{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"b4b3165ac90d0d724aa6ae78","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b4b3165ac90d0d724aa6ae78","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b4b3165ac90d0d724aa6ae78","title":"Construction Manager, DC Construction","description":"Bachelor’s 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.\n5+ years of experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) plants.\n4+ years of general contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution.\n4+ years of experience constructing electrical engineering systems including large scale power distribution/generation gear and constructing mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems.\nAs a Data Center Construction Manager you will be a part of a creative, diverse team tasked with solving fascinating problems constructing Amazon Data Centers. Our data centers are industry-leading examples of energy efficient, cost-effective designs. You will work alongside partner teams such as Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build Data Centers that directly support our Customers.\n\nAs our Data Center Construction Manager, you will build some of the most interesting electrical and mechanical systems in the world. You will be on the construction site daily interacting with the construction trades, as Amazon’s owner’s representative and be directly responsible for driving cost, schedule, and quality while managing construction vendors and contractors building data centers.\n\nAt Amazon, we are all Owners and leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the design review to construction bidding to construction execution and final hand-off to our customers. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative team of engineers and managers working on a daily basis to develop innovative data centers for our Customers.\n\nThis position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.\n\nAWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)\nAWS 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.\n\nYou’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.\n\nKey job responsibilities\nThe Data Center Construction Manager will be responsible for construction project management and oversight of construction related activities as they relate to new builds or general capital projects which includes the ownership of the project scope, quality, schedule, and budget. Some of the typical daily tasks of the Construction Manager:\n\nDirect interface with construction general contractors during the bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.\nConduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.\nCreate construction project scope and request for proposals.\nFinancial analysis of construction.\nConstruction project management for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centers.\nConstructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or optimization of existing data centers.\nConstruction document management including submittal review, RFI’s, change orders, and invoicing.\nConstruction project quality control.\nRecord and report key construction metrics to team members and management.\nDrive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment failures.\nBe a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.\nAbout the team\nDiverse Experiences\nAmazon 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, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.\n\nWhy AWS\nAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.\n\nWork/Life Balance\nWe 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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.\n\nInclusive Team Culture\nHere at AWS, it’s 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 (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.\n\nMentorship and Career Growth\nWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.\n\nUnderstand electrical engineering principles including switch gear, UPS, transformers, and circuit breakers. Understand mechanical engineering principles for cooling systems.\nExperience directly related to the design or construction of data centers/critical infrastructure or large scale mechanical and electrical plants.\nAble to read and interpret construction specifications and drawings for all disciplines.\nDefine data center system-level architecture, specify/document performance and equipment requirements, create/communicate conceptual designs, and create/maintain project documentation.\nExperience with large scale technical operations or large-scale compute farms, and knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA.\nExperience in controls and commissioning of large scale projects, power management, and power monitoring systems.\nCertifications such as Professional Engineer (PE), LEED, and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM)\nAmazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. 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Our data centers are industry-leading examples of energy efficient, cost-effective designs. You will work alongside partner teams such as Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build Data Centers that directly support our Customers.\n\nAs our Data Center Construction Manager, you will build some of the most interesting electrical and mechanical systems in the world. You will be on the construction site daily interacting with the construction trades, as Amazon’s owner’s representative and be directly responsible for driving cost, schedule, and quality while managing construction vendors and contractors building data centers.\n\nAt Amazon, we are all Owners and leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the design review to construction bidding to construction execution and final hand-off to our customers. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative team of engineers and managers working on a daily basis to develop innovative data centers for our Customers.\n\nThis position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.\n\nAWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)\nAWS 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.\n\nYou’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.\n\nKey job responsibilities\nThe Data Center Construction Manager will be responsible for construction project management and oversight of construction related activities as they relate to new builds or general capital projects which includes the ownership of the project scope, quality, schedule, and budget. Some of the typical daily tasks of the Construction Manager:\n\nDirect interface with construction general contractors during the bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.\nConduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.\nCreate construction project scope and request for proposals.\nFinancial analysis of construction.\nConstruction project management for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centers.\nConstructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or optimization of existing data centers.\nConstruction document management including submittal review, RFI’s, change orders, and invoicing.\nConstruction project quality control.\nRecord and report key construction metrics to team members and management.\nDrive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment failures.\nBe a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.\nAbout the team\nDiverse Experiences\nAmazon 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, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.\n\nWhy AWS\nAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.\n\nWork/Life Balance\nWe 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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.\n\nInclusive Team Culture\nHere at AWS, it’s 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 (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.\n\nMentorship and Career Growth\nWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.\n\nUnderstand electrical engineering principles including switch gear, UPS, transformers, and circuit breakers. 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