Director of AMER DC Construction, Data Center Capacity Delivery

The Director of North & South America Data Center Construction leads on-site execution teams that deliver data center infrastructure across the Americas, owning program management for construction projects from Pre-Construction to room delivery. This role coordinates across health and safety, security, environmental, legal, engineering, procurement, commissioning, controls, and operations while managing regional construction leaders throughout North and South America. The Director analyzes contracting scenarios across multiple jurisdictions, evaluates designs to improve safety, security, quality, availability, deployment speed, cost, and standardizes build processes across all regions.

This person develops construction related metrics and reports organizational health to senior leadership, operating effectively in a fast-changing environment by applying industry best practices while maintaining the agility required to deliver on‑time capacity that meets AWS growth demands.

• Oversee DC construction efforts through Construction, Regional Construction Managers, on‑site teams, and General Contractors.
• Provide project construction support for new DC site work, building shells, and interior mechanical, electrical, and plumbing fit‑out works.

• Develop, maintain, and report key performance indicator metrics. Analyze and use data to develop and propagate successful mechanisms, identifying risk areas, and drive systematic mitigation.
• Provide leadership and direction to construction workforce, coaching and mentoring regional managers and construction managers throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Drive span of control and discussions with critical partners to improve construction management efficiency with internal Amazon teams.
• Ensure contracted resources deliver work that meets safety, security, quality, and duration targets, addressing and correcting under‑performance.

• Prepare reports, documents, and technical analysis for executive leadership. Provide recommendations to modify design requirements, equipment, and services.
• Provide technical direction for the construction team's analysis of site‑work, building design, master site layouts, schedules, materials, and long‑lead equipment used in DCs.
• Drive innovative DC construction solutions that reduce cost and cycle time while improving safety and quality.
• Create an environment for fast‑moving, iterative continuous improvement.

• Oversee the development, competition, and negotiation of contracts with construction vendors and present formal documentation for approval.
• Ensure contracts are fit for purpose, cost effective, and incorporate appropriate analysis.
• Represent construction team activities in executive staff meetings, including funding requests, correction of errors explanations, and staffing support models.
• Align construction cost estimating for future builds (including new regions), cost controls, and procurement activities with on‑the‑ground management of execution.

• Ensure alignment and collaboration with partner teams so that full DC projects are completed safe, efficiently and cost‑effectively, including on‑the‑ground coordination of partner teams (Health & Safety, Security, Quality, Controls, Commissioning, Cabling) and partner teams (Real Estate, TiPM, Networking, and Operations).
• Work with multiple permitting entities at all governmental levels and in multiple countries to obtain construction‑related permissions to build and occupy DCs.
• Align with the Construction Principals to develop a technical strategic roadmap and properly allocate resources to drive innovation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or an equivalent engineering science plus 15+ years of relevant construction experience.
• 10+ years of managing, mentoring, leading, and coaching teams of construction professionals.
• Experience hiring, promoting, disciplining, and developing teams of construction professionals.
• Experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving…