Construction Project Manager

About This Role

Managing the construction of Amazon Data Centers is the core of this role, overseeing general contractors and ensuring compliance with commercial elements of contracts. This position suits a project manager who can ensure high safety standards and efficient project turnovers for industry-leading, energy-efficient data center designs.

Responsibilities

• Be based from the MXP site construction offices, acting as Amazon’s representative and first responder to issues
• Travel to other data centers, Amazon offices, or vendor premises as required, with opportunities for international travel
• Manage General Contractors on one or more data center construction sites, including oversight and review of all disciplines: civil, structural, architectural, electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning
• Set the local example for safety, raise observations, and work with the General Contractor to achieve high safety standards with no tolerance for unsafe behaviors
• Undertake strategic and tactical commercial management of construction contracts, including managing commercial administration to ensure compliance
• Work with general contractors, developers, and vendors to deliver efficient and high-quality project turnovers
• 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
• Review civil, electrical, and mechanical designs to create construction project scope for requests for proposal and variations
• Support negotiations with general contractors and internal procurement partners, and evaluate bids, proposals, and claims with detail and accuracy
• Record and report key construction and commercial metrics, including internal schedule, cost, and budget reporting and forecasting
• Lead on analysis and resolution of claims and major variations
• Be a leader within the group and within internal and external teams that support the data center, working collaboratively to mentor, support, and develop more junior team members

Requirements

• Experience in an operational role, or experience in commercial tasks or environments
• 4+ years in construction site management
• 2+ years responsibility for management of construction contracts and contractors, including involvement in commercial contract administration and cost control processes of large, complex projects
• Ability to operate in a working environment conducted through English

Nice to have:

• 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 either Electrical engineering principles for transformer/switchgear systems and experience of managing or interfacing with installation of major electrical equipment, or Mechanical engineering principles for cooling/ventilation systems and experience of managing or interfacing with installation of major mechanical equipment
• Understanding of Civil engineering principles for sitework and construction of steel/concrete structures and experience of managing or interfacing with concrete pours and pre-cast structure erection
• Ability to earn trust and develop relationships through knowledge of local language

Benefits

• Sign-on payment may be included in Amazon's package
• Eligibility to participate in a restricted stock unit scheme operated independently by Amazon.com Inc. in USA
• Statutory benefits
• Company supplementary benefits may apply subject to further terms

About the Company

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, supporting all AWS data centers and the equipment that ensures continual access to innovation. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, pioneering cloud computing and trusted by customers from successful startups to Global 500 companies.