Sr. Construction Manager, Data Center Construction

Sr. Construction Manager, Data Center Construction Job ID: 10450928 | Amazon Data Services, Inc. As our Data Center Construction Manager, you will be 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, interacting with construction trades. Be Amazon’s construction representative on multiple data center 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 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 Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science or 16+ years of related construction management experience in lieu of a degree. 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. Understand data center system‑level architecture and electrical engineering principles, including switch gear, UPS, transformers, circuit breakers, breaker coordination studies. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. The base salary range for this position is 139,300.00 – 208,000.00 USD annually. #J-18808-Ljbffr