Amazon Pre-Construction Manager AMER West Data Center Construction 

United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis 

722358245

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.This role will serve as the primary liaison between Real Estate, Design Engineering and other critical partner teams during initial planning, conceptual design, schematics progress, and design development; providing cost, schedule, and constructability guidance. Our goal is to find the candidate that has highly developed critical facility pre-construction knowledge coupled with extensive practical construction experience to drive standards in this essential part of our delivery process. If you have experience driving global pre-construction standards, bid documents including the plans, specifications and general requirements to describe all the elements of a construction project and working within a broad design and construction infrastructure environment, then you could be the right candidate.Key job responsibilities
Detailed knowledge of critical data center equipment (Generators, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Switchgear, Transformers, Power Feeders, Chillers, Plumbing, Fire Detection/Suppression, Air Handling Units, Computer Room Air Handling/Conditioning Units, UPS, CRAH, CRAC).
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, maintain high quality standards.
• Drive practical constructability standards in design documentation.
• Perform constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or optimization of existing data centers.
• Act as the point of escalation for complex constructability issues.
• Provide input into global standards and data center template designs.
• Perform civil, structural, electrical and build phasing evaluations for potential sites.
• Conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Determine and communicate site requirements that could impact schedule, cost, delivery of the work and integration of site with surrounding properties.
• Create construction GC scope and request for proposals.
• Manage GC as they deliver preconstruction services during the design phase.
• Review bid summaries, schedules and milestones, labor pricing, and perform subcontractor evaluations.
About the team
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.Why AWS
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Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Civil, Structural, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or 8+ years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience in data center delivery (design, commissioning and construction), mission critical facilities or equivalent.
• Experience of end to end project delivery.
• Ability to develop new concepts through exploration, design, testing and into deployment/mass production.
• Proven track record in creating and releasing high quality, consistent documentation for processes, standards and procedures.

Masters of Science Degree in Engineering or Construction related discipline.
• Certifications such as Professional Engineer (PE), LEED, and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM).
• Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers/critical infrastructure or large scale mechanical and electrical plants.
• Experience of working with large data center providers in multiple regions, and up front experience with PreConstruction services.
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA.
• Experience in controls and commissioning of large scale projects.
• Experience with power management and power monitoring systems.