Manager of Construction, Virginia Data Center Construction

The Manager of Construction is a strategically significant role on the Data Center Construction team dedicated to leading, mentoring, and coaching our team of skilled Construction Managers. You will hire & lead a diverse and creative team solving fascinating problems constructing Amazon Data Centers. You will manage a fast-moving, intelligent team of professionals and the regional construction program delivering data center capacity to support Amazon's growth in the Eastern United States and other potential sites in North America.

Our Data Center Construction team owns and drives the construction life cycle from pre-construction, through procurement, to managing the onsite construction work. The manager will be expected to dive deep and know construction management; inspire and think big about the construction management program; and support, grow, and nurture the team delivering efficient and sophisticated electrical and mechanical systems to our customers.

The Manager of Construction will be responsible for:

• Hiring and developing new Construction Managers & Project Engineers. Coach, mentor, and lead a large Construction Management team.
• Strategic and tactical management of construction capacity delivery within their region.
• Communicate and provide guidance to Finance during the development and execution of capital budgets.
• Coordinate with various teams supporting the data center development and launch.
• Develop and manage metrics quantifying performance within their region.
• Coordinate with Business Development on land and facility acquisition.
• Manage the safety, cost, and quality of the data center deliverable.

Additionally, should possess the following abilities:

• Ability and drive to learn our Data Center technology and construction process through training on campuses in Northern Virginia
• Ability and drive to quickly align to our unique culture and Leadership Principles, which describe how Amazon does business, how our leaders lead, and how we keep the customer at the center of our decisions.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and train subordinates.
• Ability and willingness to think creatively and build innovative solutions to reduce cost and duration with no impact on quality and reliability.
• Ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify the project scope and present the justification to management in a high-level review.