Senior Value Engineering Leader - AI-Driven Construction

Amazon; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 104,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon in Nashville, TN is seeking a Senior Value Engineering Manager to own cost engineering and value engineering on large-scale construction projects. You will influence multi-million-dollar supplier negotiations and shape AI-powered cost intelligence across the Global Procurement Organization.

This role demands deep construction cost knowledge, the ability to build scalable, data-driven models, and collaboration with design, sourcing, and business stakeholders to drive cost optimization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience as Architect/Engineer/Construction Manager or related disciplines.
• Experience developing bottom-up cost models, should-cost models, cost benchmarks, cost driver analysis, and analytical frameworks for complex construction or capital investments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver independent bottom-up construction cost estimates for North America Design & Construction stakeholders across retrofit, expansion, and new-build projects spanning multiple building types and fulfillment network segments.
• Develop cost estimates from early-stage concepts through RFP-ready construction documents, selecting appropriate methodologies based on project maturity and available information.
• Own estimating strategies for repeatable multi-site programs by developing scalable templates while producing detailed bottom-up estimates for complex, site-specific projects.
• Generate conceptual ROM estimates to support early project planning, business case development, investment decisions, and funding approvals.
• Lead should-cost modeling, benchmarking, and Value Engineering analyses to identify cost optimization opportunities while preserving design intent, quality, constructability, schedule, and operational requirements.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to improve estimating efficiency through automated data gathering, benchmarking, and cost analysis while applying engineering judgment to validate outputs.

Skills

AI & Automation

Data management

Cost modeling

Estimating systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

CostX

Estimating software

Job description

Amazon in Nashville, TN is seeking a Senior Value Engineering Manager to own cost engineering and value engineering on large-scale construction projects. You will influence multi-million-dollar supplier negotiations and shape AI-powered cost intelligence across the Global Procurement Organization.

This role demands deep construction cost knowledge, the ability to build scalable, data-driven models, and collaboration with design, sourcing, and business stakeholders to drive cost optimization