Senior Construction Project Manager, EMEA Construction

Amazon
Senior Construction Project Manager, EMEA Construction

Job ID: Amazon Data Services UK Limited

As a Data Centre Senior Construction Manager, you will be part of a creative, efficient team tasked with tackling fascinating and challenging problems building and supporting the operations of Amazon-owned data centres. Amazon Construction Managers are part of a fast-paced team delivering data centres for our Customers.

Our data centres are industry-leading examples of energy-efficient, cost-effective designs. The Data Centre Senior 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 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 a diverse, upbeat, creative team of engineers and managers working daily to develop innovative data centres for our Customers.

Responsibilities

The Data Centre Senior Construction Manager will be responsible for:

1. Construction project management and oversight of construction-related activities as they relate to new builds or general capital projects, including ownership of the project scope, timeline, and budget.
2. Direct interface with construction general contractors during the bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.
3. Work with general contractors and vendors to deliver efficient and high-quality project turn-overs.
4. Lead negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
5. Creation of construction project scope and request for proposals.
6. Capital requests/financial analysis of construction work including change orders, purchase orders, and invoicing.
7. Construction project management for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centres.
8. Reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centres or the optimisation of existing data centres.
9. Construction submittal review.
10. Construction project quality control including the creation of a commissioning plan and support of the commissioning process.
11. Recording and reporting key construction metrics to team members and management.
12. Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment or electrical failures.
13. Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data centre.
14. Role will be based on data centre sites in construction, with occasional international travel required.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Commutable to the Hertfordshire/Thames Valley region.
2. Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or an equivalent engineering science.
3. 5+ years of recent experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
4. Understanding of electrical engineering principles including breaker coordination studies, switch-gear sequence of operations, and local electrical codes.
5. Understanding of mechanical engineering principles for cooling systems.
6. General contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders) associated with construction and project execution.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centres/critical infrastructure or large-scale mechanical and electrical plants.
2. Experience with large-scale technical operations, mission-critical mechanical/electrical infrastructure, or large-scale compute farms.
3. Define data centre system-level architecture, specify/document performance and equipment requirements, create/communicate conceptual designs, and create/maintain project documentation.
4. Knowledge of building codes and regulations.
5. Value engineering: Proven ability to reduce costs through creative solutions with no impact on quality and reliability.
6. Experience in controls and commissioning of large-scale projects.
7. Experience with power management and power monitoring systems.
8. Certifications such as Professional Engineer (PE), LEED, and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM).

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.

Posted: November 13, 2024 (Updated about 4 hours ago)