Construction Project Manager, EMEA Data Center Construction

Job Title: Construction Project Manager

The Data Center Construction team is looking for a Construction Project Manager to lead the management of General Contractors on one or more data center construction sites. If you like to provide oversight and review of all disciplines including civil, structural, architectural, electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning, we’d like to meet you. Your work will help be a part of a creative, efficient team tasked with tackling fascinating and challenging problems building and supporting the operations of Amazon Data Centers.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re 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 we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll 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 you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key Job Responsibilities

1. 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.
2. Act as Amazon’s eyes and ears on the project, based from the site construction offices, and respond to any identified issues.
3. 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.
4. Undertake strategic and tactical commercial management of construction contracts, ensuring compliance.
5. Support negotiations with general contractors and internal procurement partners, and evaluate bids/proposals/claims with detail and accuracy.
6. Record and report key construction/commercial metrics, including internal schedule, cost and budget reporting and forecasting.
7. Lead analysis and resolution of claims and major variations.
8. Provide oversight within the group and support the development of more junior team members.

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years in construction site management, leading the management of a construction contract package and in construction of and interface with live operational/mission critical facilities e.g. data centers, energy plants, industrial facilities, infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, related field or equivalent trade certification and/or 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.
• Understanding of Electrical engineering principles for transformer/switchgear systems & experience managing or interfacing with installation of major electrical equipment, or Mechanical engineering principles for cooling/ventilation systems & experience managing or interfacing with installation of major mechanical equipment.
• Understanding of Civil engineering principles for sitework and construction of steel/concrete structures and experience managing or interfacing with concrete pours and pre-cast structure erection.

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