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.
As a Data Center Construction
Manager, you will be part of a creative, diverse team tasked with
solving fascinating problems in 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.
As 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. You will be directly responsible
for driving cost, schedule, and quality while managing construction
vendors and contractors building data centers.
At Amazon, we are all Owners and leverage unique opportunities
presented to us by owning everything from 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 daily to develop innovative data
centers for our Customers.
Key job
responsibilities
The 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. This includes ownership of the
project scope, quality, schedule, and budget.
Some of the typical daily tasks of the Construction Manager :
contractors during the bidding, award, execution, and project
closeout / punch list phases.
negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids / proposals
with detail and accuracy.
project scope and requests for proposals.
initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centers.
and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data
centers or optimization of existing data centers.
submittal review, RFIs, change orders, and invoicing.
Record and report key construction metrics to team
members and management.
troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with
equipment failures.
group as well as within internal and external teams that support
the data center.
A day in the life
Amazon 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.
Amazon 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.
We 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.
Here
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.
We’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.
About the team
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.
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BASIC
QUALIFICATIONS
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or an
equivalent engineering science
construction management experience
and managing complex MEP systems, including large-scale power
distribution / generation gear and cooling systems in
mission-critical environments
relevant experience managing general contractors and vendors,
including RFP processes, bidding, change orders, quality control,
and RFI / submittal tracking in construction project execution
distribution / generation gear and constructing mechanical
engineering systems including cooling systems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
center infrastructure (electrical systems, cooling systems, MEP
architecture)
LEED, or CCM) with knowledge of building codes (BOCA, NFPA, NEC,
OSHA)
complex electrical and mechanical systems including power
distribution and cooling
documentation and communication skills, using data to support
recommendations
read / interpret construction specifications and create detailed
design requirements across disciplines
record of value engineering and innovative solutions to optimize
costs without compromising quality
experience with data center operations, including systems controls,
commissioning, and technical infrastructure management
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does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status,
disability, or other legally protected status.
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