Sr. Construction Manager, Data Center Construction

Description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. Working on challenging problems with thousands of variables that impact the supply chain, we are seeking talented people who want to help.

As a Data Center Construction Manager (CM), you will work with diverse teams of software, hardware, network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles to deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. You will own project scope, quality, schedule, and budget for construction of new builds or general capital projects, and you will oversee construction activities, representing Amazon’s owner’s representative on construction sites.

• Represent Amazon as the construction representative on multiple data center building and capital improvement construction project sites from construction start through hand‑off to operations.
• Direct interface with construction general contractors during the bidding, award, execution, punch‑list, and closeout phases.
• Create construction project scope and requests for proposals.
• Conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids and proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Manage and drive cost, schedule, and quality while managing construction contractors and vendors.
• Perform construction project management activities, including management of documents, submittals, RFIs, change orders, invoices, quality, scope, and schedule.
• Drive construction teams to troubleshoot and perform root‑cause failure analysis on equipment failures.
• Support commissioning, integrated system testing, and oversight.
• Support operations of installed facilities, including review of procedures, best practices, and maintenance initiatives.
• Support capital request creation.
• Analyze and report construction progress and financials.
• Record and report key construction metrics to team members and management.
• Contribute to construction initiatives aimed at improving construction efficiency and increasing data center resiliency.
• Provide constructability reviews for electrical and mechanical designs for new or optimization of existing data centers.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or an equivalent engineering science plus 7+ years of relevant construction experience, OR 11+ years of relevant construction experience in lieu of a degree.
• 6+ years of experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large‑scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
• 6+ years of general contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, and RFI and submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution.

• MS in Construction Management or Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural).
• 10+ years’ experience in Construction Management of large‑scale projects.
• 10+ years’ experience in Project Management and Vendor Management.
• 5+ years’ experience in Data Center system‑level architecture and electrical engineering principles.
• 5+ years’ experience in Data Center system‑level architecture and mechanical engineering principles.
• Experience designing data centers or critical MEP infrastructure.

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

Base salary range: $ – $ USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined by experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, optional Supplemental Life plans), EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

Location:

New Carlisle, Indiana (about 30 minutes from South Bend).

Amazon Data Services, Inc.