Construction Cost Manager, NA Design & Construction Governance, Global Engineering Services

Amazon.com, Inc.•New York, NY

34d

About The Position

The NA Design & Construction Governance, Cost Management team is seeking a passionate and motivated Construction Cost Manager to support a portfolio of industrial projects in North America. You will drive cost certainty of projects to report on overall financial health across the network. Working with cross-functional teams, you will develop financial control frameworks and align on cost management best practices globally. As a Construction Cost Manager, you will primarily work with the Construction Manager and act as a strategic advisor on all cost functions across multiple projects. Additionally you will work with Finance, Planning, and Design teams to predict project costs at a network level. With an attention to diving deep, you will support financial white papers with data and analysis. If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply! GES D&C is responsible to deliver a vast program of physical infrastructure projects throughout the Amazon North America Operations network. The GES NA D&C Governance team is responsible for driving an all-mile, next-level customer experience through cost, quality, portfolio management, and project controls. This team also ensures proactive customer updates, outward communication and holistically manages risk across NA D&C.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science
Experience as an Architect, Engineer, Construction Manager, Development Manager, Owner's project management representative or in other Commercial Development and Construction related disciplines

Nice To Haves

Experience conducting financial business case analysis and translating information into useful formats to draw conclusions

Responsibilities

Develop strong partnerships with Governance Pillar leads, global D&C teams, and counterpart planning, execution, finance, and design teams.
Lead the Cost Management function, including budget management, forecasting, change management diligence, invoice review, contract compliance, and risk mitigation across multiple projects.
Validate and verify change orders on behalf of field execution teams.
Monitor Work in Progress (WIP) and validate monthly payment applications in the field.
Lead post-mortem analyses and end point audits of large scale industrial projects.
Contingency management and monthly cost reporting leveraging internal data with a bias towards automation.
Lead the analysis and communication of Project Financial Health, providing leadership with actionable insights on financial performance, change management, and risk assessment.