Strategic Construction Cost Manager

Amazon

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 77,000 - 135,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Maternity and Parental Leave Options

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Amazon's NA Design & Construction (D&C) Cost Management team is seeking a Construction Cost Manager to oversee a portfolio of industrial projects across North America. In this role you will drive cost certainty, validate financials, and report the health of programs to leaders and stakeholders.

You will work independently and with cross-functional teams to implement cost management frameworks, track variances, and support best practices.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
Experience as an Architect, Engineer, Construction Manager, Development Manager, Owner's project management representative or in other Commercial Development and Construction related disciplines.
5+ years of construction cost management, cost engineering, estimating, or quantity surveying experience.
Proficiency with cost management software, scheduling tools (Primavera P6, MS Project, or similar), and advanced Excel.
Experience using data analytics to identify trends, drive and support process improvements, and inform strategic decisions through metrics and KPIs.

Responsibilities

Execute end-to-end cost management functions aligned, including cost planning, cost control, cost forecasting, and cost reporting across multiple assigned projects.
Maintain compliance with Amazon's internal cost management governance standards, including cost authority thresholds, approval workflows, and financial delegation of authority.
Track and report cost performance metrics
Implement and maintain cost control processes including cost baselines, work breakdown structures, and cost breakdown structures.
Create and maintain processes for timely cost variance identification and escalation per established thresholds.
Review, analyze, and challenge cost and time change requests from external partners
Contingency management and monthly cost reporting leveraging internal data and tools with a bias toward automation.
Strong fundamental understanding of end-to-end change control process management (receipt, evaluation, negotiation, disposition) with the ability to drive a standardized process leveraging AACE standards.
Ability to develop and review change order logs, commitment registers, and produce audit-trail documentation
Working with construction managers, support in the action of reviewing and validating change orders including proposed costs, scope of work, and comparison with contractual terms.
Develop strong partnerships with Construction Managers, Preconstruction Managers, Design, Procurement, Finance, and Operations teams.
Align cost reporting and estimating deliverables with external project managers, architects, general contractors, and consultants.
Independently identify project risks including financial cost impacts and communicate to the Cost Management Manager and cross-functional partners.
Contribute to daily, weekly, and monthly cost reports with a bias toward automation.
Communicate cost metrics, trends, and recommendations effectively (verbal and written) to cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
Explore and implement generative AI and automation tools to accelerate cost estimating, change order analysis, variance reporting, and lessons-learned extraction.
Strong fundamentals on cost management platforms (e.g., Procore, Ecosys, Oracle Unifier, or equivalent) and advanced Excel capabilities (Power Query, pivot tables, array formulas, macros) for cost tracking and analysis.