Amazon Construction Estimating Manager AMER Central Data Center Preconstruction 

United States, Georgia, Atlanta 

406328870

As a Construction Estimating Manager, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the cost database, while analyzing and summarizing data to support budget development and benchmarking for similar projects across multiple campuses nationwide. You will lead the effort to reverse-engineer unit prices at both high-level and detailed levels, broken down by trade and major categories. In addition, you will support complex, cross-functional initiatives and programs, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and delivering impactful results. This will involve close collaboration with Preconstruction Managers, Construction Managers, as well as teams from Real Estate, Design Engineering, Due Diligence, Procurement, and other key partners. This role demands a proactive leader with exceptional organizational skills, a deep understanding of construction costs in industry, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.Key job responsibilities
• Take ownership of construction cost data from various sources to support future budget development and benchmarking.
• Review, validate, and standardize construction cost data by building types and attributes, ensuring it’s ready for efficient budget development.
• Analyze cost data to develop unit prices based on take-offs and historical costs.
• Assess macroeconomic trends to forecast construction costs for medium- and long-term planning.
• Support complex, cross-functional initiatives and programs by assessing cost impacts.
• Create and maintain budget development tools that incorporate recent bid data, historical costs, and design changes.
• Provide guidance and ongoing training to internal teams on how to use the cost database and budget development tools.
• Collect and evaluate lessons learned from recent project bids and costs, sharing insights to refine budget development tools.
• Track, document, and report on budget accuracy metrics to internal stakeholders and management, ensuring lessons learned are shared and applied to future projects.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts focused on enhancing budget accuracy.
• Research and analyze construction cost trends through published sources, local market conditions, and studies. Collaborate with external general contractors and key partners to share trends and cost impacts with the internal team.
• Collaborate with Preconstruction Managers, Construction Managers, and teams from Real Estate, Design Engineering, Due Diligence, Procurement, and external partners.
• Be available to travel up to 20% of the time to support project and program needs.A day in the life
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• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or 5+ years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years experience working for major general contractors.
• Experience in Conceptual Estimating and Hard Bidding for ground-up commercial construction projects.
• Proven track record of creating and releasing high-quality, consistent documentation for processes, standards, and procedures.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word for developing and maintaining budget development tools and templates.

• 5+ years experience as an estimator for major general contractors, specializing in both conceptual estimating and hard bidding.
• Proven experience in developing conceptual estimates with limited information.
• Experience collaborating effectively with various stakeholders across large organizations.
• Direct experience in the design, construction, or management of data centers, critical infrastructure, or large-scale commercial projects.
• Experience in developing and presenting business case analyses or budgets to senior leadership, including driving continuous improvement methodologies and practices.