Sr Construction Manager Engineering GES

The North American Construction team is looking for an experienced Construction Manager who will be a key part of the Operations Team and will be responsible for project managing new building planning design and construction. This will include the extension of existing facilities and any new sites. The Construction Manager will play an integral role in the development and implementation of the North American facility network infrastructure. This position will analyze and evaluate different facility scenarios and buildout designs. In addition the Construction Manager will support the standardization of the technical and facility related processes and systems.

This opportunity combines construction engineering planning project management facilities management and contract management.


Key job responsibilities
Overseeing construction engineering planning and design for the North American facility network infrastructure and other new or expansion projects
Responsible for project support on new fulfillment network buildings and additional capacity requirements within existing North America Fulfillment Centers Deliver Stations or Sort Centers
Lead construction scope review and development with internal operational customers and facilitate engineering and design efforts on new and remodel projects
Responsible for managing multiple largesized $100M) projects simultaneously
Work independently in the assigned regional area with minimal direction from leadership
Prepare reports specifications technical analysis to fully define the design requirements equipment and services required on capacity expansion and remodel projects
Oversee and facilitate of ground up shell tenant improvement (TI) and engineering deployment for new facilities within the network
Provide technical direction concerning engineering design / AutoCAD building design layouts build details schedules and materials in accordance to North American Customer Fulfillment (NACF) design parameters
Survey facilities develop and document procedures to audit the facility provide evaluations and analysis and recommend solutions to facility infrastructure safety and security problems involving facilities and people
Negotiate contracts with General Contractors and trade contractors and present formal documentation for approval when required
Ensure that contracts are fit for purpose cost effective and incorporate appropriate Service Level Agreements
Provide overall site management coordination planning specification of business proposals and coordination of subcontractors
Facilitate and team with others on due diligence evaluation of new opportunities
Facilitate and team with internal stakeholders regarding engineering buildouts IT readiness and turnover to operational groups
Partner with teams tasked with transition of base building management and oversight of all turnover documentation
Coach and guide all project teams (developers design engineers general contractors subcontractors internal stakeholders) throughout the full project lifecycle
Ensure that contracted resources deliver work to meet duration and quality targets addressing and ensuring the correction of underperformance issues
Audit contractors to check that the skills and competences of contract labor are appropriate to need and they are fit to undertake the work on which they will be deployed
Inform contractors of projected changes in resource or work demand so that they can take appropriate action
Establish and operate the information systems necessary for effective scheduling and recording of contract work
Support contractors work and help them to achieve higher performance level
Oversee multiple projects in various locations simultaneously
Review of designs for conformance to current building specifications
Provide critical review of current design standards to identify value engineering and design enhancement opportunities to be considered by internal engineering and schematic design partners
Comprehensive budget tracking forecasting and management of assigned expansion remodel and new build projects
Receipt review and analysis of all proposed cost and time change requests as presented by external project teams
Review and guide internally requested changes for validity impact and ensure timely and cost sensitive incorporation once approved
Lead and/or assist in negotiations with appropriate authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) entities as required
Positive clear concise and transparent cross team communication for all aspects of project delivery
The role will include upwards of 60 travel regionally with the potential of traveling to all North America locations based on the business needs


7 years of project management real estate development architecture/design experience
Bachelors degree

Experience in project management real estate development architecture/design

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