Senior Data Center Construction Lead

Amazon; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Data Center Construction Manager to lead construction projects for world‑class AWS data centers. You will drive cost, schedule, and quality on capital builds, coordinating with Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning teams.

On site daily, you will manage vendors and contractors, own project scope and budgets, and ensure safety and quality while delivering reliable, energy‑efficient infrastructure for AWS customers.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Direct interface with construction general contractors during 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 initiatives aimed at increasing resilience of data centers.
• Conduct constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs.
• Manage construction documents including submittal reviews, 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.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

RFP processes

MEP systems knowledge

Cost control

Education

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

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent OR 9 years of construction management experience

Tools

MS Excel

Windows OS

MS Word

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Data Center Construction Manager to lead construction projects for world‑class AWS data centers. You will drive cost, schedule, and quality on capital builds, coordinating with Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning teams.

On site daily, you will manage vendors and contractors, own project scope and budgets, and ensure safety and quality while delivering reliable, energy‑efficient infrastructure for AWS customers.