What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Construction Project Manger, Engineering (GES) position at Amazon?
Description
We are seeking a seasoned professional for a senior-level role leading complex, large-scale construction projects across North America. This position emphasizes strategic planning, team leadership, and program-level direction. The successful candidate will oversee a diverse range of projects including new builds, retrofits, expansions, and program initiatives from site selection through contract execution. Responsibilities encompass all aspects of project delivery, requiring expertise in construction management, demonstrated leadership capabilities, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders at senior levels. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project parameters, including scope, budget, and scheduling, while providing strategic direction and effectively managing and communicating potential risks.
As the project manager, you will lead all pre-construction and construction phases, expertly managing planning, design, budgets, and schedules while orchestrating stakeholder collaboration and driving successful project delivery from inception through closeout.
This role requires up to 60% 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
Strategic Leadership
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!
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:
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, MA, Boston - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 103,800.00 - 181,600.00 USD annually
USA, TN, Nashville - 81,200.00 - 142,200.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A3163037
We are seeking a seasoned professional for a senior-level role leading complex, large-scale construction projects across North America. This position emphasizes strategic planning, team leadership, and program-level direction. The successful candidate will oversee a diverse range of projects including new builds, retrofits, expansions, and program initiatives from site selection through contract execution. Responsibilities encompass all aspects of project delivery, requiring expertise in construction management, demonstrated leadership capabilities, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders at senior levels. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project parameters, including scope, budget, and scheduling, while providing strategic direction and effectively managing and communicating potential risks.
As the project manager, you will lead all pre-construction and construction phases, expertly managing planning, design, budgets, and schedules while orchestrating stakeholder collaboration and driving successful project delivery from inception through closeout.
This role requires up to 60% 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
Strategic Leadership
- Drive strategy and execution for multiple complex initiatives
- Develop and implement standardization of processes
- Guide program-level decisions affecting multiple sites/projects
- Mentor junior PMs and project teams
- Lead portfolio of complex, high-value projects ($100M )
- Drive scope development with senior stakeholders
- Launch new initiatives and lead improvement programs
- Direct multiple teams across various locations
- Establish and maintain program-level standards
- Guide system and process improvements
- Lead development of technical specifications
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Establish quality control frameworks
- Foster innovation in methods and approaches
- Build strategic partnerships with key vendors
- Engage with senior internal stakeholders
- Develop relationships with key external partners
- Lead strategic communications
- Shape program standards and direction
- Direct program budgets across multiple projects
- Lead portfolio-level planning and forecasting
- Drive high-level vendor negotiations
- Develop risk management strategies
- Lead cost optimization initiatives
- 10 years of relevant project management experience
- Proven track record of project delivery
- Demonstrated leadership experience
- Strong strategic planning capabilities
- Excellence in stakeholder management
- 50-60% travel requirement
- Strategic thinking and planning
- Advanced problem-solving
- Team leadership and development
- Senior stakeholder management
- Program-level decision making
- Risk management
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!
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:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
- 7 years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions, or experience in quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance)
- 3 years of contracts management experience
- 6 months of project coordination experience
- 5 years of construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) plants experience
- Experience in creating and managing budgets
- Experience with AutoCAD and/or Building Information Modeling (BIM), as well as scheduling software (Primavera, MS Project, or similar)
- Jurisdictional Coordination
- Sustainable building design
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, MA, Boston - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 103,800.00 - 181,600.00 USD annually
USA, TN, Nashville - 81,200.00 - 142,200.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A3163037
Salary : $81,200 - $181,600