Construction Manager , IAH100
About the role
As a Data Center Construction Manager, you will be part of a creative, diverse team tasked with solving fascinating problems in constructing Amazon Data Centers. Our data centers are industry-leading examples of energy-efficient, cost-effective designs. You will work alongside partner teams such as Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build Data Centers that directly support our customers. You will build some of the most interesting electrical and mechanical systems in the world, acting as Amazon's owner's representative on the construction site daily. You will drive cost, schedule, and quality while managing construction vendors and contractors.
Responsibilities
- Direct interface with construction general contractors during the bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.
- Conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
- Create construction project scope and requests for proposals.
- Perform financial analysis of construction.
- Manage construction projects for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centers.
- Conduct constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or optimization of existing data centers.
- Manage construction documents including submittal review, RFIs, change orders, and invoicing.
- Ensure construction project quality control.
- Record and report key construction metrics to team members and management.
- Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment failures.
- Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.
Requirements
- Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
- Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems.
- Knowledge of electrical engineering principles including switchgear, UPS, transformers, and circuit breakers.
Preferred Qualifications
- 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 project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure.
- 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.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and option for Supplemental life plans).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support.
- Medical Advice Line and Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
- 401(k) matching.
- Paid time off and parental leave.
- Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
Pay
USA, TX, Wharton - $111,300.00 - $186,100.00 USD annually.
Company - Amazon Data Services, Inc.