Sr. Construction Manager, Data Center Construction

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Culpeper (VA); On-site; USD 139,300 - 208,000; 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 large-scale data center builds, owning scope, schedule, cost, and quality. You will partner with operations, networking, security, and commissioning teams to deliver energy-efficient facilities and oversee contractor interactions from bidding to hand-off.

This role requires experience with electrical and mechanical systems for data centers and a strong background in construction management, cost control, and project governance.

Qualifications

• Experience constructing electrical and mechanical systems for large-scale data center infrastructure.
• Experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving major MEP plants.
• Proficient in project control (cost and schedule) and formulating construction programmes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or 16+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Own project scope, quality, schedule, and budget for construction of new builds or capital projects.
• Oversee construction-related activities and manage construction teams on site.
• Collaborate with Operations, Networking, Security, and Commissioning to build data centers.
• Represent the owner on construction sites and interface with general contractors during bidding and closeout.
• Develop construction scope and RFPs, negotiate bids, and ensure cost, schedule, and quality targets.
• Manage documents, submittals, RFIs, change orders, and invoices; track progress and metrics.
• Drive root-cause analysis for equipment failures and support commissioning and testing.
• Support ongoing operations and capital requests, reviewing procedures and best practices.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 16+ years of related construction management experience in lieu of a degree

Job description

Description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on challenging problems with thousands of supply‑chain variables, and we’re looking for talented people to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing infinite capacity at the lowest cost. You’ll also experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

As our Data Center Construction Manager, you will be part of a diverse, upbeat, and creative team tasked with solving fascinating problems constructing Amazon Data Centers. Our data centers are industry‑leading examples of energy‑efficient and cost‑effective designs.

This position requires the candidate to be a US Citizen.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Own project scope, quality, schedule, and budget for construction of new builds or general capital projects.
• Own construction project management and oversight of construction related activities.
• Work alongside partner teams such as Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build Data Centers that directly support our customers.
• Be a leader in your specific discipline (construction management, building services, architectural, electrical or mechanical engineering).
• Represent Amazon’s owner’s representative on construction sites daily, interacting with construction trades.
• Be Amazon’s construction representative on multiple data center building and capital improvement construction project sites from construction start through hand‑off to operations.
• Direct interface with construction general contractors during the construction bidding, award, execution, punch‑list, and closeout phases.
• Create construction project scope and request for proposals.
• Conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids and proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Manage and drive cost, schedule, and quality while managing construction contractors and vendors.
• Perform construction project management activities, including management of documents, submittals, RFIs, change orders, invoices, quality, scope, and schedule.
• Drive construction teams to troubleshoot and perform root‑cause failure analysis on equipment failures.
• Support commissioning and integrated system testing and oversight.
• Support operation of installed facilities, including review of procedures, best practices, and maintenance initiatives.
• Support capital request creation.
• Analyze and report construction progress and financials.
• Record and report key construction metrics to team members and management.
• Contribute to construction initiatives aimed at improving construction efficiency and increasing data center resiliency.
• Provide constructability reviews for electrical and mechanical designs for new or optimization of existing data centers.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience constructing electrical engineering systems including large‑scale power distribution/generation gear and mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems.
• Experience in construction management or construction program management of large, complex projects involving large‑scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
• Experience in project control (cost or schedule, or both) and formulating construction programmes, especially for infrastructure and mission‑critical projects both on‑site and in pre‑construction environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science or 16+ years of related construction management experience in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering multi‑media environmental due diligence, permitting, and compliance projects with specific expertise in CWA 404 and NPDES permitting, groundwater protection, wastewater discharge, and natural and cultural resource evaluations.
• Experience in Project Controls Standards subject matter, including Estimating, Cost Management, Cost Forecasting, Schedule Management, Progress Measurement, Change Management, Risk Management, WBS/CBS/SBS, Cash‑Flow (VOWD), and Benchmarking.
• Experience in environmental compliance and permitting, waste management, contractual, regulatory, and liability assessments, environmental permit evaluations and applications, EIAs and water discharge requirements.
• Understand data center system‑level architecture and electrical engineering principles, including switch gear, UPS, transformers, circuit breakers, breaker coordination studies.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

Location: USA, VA, Culpeper. Salary range: 139,300.00 – 208,000.00 USD annually.

Benefits include health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.