Pre-Construction Manager, Global Engineering, Maintenance, & Sustainability (GEMS)

Amazon is looking for a Pre-Construction Manager who will be responsible for project managing building industrial development including new builds, retrofits, expansion, and program initiatives from site selection through contract execution. You will partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure scope, budget, and schedule definition are established including timely receipt of building and site permits. You are responsible as the project manager to lead planning, design and pre-construction projects, including new built-to-suit industrial buildings, tenant improvements, extensions of existing facilities and renovation projects.

Key competencies of this position include ensuring that contracted resources deliver work product in support of project durations, permitting, key performance indicators (KPI), quality documentation/artifacts, managing project teams (developers, design engineers, professional consultants), influencing internal teams (Design Engineering, Amazon Robotics), contract management governance, conceptual estimating and budget oversight and overseeing multiple large industrial projects in various locations simultaneously. Translating technical documents and information into an end-to-end story providing a detailed risk analysis for our leaders and customers is essential. This opportunity combines construction engineering, planning, project management, real estate development, validating design, site visits, understanding local building and fire code issues, utilities, sustainability, multi-disciplinary design management, and contract management. The preconstruction manager is responsible for the planning and design of scope, budget, schedule prior to handing off to the construction manager to construct focusing on taking ownership to resolve upstream issues and support the construction team throughout the process.

This role requires 60% regional travel and availability to work from a corporate office when not traveling. Candidates should either live near or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance of the office. Relocation assistance may be provided.



Key job responsibilities
•A Pre-Construction manager drives results through communicating, weighing risks, making decisions, leading and influencing. Independently manages complex, cross-functional industrial builds from site selection through design completion, permitting and contract execution.
• Work with internal/external stakeholders including real estate, design engineering, entitlements, construction, finance, launch/startup, architects, engineers, permitting agencies, developers and landlords to secure resources, scope infrastructure builds, set priorities, milestones, drive delivery to meet deadlines, and resolves issues.
• Represent project and technical information to many different audiences. Manage working relationships with stakeholders and vendors, and lead constructive dialogue to resolve and prevent project issues.
• Manage vendor procurement, and oversee professional service providers ensuring their skills and competencies meet the needs required of entitling property and projects.
• Perform pricing reviews for scope inclusions/exclusions and negotiate the cost of the work with the developer, general contractor and design consultants.
• Cost estimating, schedule tracking, and forecasting are fundamental components, including identifying and solving factors that may impede a successful permitted project hand-over to Amazon stakeholders.
• Supervise the implementation and management of Amazon’s safety programs and standards with the entire internal and external project team in the planning phases of a project.
• Focus on site selection, scope development, coordinating with design teams to develop site plans, composite floor plans in compliance with design standards and operational requirements.
• Keep the scope under control and accelerate progress by driving crisp and timely decisions, identifying and clearing blockers, and escalating appropriately.
• Schedule development & management, including design and permitting; selection of other vendors.
• Partner with the Transaction team and Developers to optimize schedule and strategy for entitlements and long lead-procurement.
• Prepare and present project status/risk reports, and provide clear and concise summaries for projects under your ownership to leadership and management teams.
• Operate independently in the assigned region, interacting with leadership and stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Comprehensive budget and schedule tracking and forecasting are fundamental responsibilities, as well as identifying and solving factors that may impede a successful project hand-over to Amazon stakeholders.
• Interfacing and coordinating with the authorities that have jurisdiction (AHJ) on the project to ensure regulatory compliance and smooth job execution.
• Find ways to adapt to constant change and innovation finding ways to Think Big, and provide adaptable solutions for an evolving business.
• Understand design and construction contracts, related exhibits, and provide detailed analysis and approvals of technical matters and site-specific deal structures and terms.
• Review additional reports such as noise and traffic reports and environmental studies.
• Travel up to 60% within assigned regions



About the team
Amazon Benefits:
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- A completed Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or comparable field.
- 2+ years of experience as an Architect, Engineer, Construction Manager, Development Manager, Owner’s project management representative or other Commercial Development and Construction related disciplines.
- 2+ years of project/program management
- Project management experience from design phase through implementation and operation, negotiating construction, procurement and labor contracts.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in construction or project management
- Experience communicating results to senior leadership, or experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives/projects
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA
- Experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer, or experience communicating results to senior leadership

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