Data Center Construction Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Hamlet (NC); On-site; USD 111,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS Data Center Construction Manager position is part of Amazon Data Services, Inc. The role oversees construction project management for new builds and capital projects, coordinating scope, schedule, budget, and quality across internal and external teams to ensure resilient data center infrastructure.

You will lead negotiations, develop RFPs, perform financial analyses, and manage documentation and approvals, while driving continuous improvement and safety compliance across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and deployment.
• Experience with MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems.
• Experience with power management and power monitoring systems.
• 5+ years of project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure.
• 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 reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains.

Responsibilities

• Direct interface with construction general contractors during 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.

Skills

project management

power management

critical data center equipment

engineering documentation

electrical diagrams

construction drawings

building codes

Data Center Engineering Operations

construction specifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Windows Operating Systems

Job description

AWS Data Center Construction Manager position is part of Amazon Data Services, Inc. The role oversees construction project management for new builds and capital projects, coordinating scope, schedule, budget, and quality across internal and external teams to ensure resilient data center infrastructure.

You will lead negotiations, develop RFPs, perform financial analyses, and manage documentation and approvals, while driving continuous improvement and safety compliance across multiple sites.