Construction Manager; Fulfillment & Operations

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As the GES Construction Manager, you are a customer‑obsessed leader in the Amazon construction process. In this role, you will implement the facility network infrastructure, including sortation centers, delivery stations, and auxiliary buildings supporting those facilities. The construction projects may include new builds, retrofits, and expansions. You will perform deep‑dive reviews of job budgets and schedules, identify and resolve discrepancies, and manage contractor bid packages.

You will partner with internal customers and external stakeholders to earn their trust and deliver results while communicating information effectively and in a timely manner. This position combines construction engineering, planning, project management, facilities management, and contract management.

This role requires up to 60% regional travel and availability to work from a corporate office when not traveling. Candidates should live near or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance of the office. Relocation assistance may be provided.

• Supervise the implementation and management of Amazon’s safety programs and standards with the entire internal and external project team.
• Manage a project, problem resolution, or effort.
• Ensure that the skills and competencies of contract labor are appropriate to the work required.
• Operate independently in the assigned region, interacting with leadership and stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Track and forecast comprehensive budgets and schedules, striving for frugality and accomplishing more with less while identifying and solving factors that may impede a successful project hand‑over to Amazon stakeholders.
• Interface and coordinate with the authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ) to ensure regulatory compliance and smooth job execution.
• Advise on the impact of change on time, cost, and permitting.
• Maintain internal and external stakeholders up to date on all pertinent information through comprehensive and timely communication.

Each day you will act as owner to ensure the safe, on‑time, and in‑budget execution of Amazon construction projects. Daily tasks may include site management, coordinating with contractors on projected changes and project status, ensuring contractors meet contractual obligations, seeking sustainable environmentally friendly solutions, and using Amazon information systems to record and update scheduling, budget, and other key developments. You will negotiate contract terms with contractors while driving them to meet or exceed agreed‑to schedules and budgets, and represent Amazon’s interests in weekly architect, owner, and contractor (AOC) meetings to provide input on root causes and corrective action.

At Amazon, we are all Owners and leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything through design review, construction bidding, construction execution, and final hand‑off to our customers. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative team of engineers and managers working daily to develop the innovative physical assets our customers expect while striving to be the Earth’s best employer.

• 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.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or Building Information Modeling (BIM), and scheduling software such as Primavera, MS Project, or similar.
• Experience conducting financial business case analysis and translating information into useful formats to draw conclusions.

• Experience operating within at least two disciplines within the construction industry (e.g., Contracting, Owner’s Representation, Architecture, Design and Engineering, Commercial Development).
• Project Management accreditation (PMP®, CMAA, or similar).

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

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