Construction Project Manager, EMEA Construction (Substations)

Construction Project Manager, EMEA Construction (Substations)

Location: Milan, Italy. Amazon Data Services Italy S.R.L. is seeking a Construction Project Manager to lead HV substation and related infrastructure projects in Italy, with travel across the EMEA region as required.

Responsibilities

• Manage construction projects and oversee activities related to new substation and transmission line projects in Italy, owning project scope, timeline, and budget.
• Direct interface with general contractors during bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.
• Collaborate with general contractors and vendors to deliver efficient, high-quality project turnovers in line with electrical utility requirements.
• Lead negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Create construction project scope and requests for proposals; review construction submittals.
• Ensure construction quality control, including creating a commissioning plan and supporting the commissioning process.
• Lead the group and cross-functional teams supporting the data center working on multiple projects concurrently.
• Record and report key metrics to team members and senior management; manage capital requests and financial aspects (change orders, purchase orders, invoicing).
• Drive root-cause analysis and troubleshooting for equipment or electrical failures.
• Negotiate easements/wayleaves with landowners and utilities as needed.
• Apply value engineering to reduce costs without impacting quality or reliability.
• Travel to sites for leadership walk-downs, audits, inspections, start-up testing, and full commissioning; up to 40% travel within the EMEA region.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of recent experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
• Understanding of electrical engineering principles including breaker coordination studies and switchgear sequence of operation.
• Understanding of mechanical engineering principles for cooling systems.
• Experience with contractor and vendor management (RFPs, bidding, change orders) on construction and project execution.
• Experience related to design and construction of HV substations or large-scale mechanical/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 with risk and change management through procurement, delivery, and handover of design-and-build projects.
• Experience leading contract and commercial negotiations and administration of design-and-build projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Civil Engineering or Construction Management, or 4+ years of related construction management experience in lieu of a degree.

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