Sr. Pre-Construction Manager, AMER Central Data Center Construction

Amazons Data Centers are industry leading examples of innovation in design efficiency and cost effectiveness. As Sr. Pre-Construction managers we are the nationwide team responsible for planning the construction of the Amazons new sites. We are on the forefront of creating and delivering the most innovative products to our customers; and are known for innovating the possibilities of cloud computing.

As a Sr. Pre-Construction Manager you will support the development and implementation of a preconstruction program execution across the nation over multitude of campuses. This role will serve as the primary liaison between Real Estate Design Engineering Due Diligence and other critical partner teams from initial planning through design development to provide schedule forecasting construction budgeting and constructability guidance. Our goal is to find the candidate with extensive practical construction experience with bidding contracting construction documents industry infrastructure design and engineering.


Key job responsibilities
Foundational knowledge of critical data center equipment (Generators Uninterruptible Power Supplies Switchgear Transformers Power Feeders & Busduct Chillers Plumbing Fire Detection/Suppression Air Handling Units Computer Room Air Handling/Conditioning Units).
Perform constructability reviews of critical scopes associated with the construction of new data centers building and sites and drive improvements in baseline.
Perform build phasing evaluations in terms of civil structural electrical fields for potential sites.
Determine and communicate site requirements that could impact schedule cost delivery of the work and integration of site with surrounding properties.
Conduct negotiations with land sellers developers general contractors and evaluate bids proposals and scoping documents with detail and accuracy.
Manage GC and other third-party vendors delivering preconstruction services during the design phase.
Define construction scopes and request for proposals to General Contractors. Review bid summaries schedules and milestones pricing in subcontractor level bid evaluations.
Support issuance of contracting documents (i.e. Work Orders Purchase Orders Work Letters).
Develop handoff project documentation to Construction Manager partners.
Collect evaluate and share lessons learned to direct teammates and peers in design and construction teams to achieve continuous improvement across the entire program.
Ability to travel 25% of the time.



About the team
This role will report into the AMER Precon team within the AMER DCCD org. We are a nationwide team of diverse set of building and construction experts who excel at constructing the innovative infrastructure that keeps the cloud running and growing. We engage with a wide range of internal partner teams from the outset of new site pursuits through to construction. Daily we think creatively and act boldly to continuously improve our deliveries. We focus on Bias for Action and Insist on the Highest Standards to Deliver Results and Earn Trust with our stakeholders and customers.

- Experience in project management in construction and contracts management
- Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications
- 5 years of data center engineering or 5 years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital military facility public safety facility etc.) experience
- Bachelors Degree in Construction Management Architecture Civil Structural Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or 6 years of relevant experience.

- Experience in construction management or construction program management of large complex projects involving large-scale mechanical electrical and plumbing (MEP) plants
- Experience in construction of data center delivery (design commissioning and construction) mission critical facilities or equivalent industrial/manufacturing facility builds
- Experience understanding electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations including systems such as feeders transformers generators switch gear UPS systems ATS units PDU units chillers pumps or air handling units
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety BOCA NFPA NEC and OSHA

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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. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at VA Herndon - 139300.00 - 208000.00 USD annually