Data Center Construction Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Paid time off

Adoption benefits

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Construction Manager to lead construction projects for AWS data centers.

You will drive cost, schedule, and quality on-site, coordinate with Operations, Networking, Controls and Security teams, and act as Amazon's owner's representative with contractors. This role requires a strong background in electrical and mechanical systems, 6+ years of construction management experience, and the ability to manage multiple vendors.

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
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science OR 9 years of related construction management experience in lieu of a degree
• 6+ years of relevant experience constructing and managing complex MEP systems, including large-scale power distribution/generation gear and cooling systems in mission-critical environments
• 4+ years of relevant experience managing general contractors and vendors, including RFP processes, bidding, change orders, quality control, and RFI/submittal tracking in construction project execution
• 6 years of relevant experience constructing electrical engineering systems including large scale power distribution/generation gear and constructing mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems

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.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Construction Management

Vendor Management

RFP processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Construction Management

9 years of related construction management experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

MS Excel

Windows OS

MS Word

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Construction Manager to lead construction projects for AWS data centers.

You will drive cost, schedule, and quality on-site, coordinate with Operations, Networking, Controls and Security teams, and act as Amazon's owner's representative with contractors. This role requires a strong background in electrical and mechanical systems, 6+ years of construction management experience, and the ability to manage multiple vendors.