Construction Cost Manager, NA Design & Construction Governance, Global Engineering Services, GE[...]
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Job summary
Amazon NA Design & Construction (D&C) Cost Management team seeks a Construction Cost Manager to oversee a portfolio of industrial projects in North America. You will drive cost certainty, validate financials, and report health to leaders and cross-functional partners.
You will execute end-to-end cost management, develop baselines, forecast costs, and lead cost variance analysis with a focus on automation and advanced analytics.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in construction cost management, cost engineering, estimating, or quantity surveying.
- Proficiency with cost management software, scheduling tools, and advanced Excel.
- Experience using data analytics to identify trends and inform decisions.
Responsibilities
- Execute end-to-end cost management functions across multiple projects (planning, control, forecasting, reporting).
- Maintain compliance with internal cost governance standards and approval workflows.
- Track and report cost performance metrics; implement cost baselines and WBS/COFD structures.
- Review change orders, validate costs, scope, and contractual terms; support contingency management and reporting.
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Job description
The NA Design & Construction (D&C) Cost Management team within Global Engineering Services (GES) is seeking a passionate and motivated Construction Cost Manager to manage and support a portfolio of industrial construction projects in North America. In this role, you will drive cost certainty across multiple projects, reporting on overall financial health to organizational leaders and cross-functional stakeholders. Working independently and with cross-functional teams, you will execute cost management frameworks, validate project financials, and contribute to cost management best practices across the program.
- Execute end-to-end cost management functions aligned, including cost planning, cost control, cost forecasting, and cost reporting across multiple assigned projects.
- Maintain compliance with Amazon's internal cost management governance standards, including cost authority thresholds, approval workflows, and financial delegation of authority.
- Track and report cost performance metrics
- Implement and maintain cost control processes including cost baselines, work breakdown structures, and cost breakdown structures.
- Create and maintain processes for timely cost variance identification and escalation per established thresholds.
- Review, analyze, and challenge cost and time change requests from external partners
- Contingency management and monthly cost reporting leveraging internal data and tools with a bias toward automation.
- Strong fundamental understanding of end-to-end change control process management (receipt, evaluation, negotiation, disposition) with the ability to drive a standardized process leveraging AACE standards.
- Ability to develop and review change order logs, commitment registers, and produce audit-trail documentation
- Working with construction managers, support in the action of reviewing and validating change orders including proposed costs, scope of work, and comparison with contractual terms.
- Develop strong partnerships with Construction Managers, Preconstruction Managers, Design, Procurement, Finance, and Operations teams.
- Align cost reporting and estimating deliverables with external project managers, architects, general contractors, and consultants.
- Independently identify project risks including financial cost impacts and communicate to the Cost Management Manager and cross-functional partners.
- Contribute to daily, weekly, and monthly cost reports with a bias toward automation.
- Communicate cost metrics, trends, and recommendations effectively (verbal and written) to cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
- Explore and implement generative AI and automation tools to accelerate cost estimating, change order analysis, variance reporting, and lessons-learned extraction.
- Strong fundamentals on cost management platforms (e.g., Procore, Ecosys, Oracle Unifier, or equivalent) and advanced Excel capabilities (Power Query, pivot tables, array formulas, macros) for cost tracking and analysis.
As a Construction Cost Manager, you will primarily work with Construction Managers and act as a strategic advisor on all cost functions across multiple projects. You will independently manage cost tracking, change order validation, and financial reporting for your assigned portfolio while collaborating with Finance, Planning, and Design teams to predict project costs at a network level. With an attention to diving deep, you will support financial white papers with data and analysis, identify cost savings opportunities, and drive process improvements within your workstream. You will make trade-offs between time, quality, and resources on your assigned projects, escalating strategic decisions to your manager as appropriate.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets.
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience as an Architect, Engineer, Construction Manager, Development Manager, Owner's project management representative or in other Commercial Development and Construction related disciplines
- 5+ years of construction cost management, cost engineering, estimating, or quantity surveying experience
- Proficiency with cost management software, scheduling tools (Primavera P6, MS Project, or similar), and advanced Excel
- Experience using data analytics to identify trends, drive and support process improvements, and inform strategic decisions through metrics and KPIs.
- Master's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business, or related field
- Experience across multiple construction disciplines (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical)
- Professional certifications: CCP (Certified Cost Professional), CCE (Certified Cost Engineer), PMP (Project Management Professional), MRICS/FRICS, EVP (Earned Value Professional), or equivalent
- Deep knowledge and history of implementing / using of AACE International Recommended Practices
- Knowledge of CSI MasterFormat™, CSI UniFormat™, and RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM 1, NRM 2)
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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USA, AZ, Tempe - 77,400.00 - 135,400.00 USD annually
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USA, MA, Boston - 77,400.00 - 135,400.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 89,000.00 - 155,800.00 USD annually
USA, TN, Nashville - 69,700.00 - 122,000.00 USD annually
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Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A10436957
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