Senior Pre-Construction Manager - UK, EMEA Pre-Construction

Amazon.com, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Pre-Construction Manager for the UK/EMEA region to drive the planning and build-out of EU facility networks, focusing on UK sites. You will coordinate engineering, schedules, and cost estimates, while supporting standardization of processes and templates across data center programs.

You will lead complex, cross-functional projects from site selection through permitting and contract execution, traveling frequently within Europe and to Dublin.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Experience in project controls standards including estimating, cost management, and schedule management.
• Experience in construction management of large, complex projects with major MEP installations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering and architectural specifications for each building type, including site surveys and requirements.
• Develop initial construction schedules and phasing plans for projects.
• Create construction estimates for capital requests and planning.
• Manage due diligence, utility coordination, and hand-off preparations.
• Maintain repository of pre-construction work product by site.

Job description

Senior Pre-Construction Manager - UK, EMEA Pre-Construction

Job ID: 10601220 | Amazon Data Services UK Limited

The Pre-Construction Manager will join the recently created centralized EU Pre-Construction Team and play an integral role in the development and implementation of the EU facility network infrastructure focusing primarily on our large Fulfilment Centers. this will focus heavily on UK. 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. Do you like traveling? The role will be based in UK and will include frequent travel to other sites in EU and to our offices in Dublin.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and document all specifics regarding projects from site selection and transaction management. Research and compile all available information for site.
• Provide coordination of all engineering and architectural specifications for each building type – including but not limited to internal composite coordination, site‑specific information including site surveys, existing drawings and site visits, transportation and traffic control, internal BRS requirements, and specific LOB requirements/standards.
• Coordinate initial architectural design and permit submittals as required.
• Develop and provide supporting documents for lease execution – for example, site plans, work letters, schedules, phasing plans, etc.
• Develop initial construction schedules and sequences for phasing of construction if necessary.
• Creation of construction estimates for capital requests, and other planning efforts.
• Manage due diligence, utility and other coordination efforts prior to construction hand‑off.
• Collect and provide complete and accurate documentation for construction handoff, uploaded to internal database. Including but not limited to contacts, drawings, permit status, lease language & exhibits, capital request breakdown, any LL contributions or reimbursements, and any other work product that has been completed by Pre‑Construction.
• Maintain repository for all pre‑construction work product by site.

Key job responsibilities

• You will review and provide input into global standards and data center template designs.
• You will independently support, oversee and manage complex, cross‑functional data center projects from site selection, permitting and contract execution, and keep project stakeholders informed to contribute to the performance of the team, building trust and respect in all working relationships.
• You will keep the scope progress under control by driving crisp and timely decisions, identifying and clearing blockers, and escalating appropriately.
• You will work with internal/external teams including real estate, design engineering, construction, finance, architects, engineers, permitting agencies, developers and landlords to secure resources, scope infrastructure builds, set priorities, milestones and drive results through clearing blockers, making decisions, leading and influencing.
• You will conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals participating in pricing reviews for scope inclusions/exclusions and negotiate the cost of the work with developers, general contractors and design consultants.
• You will evaluate due diligence, schedule tracking, and identify and solve factors that may impede a successful permitted project hand‑over to Amazon stakeholders.
• You will insist on the highest standards from self and others and drive accountability for results, leading externals.

A day in the life

Each day, you will ensure AWS's Amazon construction projects finish on time and within budget while improving processes, costs, quality, health and safety, and sustainability. You will lead and mentor large cross‑functional teams, motivating people at every level. You will communicate across departments and levels, serve as the authority on project issues, and identify plan gaps with solutions. You will negotiate contracts with developers, contractors, and consultants, covering site validation, risk analysis, design, leases, and costs. You will also assess future project feasibility, track issues to resolution, and lead procurement and contractor negotiations, reporting schedule, cost, and budget metrics.

About the team

Our Pre‑Construction team is a multicultural, multinational group on the forefront of creating and delivering the most innovative products to our customers and are known for changing the face of cloud computing. We support the development and implementation of design standards across regional construction programs and will create and release high quality, consistent documentation for processes, standards and procedures and serve as the primary liaison between Real Estate, Design Engineering, Construction and other critical partner teams between site selection and construction starts on site.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Experience in Project Controls Standards subject matter, including Estimating, Cost Management, Cost Forecasting, Schedule Management, Progress Measurement, Change Management, Risk Management, WBS/CBS/SBS, Cash‑Flow (VOWD), and Benchmarking
• Experience in construction management or construction program management of large, complex projects involving large‑scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in construction of data center delivery (design, commissioning and construction), mission critical facilities, or equivalent industrial/manufacturing facility builds

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