Amazon Senior Project Controls Manager AMER Construction 

United States, Kansas 

748278874

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
You'll become a go-to guide for navigating complex project control challenges at every level - portfolio, program, and project, showcasing your specialized skills and strategic direction. You'll put your analytical prowess to work by scrutinizing schedules, identifying critical paths, and articulating your insights verbally and in writing. You will utilize your analytical expertise to collaborate with partner teams on capital construction projects' budgeting and cost control processes. Identify opportunities for Schedule & Cost optimization, preparing detailed variance reports to track discrepancies between projected and actual expenditures. Communicate your findings and recommendations through both verbal presentations and comprehensive written reports.• Manage a team of contract Schedulers and Project Controls Managers (PCM’s)
Serve as technical advisor and provide senior-level input and evaluation on Project Controls matters.
• Prepare management summary reports to communicate the status of projects to Field Teams & Leadership.
• Collaborate with partners to ensure Reports encompass all necessary Project Controls information, including Cost, Schedule, EVM, Change Management, and Risk Management.
• Review, analyze and recommend approval or disapproval disposition of contractors detailed schedules, including manpower loading.
• Anticipate and solve complex Project Controls problems.
• Lead all section planning, and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, analysis, and ongoing recommendations for improvement.
• Prepare various Project Controls plans and reports, financial summaries, and related activities for Field Teams & Senior Management.
• Develop, implement, and maintain effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flows and forecasts for multiple projects, programs and portfolios.
• Review upstream (prime contract) and downstream (purchase order & subcontract) change orders.
• Develop, maintain and status various levels of schedules; industry standard L1 – L5.
• Apply and review the entry of logic ties within the schedules.
• Monitor resource loading of a schedule.
• Support Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM) with stakeholders; internal & external.
• Create various schedule reports and determine appropriate reporting format.
• Develop, review, and analyze pre-programmed project scheduling reports and back-up documentation for accuracy.
• Analyzes and evaluates schedule management involving the critical path method of scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management and forecasting.
• Perform schedule what-if scenarios.
• Develop and maintain an earned value management system.
• Input and validate progress measurement.
• Develop and maintain progress curves.
• Perform quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables.
• Perform field audits to validate accuracy of reporting and processes.
• Lead or assist with Project Forensic Analysis.
• Travel to construction job sites across the Americas: (Canada, US and LATAM) supporting new construction and new product delivery for AWS Construction Management team.
• Ability to meet travel, entry & re-entry requirements for the United States, Canada & LATAM countries
• Travel required: 50%-75%.
• Experience leading large contractor support teams; teams consisting of contractors, not direct employees.
• Experience developing, monitoring and maintaining mission-critical project schedules; master schedules and micro schedules utilizing P6. Including proficiency with logic ties, constraints, critical path, float, lag, WBS, successors and predecessors.
• Travel to data center sites to manage pre-construction & construction efforts and/or for electrical systems audits, mechanical system reviews, constructability reviews, startup testing, and full commissioning, as required.
• Frequent domestic & international travel up to 50-75% to support projects as necessary.
• Possess relevant passport and ability to obtain visas for travel to international project locations.
• Ability to meet entry requirements for regions and countries outside assigned office location.
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA
• Able to read and interpret construction specifications and drawings for all disciplines.
• Define data center system-level architecture, specify/document performance and equipment requirements, create/communicate conceptual designs, and create/maintain project documentation.
• Experience with large scale technical operations or large-scale compute farms. ·
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, OSHA and equivalents in various LATAM regions.
• Experience in controls and commissioning of large-scale projects.
• Experience with power management and power monitoring systems.
• Experience with MCM’s and MOP’s
• Certifications such as Professional Engineer (PE), LEED, and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM).About the team
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• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Project Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering or an equivalent engineering science degree + 10 Years of industry experience OR 14+ years of related project controls experience in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of experience in project controls & construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale power distribution/generation systems; mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) plants – including cooling systems.
• 10+ years of general contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution.
• Expertise in Project Controls Standards subject expert, including estimating, Cost Management, Cost Forecasting, Schedule Management, Progress Measurement, Change Management, Risk Management, WBS/CBS/SBS, Cash-Flow (VOWD), and benchmarking.
• Expertise in Progress Measurement using EVM, including quantity-based EVM within partner work environments and financially based EVM for the overall program.
• Ability to autonomously develop L4 project schedules utilizing project documents including, but not limited to: Specifications, Drawings, BIM files, Single Line Diagrams (SLD), Scopes of Work (SOW), RFP responses and stakeholder requirements as documented.

• Understand electrical engineering principles including switch gear, UPS, transformers, and circuit breakers, breaker coordination studies & switchgear sequence of operation.
• Understanding of mechanical engineering principles for cooling systems.
• Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers/critical infrastructure or large scale mechanical and electrical plants.
• Possess clear written and verbal communication skills and ability to use data to justify conclusions.
• Fully bilingual (proficient in English plus one of the following languages: Spanish or Portuguese, both spoken and written.
• Experience developing & managing projects in multiple countries
• Value engineering: proven ability to reduce costs through creative solutions with no impact on quality and reliability (new designs, technology, or construction methods).