Director of AMER DC Construction, Data Center Capacity Delivery

On Site Execution

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.

Resource Management

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.

Technical Leadership

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.

Create an environment for fast-moving, iterative continuous improvement.

Cost Ownership

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.

Strategic Planning & Partner Development

Ensure alignment and collaboration with partner teams so that full DC projects are completed safely, 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.