Construction Program Manager, NA Design and Construction - Induction

Overview

Description

As a Design and Construction Program Manager, you will work closely with Amazon stakeholders to successfully deliver projects that allow Amazon to continue to honor our customer delivery promise. You will be able to immerse yourself in program and project management activities that will continuously challenge you.

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

• Plans, implements, coordinates and tracks to completion all activities necessary for partner execution teams to successfully launch new builds, retrofits and expansions in support of the First, Mile networks.
• Ensures the installation of all finishing aspects and equipment that make a building functional to process volume for our customers
• Drives project execution, standardization and process improvement.
• Builds partnerships and leads through influence with contractors, installation vendors, construction and engineering teams along with other stakeholders to meet project milestones.
• Collaborates with all project teams to meet and exceed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Supports program initiative goals by delivering projects of varying complexity.
• Up to 60% travel at peak times to support our customers. Projects may overlap in different regions. You are required to travel across applicable regions for this role. The amount of travel may vary based on the project type and the time of the year.
• Key competencies of this position include controllership to ensure your contracted resources deliver work on time and within safety, quality and budget requirements.

Each day you represent GES-D&C (Global Engineering Services Design and Construction) in managing projects that vary in complexity, time and budget. You own projects from kick-off to close-out while also executing program level initiatives to better the organization. You are expected to work at pace with high levels of ambiguity and little oversight, whilst demonstrating ownership throughout the project life cycle.

You lead by influencing stakeholders through a cadence of business meetings, site visits and technical discussions. You are expected to physically be on site to meet project goals and roll up your sleeves with a Bias for Action to get things done and support project execution. Your scope is dependent on integral partners such as planning, preconstruction, construction, engineering and design teams.

You execute your scope in a construction environment. Daily tasks include coordination with vendors and contractors, removing barriers, working across teams, communicating project status and risk, using internal and external software and driving results. You are expected to lead by example when on site, communicating across stakeholders up to PMO.

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

At Amazon, we are all Owners. You will be a part of a high functioning team that is interconnected and supportive of each other to help Deliver Results for multiple, complex and high capital projects simultaneously. We own the execution of our scope from mobilization to final hand-off to our customers. We are an execution function within GES that directly supports the First Mile network.

We are a diverse, inclusive, high performing, problem-solve oriented, creative team of project and process improvement managers. We strive to keep an open mind, a sense of humor and a drive for ambition to deploy innovative and sustainable facilities every day.

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science
• Experience as an Architect, Engineer, Construction Manager, Development Manager, Owner's project management representative or in other Commercial Development and Construction related disciplines

• Experience operating within at least two disciplines within the construction industry, such as Contracting, Owners Representation, Architecture,…