Construction Project Manager: Substations, EMEA Construction

- 7+ years of recent experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
- Demonstrated understanding of electrical engineering principles including breaker coordination studies and switch-gear sequence of operation.
- Demonstrated understanding of mechanical engineering principles for cooling systems.
- Demonstrated contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders) associated with construction and project execution.
- Experience directly related to the design and construction of HV substations or large scale mechanical and electrical plants.
As a Construction Project Manager for HV Substations you will be a part of highly creative, efficient team tasked with tackling fascinating and challenging problems building and supporting the operation of HV substations that power our cloud business. This technical role requires a high level of judgement in utility management. AWS Substation Project Managers are part of a fast-paced team delivering HV substations for our Customers. Leveraging knowledge of electrical engineering, our Project Manager will autonomously lead and advise HV substation construction projects at scale.
The Construction Substations team is looking for a Lead Substation Construction Manager to tackling fascinating and challenging problems building and supporting the operation of HV substations that power our cloud business. If you like to leverage knowledge of electrical engineering and judgement in utility management, we’d like to meet you. Your work will help HV substation construction projects at scale.
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)
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.
Key job responsibilities
- You will provide construction project management and oversight of construction related activities as they relate to new HV substation projects in Ireland, Sweden, Capetown and Spain.
- You will directly interface with construction general contractors during the bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.
- You will work with general contractors and vendors to deliver efficient and high quality project turn-overs in line with electrical utility requirements.
- You will work with general contractors and vendors to deliver efficient and high quality project turn-overs in line with electrical utility requirements.
- You will create of construction project scope and request for proposals.
- You will lead within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.
- Travel to HV Substation sites for engineering evaluations, electrical systems audits, mechanical system reviews, start-up testing, and full commissioning, as required.
A day in the life
- Travel to other Data Centers up to 40% of time
- Capital requests/financial analysis of construction work including change orders, purchase orders, and invoicing.
- Oversee construction project quality control including the creation of a commissioning plan and support of the commissioning process.
- Recording and reporting key construction metrics to team members and management.
- Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment or electrical failures.
- Negotiating easements/wayleaves with land owners, utilities, etc.
- Value engineering: reduce costs through creative solutions with no impact on quality and reliability (new designs, technology, or construction methods).
About the team
Our HV substations are industry leading examples of energy efficient, cost effective designs. The Senior Construction Manager is ultimately responsible for the oversight and review of all disciplines including civil, electrical, mechanical, controls, and architectural. The Senior Construction Manager will also be responsible as a team member for delivering the most highly efficient and sophisticated electrical and mechanical systems in the world.
At Amazon we leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the substation, to the server, and back to the cooling systems. We are diverse, upbeat, creative, team of engineers and managers working on a daily basis to develop innovative data centers for our Customers.
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.
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.
Work/Life Balance
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Mentorship and Career Growth
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- Experience with large scale technical operations, mission-critical mechanical/electrical infrastructure, or large-scale compute farms.
- Experience dealing with location-specific electrical utility providers.
- Experience of risk and change management through procurement, delivery and handover of design and build projects.
- Experience of leading contract and commercial negotiations and administration of design and build projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management.
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