About the position
As the GES Construction Manager, you are a customer obsessed leader in the Amazon construction process. In this role, you will be integral in implementing the facility network infrastructure, including sortation centers, delivery stations, and auxiliary buildings supporting those facilities. The construction projects may include new builds, retrofits, and expansions. You will be required to perform detailed deep dive reviews of job budgets and schedules identifying and resolving any discrepancies, including contractor bid packages. You will partner with internal customers and external stakeholders to earn their trust and engage as a team to deliver results. You will be charged to ensure information is being communicated to internal and external stakeholders in an effective and timely manner. Some key competencies of this position include; insisting on the highest standards, ensuring that contracted resources deliver work meeting duration and quality targets, coaching all project teams (developers, design engineers, contractors), thinking big (seeking better ways to serve your customers), influencing internal stakeholders while holding them accountable for their actions, ensuring all job internal and external team members are on point and maintaining schedules and budgets, inventing and simplifying innovative solutions that allow for improved processes and results, and overseeing more than one project in various locations simultaneously. This opportunity combines construction engineering, planning, project management, facilities management, and contract management. The TES Construction Manager position includes approximately 60% travel.
Responsibilities
- Supervising the implementation and management of Amazon’s safety programs and standards with the entire internal and external project team.
- Manage a project, problem resolution or effort.
- Ensure that the skills and competencies of contract labor are appropriate to need and fit to undertake the work.
- Operate independently in the assigned region, interacting with leadership and stakeholders to resolve issues.
- Comprehensive budget and schedule tracking and forecasting are fundamental responsibilities.
- Interfacing and coordinating with the authorities that have jurisdiction (AHJ) on the project to ensure regulatory compliance and smooth job execution.
- Advise on the impact of change on time, cost and permitting.
- Maintaining internal and external stakeholders up to date on all pertinent information through comprehensive and timely communication.
Requirements
- A completed Bachelor’s degree or 5 years of experience in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or comparable field.
- 5+ years of experience as an Architect, Engineer, Construction Manager, or other Construction related disciplines.
- 5+ years project management experience from design phase through implementation and operation.
- 5+ years of experience negotiating construction, procurement and labor contracts.
- 5+ years familiarization with AutoCAD and/or Building Information Modeling (BIM), as well as scheduling software (Primavera, MS Project or similar).
Nice-to-haves
- Experience operating within at least two disciplines within the construction industry, which could consist of General Contracting, Owner’s Representation, Commercial Development, or Engineering & Design, or similar.
- Demonstrated success in communicating project requirements to various audiences (e.g. senior management, peers, public officials, vendors, etc.)
- Experience inclusive of facilities manager or similar and demonstrated capability in the planning, design review & implementation, and project management / control of new structures & the enhancement of existing facility buildings.
- Experience in program management of concurrent projects.
- Project Management accreditation (PMP® or similar).
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
