Construction Cost Engineer, North and South America Cost Control

About the role

The AWS North and South America Cost Control team is seeking a passionate and motivated Construction Cost Engineer to support a portfolio of Data Center Construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Utilizing tools and templates for bid analysis and cost management
• Raising Funding, creating and administering contract documents, administering purchase orders to engage and manage 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 project risks and the financial cost impacts associated 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.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of vendor management experience
• 4+ years of relevant work in a data center or other critical environment experience
• 5+ years of data center engineering or operations experience
• 5+ years of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel experience
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or 1+ years of relevant discipline work experience
• Experience in vendor management
• Experience in a data center or other critical environment
• Experience in data center engineering or operations
• Experience with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel