Data Center Construction Leader: Build the Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS); New Florence (MO); On-site; USD 153,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Manager of Construction to lead construction efforts across multiple data centers, owning scope, schedule, budget, and quality. You will collaborate with Operations, Networking, Security, and other teams to build facilities that support AWS customers.

You will oversee contractor management, RFPs, bids, and on-site leadership, ensuring safety, cost control, and timely hand-offs while driving data center resiliency and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of management experience.
• 4+ years of general contractor and vendor management work (RFPs, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking)
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems in data center operations ( feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS, ATS, PDU, chillers, pumps, AHUs, CRACs)

Responsibilities

• Be Amazon’s construction representative on multiple data centers building and capital improvement sites from start through hand-off to operations.
• Direct interface with general contractors during bidding, award, execution, punch-list, and close-out phases.
• Create construction project Scope of Work (SOW) and Request for Proposals (RFP).
• Conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids and proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Manage and drive cost, schedule, and quality while managing construction contractors and vendors.
• Perform construction project management activities including documents, submittals, RFIs, change orders, invoices, quality, scope, and schedule.
• Drive construction teams to troubleshoot and perform root-cause failure analysis on equipment failures.
• Support commissioning and integrated system testing and oversight.
• Support operations of installed facilities, including review of procedures, best practices, and maintenance initiatives.
• Support capital request creation.
• Analyze and report construction progress and financials.
• Record and report key construction metrics to team members and management.
• Contribute to construction initiatives aimed at improving efficiency and resiliency.
• Provide constructability reviews for civil, structural, electrical and mechanical designs.
• Be a leader within the group and internal/external data center support teams.

Skills

Management

Vendor management

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Electrical/Mechanical Eng.

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Manager of Construction to lead construction efforts across multiple data centers, owning scope, schedule, budget, and quality. You will collaborate with Operations, Networking, Security, and other teams to build facilities that support AWS customers.

You will oversee contractor management, RFPs, bids, and on-site leadership, ensuring safety, cost control, and timely hand-offs while driving data center resiliency and efficiency.