Manager of Construction, Virginia Data Center Construction

The Manager of Construction is a strategically significant role on the Data Center Construction team dedicated to leading mentoring and coaching our team of skilled Construction Managers. You will hire & lead a diverse and creative team solving fascinating problems constructing Amazon Data Centers. You will manage a fast-moving intelligent team of professionals and the regional construction program delivering data center capacity to support Amazons growth in the Eastern United States and other potential sites in North America.

Our Data Center Construction team owns and drives the construction life cycle from pre-construction through procurement 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.

The Manager of Construction will be responsible for:
- Hiring and developing new Construction Managers & Project Engineers. Coach mentor and lead a large Construction Management team.
- Strategic and tactical management of construction capacity delivery within their region.
- Communicate and provide guidance to Finance during the development and execution of capital budgets.
- Coordinate with various teams supporting the data center development and launch.
- Develop and manage metrics quantifying performance within their region.
- Coordinate with Business Development on land and facility acquisition.
- Manage the safety cost and quality of the data center deliverable.

Additionally should possess the following abilities:
- Ability and drive to learn our Data Center technology and construction process through training on campuses in Northern Virginia
- Ability and drive to quickly align to our unique culture and Leadership Principles which describe how Amazon does business how our leaders lead and how we keep the customer at the center of our decisions.
- Ability to lead motivate and train subordinates.
- Ability and willingness to think creatively and build innovative solutions to reduce cost and duration with no impact on quality and reliability.
- Ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify the project scope and present the justification to management in a high-level review.


- 2 years of management experience
- 4 years of general contractor and vendor management work (request for proposals bidding change orders quality control RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution experience
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or a related field
- Knowledge of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations including systems such as feeders transformers generators switchgear UPS systems ATS units PDU units chillers pumps air handling units and CRAC units
- Experience in management
- Experience as a general contractor and in vendor management (request for proposals bidding change orders quality control RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution
- Experience hiring developing and managing high-performing technical teams

- Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety BOCA NFPA NEC and OSHA
- Experience owning the operation of a mission-critical team or product
- Experience with large-scale technical operations or large-scale compute farms
- Experience with process improvement techniques such as Kaizen Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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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 - 153200.00 - 254500.00 USD annually