Sr. Pre-Construction Manager, D&C
Amazon · Boston, MA · 1 mo ago
OTHRFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invented details. Must remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Must not include duplicated lines. Must not include application instructions. Must include sections only when posting has real specific content.
We need to parse the description.
First paragraph: description of role: "Amazon's Global Engineering Services (GES) North America Design & Construction team is seeking a Senior Preconstruction Manager to serve as Amazon's senior owner's representative during the preconstruction phase of facility delivery. In this role, you will autonomously manage complex, cross-functional industrial preconstruction projects — from site selection and validation through design management, permitting, and contract execution — for new builds, retrofits, expansions, and program initiatives across your assigned region. You will own project budgets, oversee design management end-to-end, select and manage external vendor partners, and lead project procurement — while partnering with internal teams including Real Estate, Design Engineering, Finance, and Construction, and external stakeholders including architects, engineers, developers, landlords, and permitting agencies. You are accountable for a clean, well-defined handoff to the Construction Manager, and you remain a senior authority and support resource for the construction team throughout the project lifecycle. Projects include fulfillment centers, sortation centers, delivery stations, and auxiliary buildings supporting Amazon's logistics network, ranging from targeted renovations to large-scale new facility builds. You will deliver a mix of tactical and strategic initiatives (60% tactical / 40% strategic) that impact multiple teams and geographies, and you will guide and mentor other preconstruction managers while contributing to the development of Amazon's construction community. This role requires 60% regional travel and availability to work from a corporate office when not traveling. Candidates should either live near or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance of the office. Relocation assistance may be provided."
That's a good "About the role" section.
Then "Key job responsibilities" list bullet points. We'll put under
Responsibilities
with- each bullet.
Then "A day in the life" paragraph: could be part of responsibilities or separate? Could be a description of typical day; maybe we can include under Responsibilities or maybe a separate section "Day in the Life". But we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we must fit content into those. "A day in the life" could be part of Responsibilities or About the role. Probably Responsibilities.
Then "About The Team" paragraph: could be part of About the role or maybe we can include as part of About the role. It's about team culture. We'll include in About the role.
Then "Basic Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications": these go under Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we have Requirements and Qualifications separate. Basic Qualifications likely go under Requirements. Preferred Qualifications under Qualifications.
Then "Skills": maybe we can extract from Preferred Qualifications like influencing, negotiating, etc. But we have a Skills heading allowed. Could put relevant skills there. However we must not create sections with filler. If we have content for Skills, we can include. The posting includes "Strong influencing and negotiating skills; demonstrated ability to lead with no authority and build consensus across diverse" etc. Also "Demonstrated success communicating complex decisions and trade-offs to senior leadership". Also "Experience developing and implementing preconstruction processes, playbooks, or best practice frameworks". Also "Experience mentoring and developing junior preconstruction professionals". Also "Knowledge of Building Information Construction Managers Association of America (CMAA) or Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification or equivalent". Those could be skills or qualifications. We'll decide to put them under Skills.
Then Benefits: The posting mentions relocation assistance may be provided, also mentions benefits: "Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance..., 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave." Also mentions sign-on payments and RSUs. So we have Benefits content.
Pay: The posting includes salary ranges for various locations: "The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location." Then lists ranges for multiple cities. So we have Pay content.
Schedule: The posting mentions "This role requires 60% regional travel and availability to work from a corporate office when not traveling." That's schedule/travel. Also maybe "Candidates should either live near or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance of the office." That's location requirement, not schedule. So we have schedule content: 60% regional travel, work from corporate office when not traveling.
Thus we can include Schedule section.
Now we must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Must remove duplicated lines. Must not include application instructions. Must not include Job ID.
Now produce HTML fragment with headings
and appropriate content. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like percentages, etc. Let's craft sections. About the role: combine first paragraph and About The Team paragraph maybe. We'll write:
About the role
Amazon's Global Engineering Services (GES) North America Design & Construction team is seeking a Senior Preconstruction Manager to serve as Amazon's senior owner's representative during the preconstruction phase of facility delivery. In this role, you will autonomously manage complex, cross-functional industrial preconstruction projects — from site selection and validation through design management, permitting, and contract execution — for new builds, retrofits, expansions, and program initiatives across your assigned region. You will own project budgets, oversee design management end-to-end, select and manage external vendor partners, and lead project procurement — while partnering with internal teams including Real Estate, Design Engineering, Finance, and Construction, and external stakeholders including architects, engineers, developers, landlords, and permitting agencies. You are accountable for a clean, well-defined handoff to the Construction Manager, and you remain a senior authority and support resource for the construction team throughout the project lifecycle. Projects include fulfillment centers, sortation centers, delivery stations, and auxiliary buildings supporting Amazon's logistics network, ranging from targeted renovations to large-scale new facility builds. You will deliver a mix of tactical and strategic initiatives (60% tactical / 40% strategic) that impact multiple teams and geographies, and you will guide and mentor other preconstruction managers while contributing to the development of Amazon's construction community. This role requires 60% regional travel and availability to work from a corporate office when not traveling. Candidates should either live near or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance of the office. Relocation assistance may be provided.
At Amazon, we are all owners and leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the design review, permitting to construction bidding and consultant during construction execution prior to final hand-off to our internal stakeholder. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative team of designers, engineers and managers working daily to develop innovative sustainable facilities and efficient innovative buildings for our customers. We focus on Delivering Results, our speed for Bias for Action and Insisting on the Highest Standards for our customers.
That seems good. Responsibilities: list bullet points from "Key job responsibilities" and also maybe "A day in the life". We'll combine. We need to ensure we keep all bullet points. Let's extract bullet points: - Autonomously manage complex, cross-functional industrial pre-construction projects from site selection through design completion, permitting, and contract execution - Work with internal and external stakeholders — including Real Estate, Design Engineering, Entitlements, Construction, Finance, Launch/Startup, architects, engineers, permitting agencies, developers, and landlords — to secure resources, scope infrastructure builds, set priorities and milestones, and drive delivery to meet deadlines - Oversee design management end-to-end, including design evaluations, conformance reviews, and value engineering assessments - Own project budgets and oversee spend approvals; perform conceptual estimating, pricing reviews, schedule tracking, and cashflow forecasting - Lead external partner selection, contract negotiations, and project procurement functions - Manage vendor procurement and oversee professional service providers, ensuring their skills and competencies meet project requirements - Coordinate with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) for permitting, regulatory compliance, and approvals; understand and apply zoning, planning, fire code, and building code requirements - Review and analyze design and construction contracts, related exhibits, and lease agreements; provide detailed analysis and approvals of technical matters and site-specific deal structures and terms - Review additional reports including noise and traffic studies and environmental assessments - Partner with the Transaction team and developers to optimize schedule and strategy for entitlements and long-lead procurement - Monitor project performance metrics, anticipate roadblocks and risks, manage escalations, and drive corrective actions - Resolve complex issues; make and defend trade-off decisions between short-term and long-term needs to internal stakeholders - Write effective narratives and present complex decisions and trade-offs to Directors and VPs - Lead large cross-functional teams; skillfully motivate and focus people of all levels to deliver complex projects - Champion Amazon's safety programs and standards across all internal and external project teams during preconstruction - Drive continuous improvement; develop sustainable, repeatable processes and playbooks for the team and region - Learn to force multiply — drive adoption of best practices and elevate the performance of teams and partners - Guide pre-construction managers in best practices in stakeholder management and project delivery - Contribute to developing Amazon's internal and external construction networks Also "A day in the life" paragraph: "Each day, you represent GES NA Design & Construction as Amazon's senior owner during the preconstruction phase — executing autonomously, leading with no authority, and influencing the best project decisions across your region. Your day may include leading design reviews with architects and engineers, negotiating contract terms with developers and consultants, presenting trade-off decisions to senior leadership, coordinating with AHJ on permitting and code requirements, mentoring PCMs, and developing process improvements based on lessons learned." We can include that as a paragraph after the list or incorporate into responsibilities. Probably as a paragraph. Thus Responsibilities section:Responsibilities
then- ... each bullet
A day in the life ...
Now Requirements: Basic Qualifications bullet points: - Bachelor's degree - 7+ years of experience as an Architect, Engineer, Construction Manager, Development Manager, Owner’s project management representative or other Commercial Development and Construction related disciplines. - 7+ years of project management experience from design phase through implementation and operation, including negotiating construction, procurement, and labor contracts - Experience within packaging, processing, or logistical facilities with complex equipment, or comparable experience We'll put those as- ...