Construction Manager, North America Construction, Central Region

Amazon is looking for a Construction Manager who will be responsible for project management of building industrial development including new builds, retrofits, expansion, and program initiatives from site selection through contract execution. Construction Managers are responsible for construction of new Fulfillment Centers (FCs) in the US as well as renovations & tenant improvements at existing FCs.
Construction Managers will also handle the implementation of the facility network infrastructure; including sortation centers, delivery stations, and auxiliary buildings that support those facilities. The construction projects include new builds, retrofits, and expansions. Construction Managers are required
to perform detailed deep dive reviews of job budgets and schedules to identify and resolve any
discrepancies, including information in contractor bid packages. Construction Managers will partner
with internal customers and external stakeholders to earn their trust and engage as a team to deliver
results. The Construction Manager will serve as Amazon's representative and direct point of interface with Developers and General Contractors, as well as the primary integrator between construction and other Amazon stakeholders responsible for equipping, furnishing, and operating our FCs. This
opportunity combines construction engineering, planning, project management, facilities management, and contract management.

Key job responsibilities
The 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 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 facilities.
- Able to read and interpret construction specifications and drawings for all disciplines.
- Define system-level architecture, specify/document performance and equipment requirements, create/communicate conceptual designs, and create/maintain project documentation.
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA.
- Experience in controls and commissioning of large scale projects.
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