Construction Cost Engineer, EMEA Construction Cost Control

DESCRIPTION

The Data Center Construction Cost Control (CCC) team is part of a larger, highly creative and passionate team dedicated to deploying our continuously evolving Amazon data center facilities.

As a Construction Cost Engineer, you will be responsible for providing cost support, guidance and recommendations to the Data Centre project delivery team to ensure cost management across a portfolio of fast paced construction projects. You will be involved in the full life cycle of construction projects while working with motivated experts from design, construction, procurement, finance and legal teams to deliver efficient and innovative data centers. You will help drive multimillion dollar projects utilizing Amazon\’s key values including frugality and insist on the highest standards across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This role is located in Zaragoza, Spain.

At Amazon, we are diverse, creative, team oriented professionals who leverage unique opportunities presented to us on a daily basis to develop data centers that are changing the face of data facilities.

Key job responsibilities
– Engaging and managing third party Quantity Surveyors.
– Validating construction cost estimates at various stages of design.
– Working seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams, both internal and external.
– Communicating cost control goals to all stakeholders effectively.
– Identify Value Engineering opportunities in the design and quantify the savings.
– Identify project risks and the financial cost impacts associated with them and communicate to the broader team.
– Updating repository for historical data.
– Defining and tracking cost performance metrics and leading monthly cost reporting.
– Analyzing and providing timely feedback of vendor proposals using AWS benchmark data.
– Creating accurate bid leveling documents.
– Validating the final award amount and scope based on contract documents.
– Implementing, maintaining and executing all cost control, change management, progress and performance reporting.
– Validating construction change cost impacts.
– Ensuring vendor invoices are accurate and timely.
– Supporting the construction team with project close-out and final payments.
– Delivering results for multiple projects with completing priorities on a consistent basis.

A day in the life
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.

About the team
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
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there\’s nothing we can\’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it\’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our
uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth
We\’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth\’s Best Employer. That\’s why you\’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– 5+ years of experience in construction cost control, with specific knowledge of electrical, mechanical or CSA cost elements.
– Experience communicating estimate strategy to construction and non-construction professionals.
– Experience with Data Center or other mission critical construction environments.
– Experience with estimating software such as CostX, Cubit, Onscreen takeoff, Timberline and Bluebeam.
– Bachelor\’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

– Experience reviewing and justifying budgets and estimates.
– Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
– Ability and willingness to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with no impact on quality and reliability.
– Experience on Data Centre or Life science type projects.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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.

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