Construction Manager, Data Centers
Amazon Data Services, Inc.
Louisa, VA, 23093, USA
Louisa, VA, 23093, USA
- Construction
- Contract
- data center construction
- construction management
- construction project manager
The Construction Manager for Data Centers at AWS is responsible for overseeing the construction of large-scale, energy-efficient data centers, managing vendors and contractors to ensure project scope, quality, schedule, and budget are met. The role requires expertise in electrical and mechanical systems, construction project management, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize data center infrastructure. The position involves managing construction bids, contract negotiations, quality control, and ensuring compliance with building codes and safety regulations.
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 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 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.
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.
At 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.
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 which includes the ownership of the project scope, quality, schedule, and budget.
Some of the typical daily tasks of the Construction Manager:
Direct interface with construction general contractors during the bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.
Conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
Create construction project scope and request for proposals.
Financial analysis of construction.
Construction project management for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centers.
Constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or optimization of existing data centers.
Construction document management including submittal review, RFI’s, change orders, and invoicing.
Construction project quality control.
Record and report key construction metrics to team members and management.
Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment failures.
Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.
Able to read and interpret construction specifications and drawings for all disciplines.
Define data center system-level architecture, specify/document performance and equipment requirements, create/communicate conceptual designs, and create/maintain project documentation.
Experience with large scale technical operations or large-scale compute farms.
Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA.
Experience in controls and commissioning of large scale projects.
Experience with power management and power monitoring systems.
Certifications such as Professional Engineer (PE), LEED, and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
A day in the life
**Why AWS**
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.
*Diverse Experiences*
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.
*Work/Life Balance*
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.
*Inclusive Team Culture*
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.
*Mentorship and Career Growth*
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.
#DCCD_AMER
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or an equivalent engineering science or 12 years of relevant construction experience in lieu of a degree.
• 8+ years of experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
• 6+ years of general contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, and RFI and submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS* Understand data center system-level architecture and electrical engineering principles, including switch gear, UPS, transformers, circuit breakers, breaker coordination studies, and switchgear sequence of operation.
* Understand data center system-level architecture and mechanical engineering principles for cooling systems. Able to read and interpret construction specifications and drawings for all disciplines.
* Able to value engineer, and find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs and duration with no impact on quality and reliability. Experience with design or construction of data centers, critical infrastructure, or large-scale MEP plants. Experience with systems, controls, commissioning, power management, and technical operations of data centers critical infrastructure, or large-scale MEP plants.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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 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.
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.
At 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.
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 which includes the ownership of the project scope, quality, schedule, and budget.
Some of the typical daily tasks of the Construction Manager:
Direct interface with construction general contractors during the bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.
Conduct negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
Create construction project scope and request for proposals.
Financial analysis of construction.
Construction project management for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centers.
Constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or optimization of existing data centers.
Construction document management including submittal review, RFI’s, change orders, and invoicing.
Construction project quality control.
Record and report key construction metrics to team members and management.
Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment failures.
Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.
Able to read and interpret construction specifications and drawings for all disciplines.
Define data center system-level architecture, specify/document performance and equipment requirements, create/communicate conceptual designs, and create/maintain project documentation.
Experience with large scale technical operations or large-scale compute farms.
Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA.
Experience in controls and commissioning of large scale projects.
Experience with power management and power monitoring systems.
Certifications such as Professional Engineer (PE), LEED, and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
A day in the life
**Why AWS**
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.
*Diverse Experiences*
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.
*Work/Life Balance*
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.
*Inclusive Team Culture*
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.
*Mentorship and Career Growth*
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.
#DCCD_AMER
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or an equivalent engineering science or 12 years of relevant construction experience in lieu of a degree.
• 8+ years of experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
• 6+ years of general contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, and RFI and submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS* Understand data center system-level architecture and electrical engineering principles, including switch gear, UPS, transformers, circuit breakers, breaker coordination studies, and switchgear sequence of operation.
* Understand data center system-level architecture and mechanical engineering principles for cooling systems. Able to read and interpret construction specifications and drawings for all disciplines.
* Able to value engineer, and find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs and duration with no impact on quality and reliability. Experience with design or construction of data centers, critical infrastructure, or large-scale MEP plants. Experience with systems, controls, commissioning, power management, and technical operations of data centers critical infrastructure, or large-scale MEP plants.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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