Construction Manager , Operations, IT, & Support Engineering (AWS)

Amazon; Berwick (Columbia County); On-site; USD 111,300 - 186,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Data Center Construction Manager within AWS Infrastructure Services to lead on-site construction efforts for data centers in the United States. You will partner with Operations, Networking, and Security teams to deliver safe, resilient infrastructure on time and within budget.

Responsibilities include interfacing with general contractors, evaluating bids, coordinating design reviews, and driving cost, schedule, and quality across complex electrical and mechanical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience bringing new design concepts through development to deployment.
• Strong experience with MS Excel, Word, and Windows OS.
• Experience with power management and power monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Direct interface with construction general contractors during bidding, award, execution, and closeout phases.
• Conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Create construction project scope and requests for proposals.
• Perform financial analysis of construction.
• Manage construction projects to increase data center resiliency.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

MS Excel

Power management

Power monitoring systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Construction Manager , Operations, IT, & Support Engineering

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.

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.

As a Data Center Construction Manager, you will be part of a creative, diverse team tasked with solving fascinating problems in constructing Amazon Data Centers. Our data centers are industry-leading examples of energy‑efficient, cost‑effective designs. You will work alongside partner teams such as Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build Data Centers that directly support our Customers.

Key job responsibilities

• Direct interface with construction general contractors during the bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.
• Conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Create construction project scope and requests for proposals.
• Perform financial analysis of construction.
• Manage construction projects for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centers.
• Conduct constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or optimization of existing data centers.
• Manage construction documents including submittal review, RFIs, change orders, and invoicing.
• Ensure construction project quality control.
• Record and report key construction metrics to team members and management.
• Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root‑cause failure analysis associated with equipment failures.
• Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.

A day in the life

You will be on the construction site daily, interacting with construction trades as Amazon’s owner’s representative. You will be directly responsible for driving cost, schedule, and quality while managing construction vendors and contractors building data centers.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems
• Experience with power management and power monitoring systems

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure experience
• Knowledge of critical data center equipment
• Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, or OSHA
• Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure
• Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains

Location: USA, PA, Berwick

Base salary range: $111,300.00 - $186,100.00 USD annually

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.