Data Center Construction Manager — On-Site Leader, Cost & Schedule

Amazon; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Data Center Construction Manager to lead construction project management for new builds and major capital projects. You will own scope, quality, schedule, and budget while coordinating with Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning teams on dynamic data center builds.

On-site daily engagement with construction trades, driving cost control and schedule adherence, and ensuring high safety and quality standards across multiple sites.

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.
• 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 reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains.

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 center resiliency.
• Conduct constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs for 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 of equipment.

Skills

MS Excel

Power management

Power monitoring systems

Construction project management

Education

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

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Data Center Construction Manager to lead construction project management for new builds and major capital projects. You will own scope, quality, schedule, and budget while coordinating with Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning teams on dynamic data center builds.

On-site daily engagement with construction trades, driving cost control and schedule adherence, and ensuring high safety and quality standards across multiple sites.