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Amazon Sr. Construction Program Manager, AMER Construction Program Management Office in Columbus, Ohio
Description
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.
Amazon’s Data Centers are industry leading examples of innovation in the areas of security, safety, space utilization, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. We are the global team responsible for the construction of the Amazon owned sites. Our Construction Program Managers are on the forefront of creating and delivering the most innovative products to our customers; and are known for changing the face of cloud computing.
The Construction Program Manager, will help implement solutions focused on improving processes, streamlining workflows and creating tools used by the field execution teams to deliver capacity more efficiently. They will work closely with regional leadership and Construction Managers to increase visibility of projects that will allow the business to be more proactive in driving on-time delivery of capacity. They will support effective communication of escalations and harden existing mechanisms, analyze successes, deep dive misses and identify opportunities for sharing lessons learned across AMER.
Key job responsibilities
• Gather, define, refine, and drive requirements for program process, standards, and system Implementation requirements needed to monitor & report on construction programs across multiple geographic regions with little or no direction from management.
• Identify process and communications gaps, while developing and driving solutions.
• Develop and maintain lessons learned and establish mechanisms to share this with teams.
• Work closely with stakeholders on key program initiatives to develop and implement procedures and systems that continually improve and streamline the program.
• Drive simplification and automation to evolve processes, services, and solutions, to increase agility and efficiencies and lower costs.
• Establish a metrics-driven, programmatic approach to strategic initiatives to develop improvements and efficiencies.
• Define & evaluate KPIs derived from program milestone, estimate, spend forecast, and cost/resource loaded schedule performance.
A day in the life
As an AWS Construction Program Manager you will work closely with Construction Managers, regional construction leadership and stakeholders on key program initiatives to develop and implement procedures and systems that continually improve and streamline the program. You will Identify process and communications gaps, while developing and driving solutions. You will be involved in the full life cycle of construction projects including activity from the start of the construction project through project execution and close out. You will work with highly-motivated experts from Engineering, Design, Construction, Procurement, Finance, and Legal to drive key deliverables required to build AWS data centers.
About the team
The AMER Construction Program Management Office (PMO) includes; Regional Program Managers, Construction Coordinators, Program Controls and Onboarding, Training & Development. The team develops and implements solutions focused on improving processes, streamlining workflows and creating tools used by the field execution teams to deliver data center capacity more efficiently.
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.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Columbus, OH, USA | South Bend, IN, USA
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, or 10+ years of relevant construction industry experience in lieu of a degree
6 years of experience in construction management, or construction program 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
Experience working with cross function teams to deliver complex construction projects.
Preferred Qualifications
MS in Construction Management or Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural)
10 of Years Experience in Construction Management of large-scale projects
10 of years experience in Project Management and Vendor Management
6 of years experience In Data Center system-level architecture and electrical engineering principals
6 of years experience In Data Center system-level architecture and mechanical engineering principals - - Experience designing data centers or critical MEP infrastructure
Certified as a Professional Engineer (PE), LEED, or Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
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