Global Engineering Services Preconstruction Manager

As the Global Engineering Services (GESS) Preconstruction Manager, you are 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.

Key job responsibilities:

• Independently manages difficult, cross-functional industrial builds from site selection through design completion, permitting and contract execution.
• Works with internal/external teams 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 and drive delivery to meet deadlines.
• Drives results through communicating, weighing risks, making decisions, leading and influencing.
• Manages vendor procurement, and oversees professional service providers ensuring their skills and competencies meet the needs required of entitling property and projects.
• Performs pricing reviews for scope inclusions/exclusions and negotiates 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.
• Supervises 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.
• Focused on site selection, scope development, coordinating with design teams to develop site plans, composite floor plans in compliance with design standards and operational requirements.
• Keeps the scope under control and accelerates progress by driving crisp and timely decisions, identifying and clearing blockers, and escalating appropriately.
• Develops and manages schedules, including design and permitting; selection of other vendors.
• Prepares and presents project status/risk reports, and provides clear and concise summaries for projects under your ownership to leadership and management teams.
• Operates 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.
• Interfaces and coordinates with the authorities that have jurisdiction (AHJ) on the project to ensure regulatory compliance and smooth job execution.
• Finds ways to adapt to constant change and innovation finding ways to Think Big, working outside of your comfort zone to solve adaptable solutions for an evolving business.
• Experience with aviation/airport projects preferred.
• Travel up to 60% within assigned regions 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.

A day in the life:

Each day you will represent GESS in ensuring the on time and in budget execution of Amazon construction projects, while strategically improving processes. Daily tasks may comprise of construction coordination management and design document development with various consultants on projected changes, project status, ensuring consultants are meeting contractual obligations, and utilizing the Amazon information systems to record and update scheduling, budget and other key developments. Each day you will be navigating through uncertainty, proactively unblocking project barriers and influencing the best project decisions. You will be negotiating terms of contracts with developers, contractors and consultants all the while driving to meet or exceed schedules and budgets of the approved scope. Daily tasks may be comprised of site management, coordinating with contractors on projected changes and project status, ensuring contractors are meeting their contractual obligations, seeking sustainable environmentally friendly solutions throughout the construction process while implementing Amazon's building environmentally friendly practices, and utilizing the Amazon information systems to record and update scheduling, budget, and other key developments. You will represent Amazon's interests in weekly architect, owner and contractor (AOC) meetings providing input on root causes and corrective action. Additionally, you will participate in weekly meetings providing input on root causes and corrective action as may be required. You will lead multiple medium sized to large sized projects of varying sizes and functions. You will be tactical and strategic working independently, interacting with leadership to resolve issues. You will provide estimating support, interpret drawings, contribute to budgets and approve lease exhibits. Pre-construction management also includes site validation, design management and validation of checklists and construction documentation. For jurisdictional coordination you will understand zoning/planning, fire code and building code. You will lead large cross functional teams establishing confidence in the Amazon business and architecture/engineering community. You act as the primary escalation point for project team members; owning and tracking issues to ensure they are addressed, documented, and resolved using influence to manage team members.

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 skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team:

At Amazon, we are all owners and leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the design review, permitting to construction bidding and consultant during construction execution prior to final hand-off to our internal stakeholders. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative, team of designers, engineers and managers working daily to develop innovative sustainable facilities and efficient innovative buildings for our customers. We focus on Delivering Results, our speed for Bias for Action and Insisting on the Highest Standards for our customers.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• An advanced degree, certification or Master's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or Masters of Business.
• Experience operating within at least two disciplines in the construction industry, which could consist of General Contracting, Owner's Representation, Commercial Development, Engineering & Design, owners project management representative or similar.
• Demonstrated capability in the planning, design review & implementation, and project management /control of new structures & the enhancement of existing facility buildings.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary design incorporating industrial automation, robotics, or similar.
• Knowledge of Building Information Modeling (BIM).
• Demonstrated success in communicating project requirements to various audiences.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we