As a Data Center Construction Manager, you will be part of a creative, diverse team tasked with solving fascinating problems in constructing Amazon Data Centers. Our data centers are industry-leading examples of energy-efficient, cost-effective designs. You will work alongside partner teams such as Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build Data Centers that directly support our Customers.

As our Data Center Construction Manager, you will build some of the most interesting electrical and mechanical systems in the world. You will be on the construction site daily, interacting with the construction trades as Amazon's owner's representative. You will be directly responsible for driving cost, schedule, and quality while managing construction vendors and contractors building data centers.

At Amazon, we are all Owners and leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from design review to construction bidding to construction execution and final hand-off to our customers. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative team of engineers and managers working daily to develop innovative data centers for our Customers.

Key job responsibilities

The Data Center Construction Manager will be responsible for construction project management and oversight of construction-related activities as they relate to new builds or general capital projects. This includes ownership of the project scope, quality, schedule, and budget.

Some of the typical daily tasks of the Construction Manager:

-Direct interface with construction general contractors during the bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.

-Conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.

-Create construction project scope and requests for proposals.

-Perform financial analysis of construction.

-Manage construction projects for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centers.

-Conduct constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or optimization of existing data centers.

-Manage construction documents including submittal review, RFIs, change orders, and invoicing.

-Ensure construction project quality control.

Record and report key construction metrics to team members and management.

-Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment failures.

-Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience defining data center system-level architecture, documenting performance and equipment requirements, creating and communicating conceptual designs, and creating and maintaining project documentation

- Experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) plants

- Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers or critical infrastructure or large-scale mechanical and electrical plants

- 12+ years of general contractor and vendor management work (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution experience

- 12+ years of relevant experience constructing and managing complex MEP systems, including large-scale power distribution/generation gear and cooling systems in mission-critical environments

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science OR 16+ years relevant overall experience in lieu of degree

- Expectations for this role includes 50-75% travel.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure

- Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures

- Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, or OSHA

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, Dallas - 139,300.00 - 208,000.00 USD annually