Senior Preconstruction Lead – Drone Delivery (Regional Travel)

Amazon Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 104,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Prime Air is seeking a Senior Pre-Construction Manager to lead pre-construction for PA Expansion, acting as the senior owner’s representative. You will source Architects of Record, coordinate design completion, permitting, and contract execution for assigned locations and own budgets and procurement.

You will drive regulatory compliance with AHJ, manage escalations with sound judgment, mentor other managers, and travel ~20% regionally to support projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external teams to secure resources, scope infrastructure builds, set priorities and milestones, and drive delivery to meet deadlines.
• Lead coordination with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) to ensure regulatory compliance, smooth permitting execution, and timely approvals.
• Keep scope under control and accelerate progress by driving crisp, timely decisions, identifying and clearing blockers, and managing escalations with excellent judgment.
• Own project budgets and oversee spend approvals across all assigned preconstruction projects.
• Lead external partner selection, contract negotiations, and project procurement functions; ensure contracts are fit for purpose, cost‑effective, and incorporate appropriate service level agreements.
• Communicate budgets, schedules, project status, and priorities clearly to internal teams and external partners.
• Run preconstruction meetings effectively — putting the right people in the room, driving detailed discussions, and achieving high‑level alignment and consensus.
• Utilize Amazon's information systems to record and update schedule, budget, and other key project developments.
• Represent Amazon's interests in weekly Architect, Owner, and Contractor (AOC) meetings; provide input on root causes and corrective actions.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder alignment

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Amazon Prime Air is seeking a Senior Pre-Construction Manager to lead pre-construction for PA Expansion, acting as the senior owner’s representative. You will source Architects of Record, coordinate design completion, permitting, and contract execution for assigned locations and own budgets and procurement.

You will drive regulatory compliance with AHJ, manage escalations with sound judgment, mentor other managers, and travel ~20% regionally to support projects.