EMEA PreConstruction Manager GREF Workplace Design Construction

Amazon; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A major corporation is seeking a Pre-Construction Manager in Dubai to lead pre-construction services for various projects, ensuring timely scope, budget, and schedule definition. Responsibilities include securing project funding, managing vendor procurement, and communicating project strategies. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 10 years of related experience, particularly in MENA regions. This role involves collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring regulatory compliance and project execution.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in related construction roles.
• Experience managing multiple projects across various sites.
• Comfort with commercial leases and legal terms.

Responsibilities

• Secure project funding for on-time delivery.
• Partner with teams to ensure resource availability and compliance.
• Manage vendor procurement and oversee service providers.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Budget oversight

Communication

Risk analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Job description

The Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) team provides real estate transaction expertise, business partnering, space and occupancy planning, design and construction capital investment program management, and facility maintenance and operations for Amazon’s corporate office portfolio across multiple countries. We partner with suppliers to ensure quality, innovation, and operational excellence with Amazon’s business and utilize customer‑driven feedback to continuously improve and exceed employee expectations.

The Workplace Design and Construction team under GREF is looking for a Pre‑Construction Manager to drive pre‑construction services on projects including new builds, retrofits, expansion, and program initiatives from site selection and program development through construction contract. You will partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure scope, budget, and schedule definition are established, including overseeing timely receipt of building and site permits. You will act as the project manager leading design and pre‑construction planning for projects such as tenant improvements, extensions of existing facilities, and renovation projects.

Key competencies of this position include ensuring on‑time delivery from contracted resources of work product, permitting key performance indicators (KPIs), and quality documentation/artifacts; managing project teams (developers, design engineers, professional consultants); influencing internal teams, contract management, governance, conceptual estimating and budget oversight; overseeing multiple projects in various locations simultaneously; and translating technical documents into an end‑to‑end story, providing detailed risk analysis for leaders and customers. This opportunity combines construction engineering, planning, project management, real estate development, validating design site visits, understanding local building and fire code issues, utilities, sustainability, multidisciplinary design management, and contract management.

The pre‑construction manager is responsible for the planning and design of scope, budget, and schedule prior to handing off to a construction manager, focusing on taking ownership to resolve upstream issues and supporting the construction team throughout the process.

This position requires travel up to 40% within assigned regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure project funding is secured to enable on‑time and under‑budget project delivery.
• Establish schedule dependencies for initial project approval and delivery.
• Partner with the Transaction team to ensure leases require Landlord delivery aligned with Amazon’s needs and budget.
• Work with internal stakeholders and external partners to secure resources, create and uphold contractual terms, and drive delivery.
• Manage working relationships with stakeholders and vendors and lead constructive dialogue to resolve and prevent project issues.
• Manage vendor procurement and oversee professional service providers ensuring competencies meet needs.
• Perform pricing reviews for scope inclusions/exclusions and negotiate the cost of the work with landlords, general contractors, and design consultants.
• Supervise the implementation and management of Amazon’s safety programs and standards with the internal and external project team.
• Coordinate with design teams to develop site plans in compliance with design standards and operational requirements.
• Prepare project status/risk reports and concise summaries to present to leadership and management teams.
• Coordinate with the authorities having jurisdiction to ensure regulatory compliance and smooth job execution.
• Adapt to constant change and innovation while finding ways to think big and provide solutions for an evolving business.
• Provide detailed analysis and approvals of technical matters and site‑specific deal structures and terms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10 years of experience as an Architect, Engineer, Construction Manager, and/or Estimator Development Manager, Owner’s Project Management Representative, or other commercial development and construction related disciplines.
• Project management experience managing multiple projects across numerous sites and regions from design phase through implementation and operation, including negotiating construction procurement and labor contracts.
• Experience working in countries throughout MENA.
• Comfortable with standard commercial office leases and associated legal terms.
• Keen understanding of sourcing, procurement, facilities operations, vendor management, and customer service.
• Ability to communicate complex project strategy and plans clearly to internal and external stakeholders and lead diverse groups of staff and contractors.
• Experience operating within at least two disciplines in the construction industry, such as General Contracting, Owners Representation, Commercial Development, Engineering & Design, or similar.
• Demonstrated capability in planning, design review, implementation, and project management/control of new structures and enhancement of existing facility buildings.
• Demonstrated success in communicating project requirements to various audiences (e.g., senior management, peers, fire marshals, utility officials, vendors).
• Knowledge of Building Information Modeling (BIM).

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