Senior Construction Manager, Design and Construction

Amazon Deutschland Services GmbH; München; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading global company is seeking a Construction Manager in Munich to manage planning and execution for fulfillment centers across Europe. The role involves project management, site oversight, and contract negotiations, playing a pivotal role in the infrastructure of their logistics network. The ideal candidate will possess a strong engineering background, proven management experience, and fluency in English. Opportunities for travel and work across EMEA countries are included.

Qualifikationen

• B.Sc in Civil Engineering or Architecture or equivalent.
• Experience in project management of new and existing warehouses.
• Fluency in English is essential.

Aufgaben

• Oversee the construction engineering, planning, and design for fulfillment centers.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors and ensure quality targets are met.
• Conduct facility surveys and recommend solutions.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Construction quality management

Negotiation

Fluency in English

Ausbildung

B.Sc of Civil Engineering or Architecture

Jobbeschreibung

Amazon opened its virtual doors in 1995 and strives to be the world’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online. The successful candidate will be a key part of the operations team and will be responsible for project managing new Amazon Fulfillment Centers planning, design and construction.

This will include the extension of existing facilities and any new sites. The Construction Manager will play an integral role in the development and implementation of the EU network infrastructure. This role will analyze and evaluate different facility scenarios and build-out designs. In addition, this candidate has to support the standardization of the technical and facility related processes and systems. This opportunity combines construction engineering, planning, project management, facilities management, and contract management. It requires a person who can show proven ability in the planning and design, and project management / control of new and the enhancement of existing facility buildings.

Would you like an opportunity to travel and work in multiple countries and cultures? The role will be based DEU with 50% of time traveling either domestically or to other EMEA countries.

Key job responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing construction engineering, planning, and design for Amazon Fulfillment (Distribution) Centers and other new or expansion projects
• Responsible for project support on new fulfillment network buildings and additional capacity requirements within existing European Fulfillment Centers
• Undertake construction engineering design on new and remodel projects
• Prepare reports, specifications, technical analysis to fully define the design requirements, equipment and services required
• Survey facilities, develop and document a procedures to audit the facility, provide evaluations and analysis, and recommend solutions to facility infrastructure, safety and security problems involving facilities and people
• Negotiate contracts with vendors and present formal documentation for approval when required
• Ensure that contracts are fit for purpose, cost effective and incorporate appropriate Service Level Agreements
• Provide overall site management, coordination, planning, specification of business proposals and coordination of subcontractors
• Facilitate and team with others on due diligence evaluation of new opportunities
• Coach and guide all project teams (sub-contractors, maintenance engineers and commissioning engineers) throughout the full project life cycle
• Ensure that contracted resources deliver work to meet duration and quality targets, addressing and ensuring the correction of under-performance issues
• Audit contractors to check that the skills and competences of contract labor are appropriate to need, and they are fit to undertake the work on which they will be deployed
• Inform contractors of projected changes in resource or work demand so that they can take appropriate action
• Establish and operate the information systems necessary for effective scheduling and recording of contract work
• Support contractors’ work and help them to achieve higher performance levels.
• Coach other new members on best practices.

The successful candidate will be a key part of the REI (Retrofits, Expansions and Initiatives) design and construction team. This will include the extension of existing facilities upgrading the existing network. The Construction Manager will play an integral role in the development and implementation of the EU network infrastructure. This role will analyze and evaluate different facility scenarios and build-out designs. In addition, this candidate has to support the standardization of the technical and facility related processes and systems.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Sc of Civil or Engineering or Architecture, or Country equivalent
• Project management, construction or engineering experience with a proven track record of managing both new builds and the enhancement of existing warehouses / logistics buildings.
• Construction market experience in one or more EU countries is key asset
• Project Management experience from design phase through implementation and operation
• Experience negotiating construction, procurement and labor contracts in EU
• Proven track record of management of construction quality systems.
• Experience in managing a team
• Fluency in English

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience of Six Sigma and Lean analytical techniques
• MRICS / RIBA qualified, or Country equivalent
• Chartered Engineer or Country equivalent
• Project Management experience from design phase through implementation and operation
• Experience negotiating construction, procurement and labor contracts in EU
• Having deployed from scratch a system would be a preferred asset
• German, French, Polish, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish, Afrikaans and Zulu are considered preferred qualifications.

Construction Manager • Munich, Bavaria, DEU