Construction Project Manager EMEA Construction

As a Data Center Construction Manager you will be a part of a creative efficient team tasked with tackling fascinating and challenging problems building and supporting the operations of Amazon data centers. Amazon Construction Managers are part of a fastpaced team delivering data centers for our Customers. Our data centers are industry leading examples of energy efficient cost effective designs.

The Data Center Construction Manager is ultimately responsible for the oversight and review of all disciplines including civil structural architectural electrical mechanical controls and commissioning. The Construction Manager will administer all construction contracts and lease contracts ensuring full compliance including all commercial elements for a specific data centre site.

Our Data Center Construction team owns and drives the construction life cycle from constructability proposal development bid analysis award to managing the onsite construction work.

The manager will be expected to dive deep and know construction management; inspire and think big about the construction management program; and support grow and nurture the team delivering efficient and sophisticated electrical and mechanical systems to our Customers.

Key job responsibilities
Construction project management and oversight of construction related activities as they relate to new builds or general capital projects at a specific data centre site. This will include the ownership of the project scope timeline and budget.
Direct interface with construction general contractors during the bidding award and project closeout/punch list phases.
Work with general contractors and vendors to deliver efficient and highquality project turnovers.
Lead negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
Creation of construction project scope and request for proposals.
Capital requests/financial analysis of construction work including change orders purchase orders and invoicing.
Construction project management for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centres.
Reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centres or the optimisation of existing data centres.
Construction submittal review.
Construction project quality control including the creation of a commissioning plan and support of the commissioning process.
Recording and reporting key construction metrics to team members and management.
Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data centre.
The position will be based on a data centre construction site in Zaragoza and or Huesca/Spain.

A day in the life
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS
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Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employeeled affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
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Work/Life Balance
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Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Civil engineering Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science OR 4 years of related construction management experience in lieu of a degree.
5 years of general contractor and vendor experience (request for proposals bidding change orders quality control RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project .
5 years of experience directly constructing electrical engineering systems including large scale power distribution/generation gear and constructing mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems.
2 years experience in construction of mission critical facilities directly related to the design or construction of data centers including large scale technical operations or largescale compute farms.

Understand electrical engineering best practices including breaker coordination studies switch gear sequence of operation and NEC code including mechanical engineering principles for cooling systems.
Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety BOCA NFPA NEC and OSHA.
Ability to define data center systemlevel architecture specify/document performance and equipment requirements create/communicate conceptual designs and create/maintain project documentation with experience of large scale power systems.
Ability and willingness to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs and duration with no impact on quality and reliability.
Perform business case analysis to justify project scope and financial position for management review.

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