Sr. Construction Manager, MLZ Data Center Construction (AWS)

Amazon; New Carlisle (IN); On-site; USD 139,300 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon in New Carlisle, Indiana, seeks a Sr. Construction Manager for MLZ Data Center Construction.

You will own scope, budget, and schedule for large-scale data center builds and oversee complex MEP systems, while coordinating with Operations, Networking, and Security teams. Lead construction management efforts, negotiate with contractors, drive cost controls, and support commissioning and ongoing facility operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent with 7+ years of construction experience, OR 11+ years without a degree.
• 6+ years of experience managing large, complex projects involving large-scale MEP plants.
• 6+ years of general contractor and vendor management experience (RFPs, bidding, change orders, QC, RFIs).

Responsibilities

• Own project scope, quality, schedule, and budget for construction of new data centers.
• Lead construction management and oversight of construction related activities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build Data Centers.
• Represent Amazon’s owner on construction sites daily and interface with general contractors.
• Drive cost, schedule, and quality while managing contractors and vendors.
• Support commissioning, testing, and operations of facilities.
• Analyze and report construction progress and financials.
• Provide constructability reviews for electrical and mechanical designs.

Skills

Electrical engineering systems

Mechanical engineering systems

Power distribution

MEP systems

Construction management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management

11+ years of construction experience in lieu of a degree

Job description

Sr. Construction Manager, MLZ Data Center Construction

Job ID: 10382564 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want 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 seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

As our Data Center Construction Manager (CM), you will be a 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.

At Amazon, we are all Owners and leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the design review to construction bidding, execution, and final hand-off to our customers. We develop innovative data centers for our Customers.

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 close out 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 operations 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.

A day in the life: This project site is in New Carlisle, Indiana.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience constructing electrical engineering systems including large scale power distribution/generation gear and mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or an equivalent engineering science plus 7+ years of relevant construction experience, OR 11+ years of relevant construction experience in lieu of a degree.
• 6+ years of experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
• 6+ years of general contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, and RFI and submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent, or 10+ years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.) experience.
• 10+ years’ experience in Construction Management of large‑scale projects.
• 10+ years’ experience in Project Management and Vendor Management.
• 5+ years’ experience in Data Center system‑level architecture and electrical engineering principles.
• 5+ years’ experience in Data Center system‑level architecture and mechanical engineering principles.
• Experience designing data centers or critical MEP infrastructure.

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

Location: USA, IN, New Carlisle. Salary: 139,300.00 – 208,000.00 USD annually.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .