Construction Manager , AWS DCCD AMER SE

Amazon • Hamlet, NC

21h • Onsite

About The Position

AWS Infrastructure Services is responsible for the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, including data centers, servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment. The team works on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain. As a Data Center Construction Manager, you will be part of a creative and diverse team focused on constructing Amazon Data Centers, which are recognized for their energy-efficient and cost-effective designs. You will collaborate with partner teams such as Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build Data Centers that directly support customers. This role involves building complex electrical and mechanical systems, being present on construction sites daily as Amazon's owner's representative, and driving cost, schedule, and quality while managing construction vendors and contractors. Amazon encourages ownership from design review to construction bidding, execution, and final hand-off to customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems
• Experience with power management and power monitoring systems

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure experience
• Knowledge of critical data center equipment
• Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, or OSHA
• Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure
• Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains

Responsibilities

• Responsible for construction project management and oversight of construction-related activities as they relate to new builds or general capital projects, including ownership of the project scope, quality, schedule, and budget.
• 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 requests for proposals.
• Perform financial analysis of construction.
• Manage construction projects for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centers.
• Conduct constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or optimization of existing data centers.
• Manage construction documents including submittal review, RFIs, change orders, and invoicing.
• Ensure 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.

Benefits

• 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
• Parental leave
• Sign-on payments
• Restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level