Data Center Construction Lead - Projects & Delivery

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services UK Limited is seeking a Data Centre Senior Construction Manager to lead construction management for new builds and capital projects, overseeing scope, schedule, and budget. You will interface with general contractors, negotiate bids, and ensure high-quality project turnover.

Role requires experience in data centre delivery and the ability to coordinate across civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.

Responsibilities

• Construction project management and oversight of construction related activities for new builds or capital projects, including scope, timeline, and budget.
• Interface with construction general contractors during bidding, award, execution, and closeout phases.
• Work with general contractors and vendors to deliver efficient and high quality project turn-overs.
• Lead negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Create construction project scope and request for proposals.
• Perform capital requests/financial analysis including change orders, purchase orders, and invoicing.
• Manage construction projects to increase resiliency of data centres.
• Review electrical and mechanical designs for new data centres or optimization of existing ones.
• Review construction submittals and support commissioning process.
• Record and report key construction metrics to team and management.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for equipment or electrical failures.
• Be a leader within the group and with internal/external teams supporting the data centre.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Amazon Data Services UK Limited is seeking a Data Centre Senior Construction Manager to lead construction management for new builds and capital projects, overseeing scope, schedule, and budget. You will interface with general contractors, negotiate bids, and ensure high-quality project turnover.

Role requires experience in data centre delivery and the ability to coordinate across civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical disciplines.