Amazon Cost Control Manager - Construction AWS Data Center Capacity Delivery DCCD 

Australia, New South Wales, Sydney 

567096296

You’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.
Key job responsibilities
To be successful in this role, you will:
• Hire, develop, coach, meantor and lead an international team of Cost Engineers;
• Strategic and tactical management of cost control support across the region
• Work alongside the regional Data Center Planning & Delivery (DCPD) Construction Director/Manager to commercially manage all projects in the region
• Provide the Construction Management (CM) team all commercial support necessary to ascertain the required OP and CAR funding, and all commercial information needed to back up these funding requests to Leadership.
• Review the current commercial processes in the region. Develop and maintain a regional program for Cost Reporting hosted on a business intelligence dashboard.
• Develop and enhance tools and templates for bid analysis and cost management
• Use of metrics to measure and improve the performance of team
• Use of metrics to measure and improve the performance of 3rd party Quantity Surveyor vendors
• Working seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams, both internal and external on an international scale
• Communicating cost control goals to all stakeholders effectively
• Implementing, maintaining and executing all cost control, change management, progress and performance reporting
• Ability to lead, motivate and train direct reports
• Ability to perform complex business case analysis and present recommendations to both construction and non-construction professionals.
• Strong knowledge and expertise of cost control practices, standards, systems and processes relevant to the operations of DC projects
• Provide commercial support to Design Team; provide commercial support on business cases, value engineering studies and change control as the design evolves from Design Kick-off though to 100% designTravel may be required, including international travel. 50-75%
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Work/Life Balance

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field
• 7+ years of experience in construction cost control, with specific knowledge of electrical, mechanical and ASC cost elements
• 4+ years managing a team of direct reports
• 4+ years’ experience with Data Center or other mission critical construction environments

• Experience working across multiple countries
• Experience developing and implementing new programs and initiatives
• Experience developing and justifying budgets
• Experience communicating estimate strategy to construction and non-construction professionals
• Experience creating and maintaining both project and process documentation at a portfolio level
• Experience with estimating software such as CostX, Cubit, Onscreen Takeoff, Timberline or Bluebeam
• RICS full membership (MRICS or FRICS) or similar