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Sr. Construction Manager, Data Center Construction

Amazon·Culpeper, Virginia
Full-time

Salary

$139k–$208k/ annually

Posted 1 months ago

Application completed on Amazon

About This Role

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 our Data Center Construction Manager, 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.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen.

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.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred

qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates

to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path,

or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted

cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating —

that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies

trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the

expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of

our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,

there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led

affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our

differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our

Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us

to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s

Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and

other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded

professional.

Basic Qualifications: - Experience constructing electrical engineering systems

including large scale power distribution/generation gear and mechanical

engineering systems including cooling systems

- Experience in construction management or construction program management of

large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical, and

plumbing (MEP) plants

- Experience in project control (cost or schedule, or both) and formulating

construction programmes, especially for infrastructure and mission critical

projects both on-site and in preconstruction environments

- Bachelor's degree in enginnering or equivalent, or 10+ years of construction

or project management experience Preferred Qualifications: - Experience

delivering multi-media environmental due diligence, permitting, and compliance

projects with specific expertise in CWA 404 and NPDES permitting, groundwater

protection, wastewater discharge, and natural and cultural resource evaluations

- Experience in Project Controls Standards subject matter, including Estimating,

Cost Management, Cost Forecasting, Schedule Management, Progress Measurement,

Change Management, Risk Management, WBS/CBS/SBS, Cash-Flow (VOWD), and

Benchmarking

- Experience in environmental compliance and permitting, waste management,

contractual, regulatory, and liability assessments, environmental permit

evaluations and applications, EIAs and water discharge requirements

- Experience understanding electrical and mechanical systems involved in

critical data center operations including systems such as feeders, transformers,

generators, switch gear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, chillers, pumps, or

air handling units

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis

of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our

customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or

adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the

interview or onboarding process, please visit

https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations

[https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations] for more

information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please

contact your Recruiting Partner.

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

[https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits].

USA, VA, Culpeper - 139,300.00 - 208,000.00 USD annually

Required Skills

Construction ManagementProject ControlMEP SystemsBudget ManagementSchedule ManagementContract NegotiationRoot-Cause Failure AnalysisCommissioningEnvironmental ComplianceRisk ManagementCost ForecastingConstructability ReviewRFP CreationVendor ManagementQuality ControlInfrastructure Planning

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