Data Center Construction Lead for AWS Infra

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Chantilly, VA, seeks a Data Center Construction Manager to lead on-site construction for critical facilities.

You will coordinate with Operations, Networking, Controls, and Security teams to drive cost, schedule, and quality while managing vendors and contractors building data centers. This role focuses on electrical and mechanical systems, power distribution and cooling, and hands-on site management in a fast-paced cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and/or Mechanical Engineering or Construction Management related field.
• 9 years of related construction management experience in lieu of a degree is acceptable.
• 6+ years of experience constructing and managing complex MEP systems, including large-scale power distribution/generation gear and cooling systems.
• 4+ years of experience managing general contractors and vendors, including RFP processes, bidding, change orders, quality control, and RFI/submittal tracking.

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 for initiatives aimed at increasing data centers resiliency.
• Conduct constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs for new or optimized data centers.
• Manage construction documents including submittal review, RFIs, change orders, and invoicing.
• Ensure construction project quality control.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

MS Excel

MS Word

Windows OS

Construction Management

Vendor & GC management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management

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

Tools

RFP processes

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Chantilly, VA, seeks a Data Center Construction Manager to lead on-site construction for critical facilities.

You will coordinate with Operations, Networking, Controls, and Security teams to drive cost, schedule, and quality while managing vendors and contractors building data centers. This role focuses on electrical and mechanical systems, power distribution and cooling, and hands-on site management in a fast-paced cloud environment.