Global Data Center Cost Engineer & Cost Control Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs and sign-on bonus

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Construction Cost Engineer to support data center projects in North and South America. You will analyze bids, manage external QS vendors, and drive cost control across multi-disciplinary teams while communicating goals to stakeholders and identifying savings opportunities.

The role emphasizes automation, benchmarking, and ensuring accurate invoices and final payments, with travel up to 30% and a focus on global scale and data center infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) plants.
• Experience in construction or project management.
• Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems.

Responsibilities

• Utilizing tools and templates for bid analysis and cost management.
• Engaging and managing third party Quantity Surveyor vendors Working seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams, both internal and external on a global scale
• Communicating cost control goals to all stakeholders effectively
• Identify Value Engineering opportunities in the design and quantify the savings
• Identify project risks and the financial cost impacts associated and communicate to the broader team
• Updating repository for historical data
• Defining and tracking cost performance metrics
• Analyzing and providing timely feedback of Construction vendor proposals using AWS benchmark data
• Creating accurate bid leveling documents
• Providing cost analysis of schedule and design variations
• Validating the final award amount and scope based on contract documents including schedule
• Implementing, maintaining and executing all cost control, change management, progress and performance reporting
• Validating change cost impacts
• Ensuring vendor invoices are accurate and timely
• Supporting the construction team with project close-out and final payments
• Delivering results for multiple projects with competing priorities on a consistent basis

Skills

Construction management

Project management

MS Excel

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Windows OS

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Construction Cost Engineer to support data center projects in North and South America. You will analyze bids, manage external QS vendors, and drive cost control across multi-disciplinary teams while communicating goals to stakeholders and identifying savings opportunities.

The role emphasizes automation, benchmarking, and ensuring accurate invoices and final payments, with travel up to 30% and a focus on global scale and data center infrastructure.