Senior Data Center Construction Lead

Amazon; Hamlet (NC); On-site; USD 139,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Construction Manager to lead on-site construction for new and existing data centers.

You will be the owner’s representative, directing contractors, managing scope, schedule and budget, and coordinating with Operations, Networking, Security, and Commissioning teams. The role emphasizes cost, schedule, and quality control, with a focus on delivering resilient, energy-efficient data centers and leading cross-functional teams to successful hand-off

Qualifications

• Experience constructing electrical engineering systems including large scale power distribution/generation gear.
• Experience in construction management or construction program management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
• Experience in construction of data center delivery (design, commissioning and construction), mission critical facilities, or equivalent industrial/manufacturing facility builds.

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 and 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 systems

Construction management

Data center delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Construction Manager to lead on-site construction for new and existing data centers.

You will be the owner’s representative, directing contractors, managing scope, schedule and budget, and coordinating with Operations, Networking, Security, and Commissioning teams. The role emphasizes cost, schedule, and quality control, with a focus on delivering resilient, energy-efficient data centers and leading cross-functional teams to successful hand-off