiate variations.

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We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all . With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities - from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.
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