Construction Cost Engineer, AMER Cost Control

Overview

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and are looking for talented people 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 deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. You’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The AWS AMER Cost Control team is seeking a passionate and motivated construction cost engineer to support a portfolio of Data Center Construction projects in North and South America. The ideal candidate is innovative, analytical, and knowledgeable of the global construction market, the core systems integral to the construction of data centers, and their associated costs. You should have a bias toward automation and a track record of creating benchmarks and metrics to support efficient and effective cost controls.

You pay attention to detail and solve problems at their root. You have experience working with remote teams and the ability to communicate effectively with both construction and non-construction professionals.

• Utilizing tools and templates for bid analysis and cost management
• Engaging and managing third party Quantity Surveyor vendors; working seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams, both internal and external on a global scale
• Communicating cost control goals to all stakeholders effectively
• Identify Value Engineering opportunities in the design and quantify the savings
• Identify project risks and the financial cost impacts and communicate to the broader team
• Updating repository for historical data
• Defining and tracking cost performance metrics
• Analyzing and providing timely feedback of construction vendor proposals using AWS benchmark data
• Creating accurate bid leveling documents
• Providing cost analysis of schedule and design variations
• Validating the final award amount and scope based on contract documents including schedule
• Implementing, maintaining and executing all cost control, change management, progress and performance reporting
• Validating change cost impacts
• Ensuring vendor invoices are accurate and timely
• Supporting the construction team with project close-out and final payments
• Delivering results for multiple projects with competing priorities on a consistent basis

Travel may be required up to 30%, including international travel.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers or critical infrastructure or large-scale mechanical and electrical plants
• Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems
• Experience with power management and power monitoring systems
• Experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) plants

• 5+ years of project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure experience
• Knowledge of critical data center equipment
• Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, or OSHA
• Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure
• Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains

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