Amazon Sr Pre-Construction Manager AMER DCCD 

United States, Kansas 

319284523

Key job responsibilities
• Possess a foundational knowledge of critical data center equipment (Generators, UPS, Switchgear, Transformers, Power Feeders & Busduct, Chillers, Plumbing, Fire Detection/Suppression, Air Handling Units, Computer Room Air Handling/Conditioning Units).
• Perform constructability reviews of critical scopes associated with the construction of new data centers buildings and sites to drive improvements and avoid cost or schedule impacts.
• Perform construction phasing evaluations in for civil, architectural, structural, electrical fields for potential sites.
• Determine and communicate site requirements that could impact schedule, cost, delivery of the work and integration of site with surrounding properties.
• Conduct negotiations with general contractors and potentially other partners to evaluate bids, proposals, and scoping documents for completeness with detail and accuracy.
• Manage GC and other third-party vendors delivering preconstruction services during the design phase.
• Define construction scopes and request for proposals to General Contractors. Review bid summaries, schedules and milestones, pricing, in subcontractor level bid evaluations.
• Support issuance of contracting documents (i.e., Work Orders, Purchase Orders, Work Letters).
• Develop handoff project documentation to Construction Manager partners.
• Collect, evaluate, and share lessons learned to direct teammates, and peers in design, and construction teams to achieve continuous improvement across the entire program.
• Identify, develop, and implement team wide process improvements in our tools, processes, and documents.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time.
Key job responsibilities
• Be Amazon’s construction representative on multiple data centers building and capital improvement construction project sites from Due Diligence Phase through hand-off to Construction Management.
• Direct interface with construction general contractors during the construction bidding and award.
• Create construction project Scope of Work (SOW) and Request for Proposals (RFP).
• 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 pre-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 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 civil, structural, electrical and mechanical designs for new or optimization of existing data centers.
• Be a leader within the group, and within internal and external data center support teams.
A day in the life
*Diverse Experiences*
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.*Work/Life Balance*
*Inclusive Team Culture*
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences.About the teamYou’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Civil, Structural, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent STEM field. With experience in:
• Design or construction experience of data center delivery (design, commissioning and construction), mission critical facilities, or equivalent complex industrial/manufacturing facility builds.
• Experience of end-to-end construction project delivery.
• Ability to develop new concepts and processes through exploration, design, testing and into deployment/mass adoption.

Preferred qualifications
Advanced or Post Graduate degree such as Master of Science in Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline. Certifications such as Professional Engineer (PE), Licensed Architect, and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM).
• 10+ year experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers/critical infrastructure or large-scale, utility systems, mechanical and electrical plant and experience with large infrastructure project execution requiring multiple vendor management.
• Professional licensure in AEC fields. High level knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, IBC, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA.
• Experience in complex systems controls and commissioning of large-scale projects including power management and power monitoring systems with experience in developing and presenting business case analysis to senior leadership, both written and oral, including the presentation of ideas to drive continuous improvement methodologies and practices.