Construction Program Manager, North America Construction Portfolios
About The Position
Amazon is seeking a Construction Program Manager to oversee nationwide programs for new builds, retrofits, expansions, and facilities initiatives. This role involves providing alignment, standardization, and governance across multiple project managers, collaborating with customer leadership on program goals, and conducting detailed budget and schedule reviews to identify and resolve issues. The Construction Program Manager will also provide executive program reports to senior management and partner with internal and external stakeholders to build trust and achieve results. This position acts as a nationwide integrator between Design & Construction teams and other Amazon stakeholders responsible for site equipping, furnishing, and operation. The role combines construction engineering, planning, project management, facilities management, and contract management. The position requires over 60% national travel and availability to work from a corporate office when not traveling. Candidates should reside near or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance of the office, with relocation assistance potentially available.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of proficiency with AutoCAD and/or BIM, and scheduling software (Primavera, MS Project, or similar)
- 5+ years of experience as an Architect, Engineer, Construction Manager, or in a related construction discipline
- 5+ years of project management experience spanning design phase through construction completion and operational handover
- 5+ years of experience negotiating construction, procurement, and/or labor contracts
Nice To Haves
- Experience handling multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience in General Contracting, Owner's Representation, Commercial Development, Engineering & Design)
- Demonstrated success communicating project requirements to diverse audiences including senior leadership, public officials, vendors, and operational teams
- Experience in facilities management, including planning, design review, implementation, and project controls
- Experience with vendor and contractor/subcontractor negotiation and management skills associated with construction and project execution
Responsibilities
- Responsible for program management over new construction, renovations, and capacity improvements of Amazon Customer Fulfillment facilities in North America.
- Partner with planning teams and customer business unit leadership to align on program goals, execution strategy, roles & authorities, risk management, decision mechanisms, and reporting tools.
- Support execution teams with centralized processes, reports, escalation management, and resolution of recurring problems to reduce burden on site-specific PMs.
- Work independently and creatively in ambiguous programs with minimal direction from leadership.
- Partner with Global Procurement to identify regional and cross-regional programmatic efficiencies where possible.
- Assess project performance through Key Performance Indicators for safety, quality, cost, schedule, and sustainability.
- Partner with customers and execution teams to identify resource requirements; procure & manage supplemental programmatic resources when needed.
- Identify and resolve programmatic clashes, design misses, and schedule conflicts with other Amazon execution teams.
- Provide critical review of current design standards to identify value engineering and design enhancement opportunities.
- Review and guide internally requested changes for validity, impact, and programmatic consistency; partner with customer business unit and Engineering Change Management to ensure timely and cost sensitive decisions on program changes.
- Lead or assist in negotiations with appropriate regulatory bodies and Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) entities as required.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be provided
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
- sign-on payments
- restricted stock units (RSUs)
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
