Amazon

Sr. Construction Manager, Data Center Construction

Amazon$125K — $187K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in construction management for large, complex projects
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or relevant engineering science
  • 5+ years of experience managing general contractors and vendors
  • Experience in design, commissioning, and construction of data centers or mission-critical facilities
  • Knowledge of large-scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems

Responsibilities

  • Own project scope, budget, and timeline for new data center builds and capital projects.
  • Oversee and manage construction project activities and related operations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to successfully construct data centers.
  • Act as Amazon's representative by overseeing construction site operations daily.
  • Negotiate bids and manage contractors through all project phases from bidding to closeout.
  • Conduct quality control of submissions, change orders, and invoices related to construction activities.
  • Drive initiatives aimed at enhancing construction efficiency and data center resilience.

Benefits

  • Flexible working culture supporting work-life harmony.
  • Employee-led affinity groups promoting inclusivity and diversity.
  • Ongoing mentorship and career advancement resources.
  • Access to knowledge-sharing opportunities and professional development events.
  • Encouragement to apply even if not meeting all preferred qualifications.
Full Job Description
As our Data Center Construction Manager (CM)], you will be a part of a diverse, upbeat, and creative team tasked with solving fascinating problems constructing Amazon Data Centers. Our data centers are industry-leading examples of energy efficient and cost-effective designs.

Key job responsibilities
• Own project scope, quality, schedule, and budget for construction of new builds or general capital projects.
• Own construction project management and oversight of construction related activities.
• Work alongside partner teams such as Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build Data Centers that directly support our Customers.
• Be a leader in your specific discipline (construction management, building services, architectural, electrical or mechanical engineering).
• Represent Amazon's owner's representative on construction sites daily, as, interacting with construction trades.
• Be Amazon's construction representative on multiple data centers building and capital improvement construction project sites from construction start through hand-off to operations.
• Direct interface with construction general contractors during the construction bidding, award, execution, punch-list, and closeout phases.
• Create construction project scope and request for proposals.
• Conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids and proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Manage and drive cost, schedule, and quality while managing construction contractors and vendors.
• Perform construction project management activities, including management of documents, submittals, RFIs, change orders, invoices, quality, scope, and schedule.
• Drive construction teams to troubleshoot and perform root-cause failure analysis on equipment failures.
• Support commissioning and integrated system testing and oversight.
• Support operations of installed facilities, including review of procedures, best practices, and maintenance initiatives.
• Support capital request creation.
• Analyze and report construction progress and financials.
• Record and report key construction metrics to team members and management.
• Contribute to construction initiatives aimed at improving construction efficiency and increasing data center resiliency.
• Provide constructability reviews for electrical and mechanical designs for new or optimization of existing data centers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in construction of data center delivery (design, commissioning and construction), mission critical facilities, or equivalent industrial/manufacturing facility builds

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science

- 5+ years of construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) plants experience

- 5+ 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- MS in Construction Management or Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural)

- 10+ Yrs. Exp in Construction Management of large-scale projects

- 10+ Yrs. Exp. Project Management and Vendor Management

- 5+ Yrs. Exp. In Data Center system-level architecture and electrical engineering principals

- 5+ Yrs. Exp. In Data Center system-level architecture and mechanical engineering principals

- Experience designing data centers or critical MEP infrastructure

- Certified as a Professional Engineer (PE), LEED, or Certified Construction Manager (CCM)

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, MS, Canton - 125,400.00 - 187,300.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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