Senior Construction Project Manager, EMEA Data Center Construction

As a Senior Construction Project 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. Our data centers are industry leading examples of energy efficient cost effective designs.

The Senior Construction Project Manager is responsible for the management of General Contractors on one or more data center construction sites including oversight and review of all disciplines including civil structural architectural electrical mechanical controls and commissioning.

The Senior Construction Project Manager is also responsible for managing the administration of construction contracts and/or development contracts ensuring full compliance including all commercial elements.

Key job responsibilities
- Be based from the MXP site construction offices - be Amazons eyes and ears on the project and our first responder if an issue is identified.
- Travel to other data centers Amazon offices or vendor premises as required to support the current project or undertake training. Opportunities may also exist for international travel.
- Manage General Contractors on one or more data center construction sites including oversight and review of all disciplines including civil structural architectural electrical mechanical controls and commissioning.
- AWS motto is work safe or not at all and you will set the local example raise observations and work with the GC to achieve bar raising safety standards with no tolerance for unsafe behaviors.
- Undertake strategic and tactical commercial management of construction contracts including managing the commercial administration of contracts to ensure compliance
- Work with general contractors developers and vendors to deliver efficient and high-quality project turn-overs.
- Inspect and review construction work including site safety project quality control support of the commissioning process and review of submittals and other project documents for compliance with contract documents
- Review civil electrical and mechanical designs to create construction project scope for requests for proposal and variations.
- Support negotiations with general contractors and internal procurement partners and evaluate bids/proposals/claims with detail and accuracy.
- Record and report key construction/commercial metrics including internal schedule cost and budget reporting and forecasting
- Lead on analysis and resolution of claims and major variations
- Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center work collaboratively to mentor support and develop more junior team members

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
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led 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 conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 7 years of recent experience in construction management of large complex projects involving large-scale mechanical electrical and plumbing (MEP) plants. (Senior Services Manager across schemes in excess of 100 million)
- Understand mechanical and electrical engineering principles including breaker coordination studies switch-gear sequence of operations local electrical codes.
- General contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals bidding change orders) associated with construction and project execution.
- 5 years experience in construction of and interface with live operational/mission critical facilities e.g. data centers energy plants industrial facilities infrastructure projects.

- 10 years in construction site management.
- 3 years leading the management of a construction contract package.
- Professional certification such as CCM (certified construction manager) AC (associate constructor) or CPC (certified professional constructor)
- Knowledge of best practice industry safety quality standards and local safety regulations with experience performing the role of a client within those regulations.
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science.

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