Sr Construction Project Manager, EMEA Construction (Substations)

Amazon Data Services Italy S.R.L.; Varedo; In loco; EUR 50.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading company in the cloud infrastructure field seeks a Construction Project Manager based in Milan, Italy. This role involves overseeing the construction of high voltage infrastructure projects, managing budgets, timelines, and leading cross-functional teams towards successful project completion. The position offers opportunities for substantial professional growth and participation in an inclusive team culture that values diverse experiences.

Competenze

• 7+ years of experience in construction management of large, complex projects.
• Understanding of electrical engineering principles.
• Ability to manage contractors and vendors.

Mansioni

• Oversee construction project management and quality control for HV infrastructure.
• Manage budgets, timelines, and project scopes.
• Lead negotiations and manage multiple projects concurrently.

Conoscenze

Construction management

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Vendor management

Project quality control

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Construction Management

Descrizione del lavoro

Amazon's High Voltage (HV) infrastructure assets are industry leading examples of highly efficient, resilient, and sophisticated electrical systems. We are the global team responsible for building the HV infrastructure that powers Amazon's cloud business.

As a Construction Project Manager you will be part of highly creative, efficient team tasked with tackling fascinating and challenging problems building and delivering HV infrastructure assets. Your work will help to deliver HV infrastructure projects at scale. If you like to leverage engineering knowledge and judgement in construction projects, we’d like to meet you.

The Construction Project Manager is ultimately responsible for the oversight and review of all disciplines including civil, electrical, mechanical, controls, and architectural. The Construction Project Manager will be a leader within cross-functional teams and drive delivery of your assigned projects through the execution stage.

At Amazon we leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the substation, to the server, and back to the cooling systems. We are diverse, upbeat, creative, team of engineers and managers working on a daily basis to develop innovative data centers for our Customers.

The role will be based in Milan - Italy.

Key job responsibilities

• The role will involve construction project management and oversight of construction related activities as they relate to new substation and transmission line projects in Italy. This will include the ownership of the project scope, timeline, and budget.
• Direct interface with construction general contractors during bidding, award, execution, and project closeout / punch list phases.
• Work with general contractors and vendors to deliver efficient and high quality project turn-overs in line with electrical utility requirements.
• Lead negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids / proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Creation of construction project scope and request for proposals.
• Construction project quality control including the creation of a commissioning plan and support of the commissioning process.
• Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.
• Concurrently managing multiple projects.
• Recording and reporting key metrics to team members and senior management.
• Capital requests / financial analysis of construction work including change orders, purchase orders, and invoicing.
• Oversee construction project quality control including the creation of a commissioning plan and support of the commissioning process.
• Recording and reporting key construction metrics to team members and management.
• Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment or electrical failures.
• Negotiating easements / wayleaves with land owners, utilities, etc.
• Value engineering : reduce costs through creative solutions with no impact on quality and reliability (new designs, technology, or construction methods).
• Travel to sites for leadership walk downs, audits, inspections, start-up testing, and full commissioning.
• Travel to other sites in the EMEA region up to 40% of time.

A day in the life

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

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.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Work / Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of recent experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
• Demonstrated understanding of electrical engineering principles including breaker coordination studies and switchgear sequence of operation.
• Demonstrated understanding of mechanical engineering principles for cooling systems.
• Demonstrated contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders) associated with construction and project execution.
• Experience directly related to the design and construction of HV substations or large scale mechanical and electrical plants.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with large scale technical operations, mission-critical mechanical / electrical infrastructure, or large-scale compute farms.
• Experience dealing with location-specific electrical utility providers.
• Experience of risk and change management through procurement, delivery and handover of design and build projects.
• Experience of leading contract and commercial negotiations and administration of design and build projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science OR 4+ years of related construction management experience in lieu of a degree.

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