Sr Construction Manager, Data Center Construction

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're looking for talented people who want to help. You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. As a Data Center Senior Construction Manager you will be a part of a creative, diverse team tasked with solving fascinating problems 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 Senior 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 and 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 the 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 on a daily basis to develop innovative data centers for our Customers.

Able to value engineer, and find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs and duration with no impact on quality and reliability.

• Experience with design or construction of data centers, critical infrastructure, or large-scale MEP plants.
• Experience with systems, controls, commissioning, power management, and technical operations of data centers critical infrastructure, or large-scale MEP plants.
• Knowledge of governing building codes and regulations, including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA.
• Certified as a Professional Engineer (PE), LEED, or Certified Construction Manager (CCM).
• Experience with
• managing construction of
• complex electrical engineering systems including large scale power distribution / generation gear and mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems.
• Meet or exceed Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role.
• Meet or exceed Amazon's functional and technical depth and complexity for this role.
• Able to specify and document performance and equipment requirements, create and communicate conceptual designs, and create and maintain project documentation.

Key job responsibilities

The Data Center Senior 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 which includes the 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 request for proposals. - Financial analysis of construction. - Construction project management for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centers. - Constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or optimization of existing data centers. - Construction document management including submittal review, RFI's, change orders, and invoicing. - 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. - Able to read and interpret construction specifications and drawings for all disciplines. - Define data center system-level architecture, specify / document performance and equipment requirements, create / communicate conceptual designs, and create / maintain project documentation. - Experience with large scale technical operations or large-scale compute farms. - Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA. - Experience in controls and commissioning of large scale projects. - Experience with power management and power monitoring systems. - Certifications such as Professional Engineer (PE), LEED, and / or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) - Meets / exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role - Meets / exceeds Amazon's functional / technical depth and complexity for this role

A day in the life

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About the team

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're looking for talented people who want to help. You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. #DCCD_AMER

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science Degree +7 or 11 total years of related construction management experience

6 years of experience in

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $125,400 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,300 / year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits. For more information, please visit . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.