Construction Manager, EMEA Data Center Capacity Delivery (DCCD)/InfraOps

As a Data Center Construction Manager you will be a part of a fast paced creative and efficient site based construction team tasked with tackling fascinating and complex problems building and supporting the operations of Amazon owned data centers covering MEP installations commissioning & redundancy in Amazon data centers. Amazon Construction Managers are part of a fast-paced 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 ensuring full compliance including all commercial & scheduling elements.

At Amazon we leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the substation to the server and back to the cooling systems. We are diverse upbeat creative team of engineers and managers working on a daily basis to develop innovative data centers for our Customers.

Key job responsibilities
The Data Center Construction Manager will be responsible for:

Management and oversight of construction related activities as they relate to new builds or general capital projects.

Direct interface with construction general contractors during the bidding award execution and project closeout/punch list phases.

Work with general contractors and vendors to deliver efficient and high quality project turn-overs.

Manage negotiations with general contractors and internal procurement partners and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.

Creation of construction project scope and request for proposals.

Capital requests/financial review of construction work including change orders purchase orders and invoicing.

Construction project management for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centers.

Reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or the optimization of existing data centers.

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.

Manage teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment or electrical failures.

Travel to other data center sites as required.

30% International Travel as required.

A day in the life
You will frequently 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.

Work with general contractors developers and vendors to deliver efficient and high-quality project turn-overs.

Review civil electrical and mechanical designs to create construction project scope for requests for proposal and variations.

Partake in negotiations with general contractors and internal procurement partners and evaluate bids/proposals/claims with detail and accuracy.

Monitoring and reporting of construction/commercial metrics including internal schedule cost and budget reporting and forecasting.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global 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
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.

Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas fresh perspectives and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.


Mentorship & 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.

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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical 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 execution.

5 years directly constructing electrical engineering systems including large scale power distribution/generation gear and constructing mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems.

5 years experience in construction of mission critical facilities directly related to the design or construction of data centers including large scale technical operations or large-scale 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.

5 years in construction site management leading the management of a construction contract package and interface with live operational/mission critical facilities e.g. data centers energy plants O&G Industrial facilities heavy infrastructure projects.

Knowledge of best practice industry safety quality standards and local safety regulations with experience performing the role of a client within those regulations.

Understanding of either Electrical engineering principles for transformer/switchgear systems & experience of managing or interfacing with installation of major electrical equipment or of Mechanical engineering principles for cooling/ventilation systems & experience of managing or interfacing with installation of major mechanical equipment.

Understanding of Civil engineering principles for site-work and construction of steel/concrete structures and experience of managing or interfacing with concrete pours and pre-cast structure erection.

Knowledge of building codes and regulations Health & Safety including Life Safety BOCA NFPA NEC ISOH and OSHA.

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