Senior Construction Manager, Engineering (GES)

The North American Construction team is looking for an experienced Construction Manager who will be a key part of the Operations Team and will be responsible for project managing new building planning, design and construction. This will include the extension of existing facilities and any new sites. The Construction Manager will play an integral role in the development and implementation of the North American facility network infrastructure. This position will analyze and evaluate different facility scenarios and build-out designs. In addition, the Construction Manager will support the standardization of the technical and facility related processes and systems.

This opportunity combines construction engineering, planning, project management, facilities management, and contract management.

Key job responsibilities

Overseeing construction engineering, planning, and design for the North American facility network infrastructure and other new or expansion projects

Responsible for project support on new fulfillment network buildings and additional capacity requirements within existing North America Fulfillment Centers, Deliver Stations, or Sort Centers

Lead construction scope review and development with internal operational customers, and facilitate engineering and design efforts on new and remodel projects

Responsible for managing multiple large-sized ($100M+) projects simultaneously

Work independently in the assigned regional area with minimal direction from leadership

Prepare reports, specifications, technical analysis to fully define the design requirements, equipment and services required on capacity expansion and remodel projects

Oversee and facilitate execution of ground up shell, tenant improvement (TI), and engineering deployment for new facilities within the network

Provide technical direction concerning engineering design / AutoCAD, building design, layouts, build details, schedules and materials in accordance to North American Customer Fulfillment (NACF) design parameters

Survey facilities, develop and document procedures to audit the facility, provide evaluations and analysis, and recommend solutions to facility infrastructure, safety and security problems involving facilities and people

Negotiate contracts with General Contractors and trade contractors and present formal documentation for approval when required

Ensure that contracts are fit for purpose, cost effective and incorporate appropriate Service Level Agreements

Provide overall site management, coordination, planning, specification of business proposals and coordination of subcontractors

Facilitate and team with others on due diligence evaluation of new opportunities

Facilitate and team with internal stakeholders regarding engineering buildouts, IT readiness, and turnover to operational groups

Partner with teams tasked with transition of base building management and oversight of all turnover documentation

Coach and guide all project teams (developers, design engineers, general contractors, sub-contractors, internal stakeholders) throughout the full project lifecycle

Ensure that contracted resources deliver work to meet duration and quality targets, addressing and ensuring the correction of under-performance issues

Audit contractors to check that the skills and competences of contract labor are appropriate to need and they are fit to undertake the work on which they will be deployed

Inform contractors of projected changes in resource or work demand so that they can take appropriate action

Establish and operate the information systems necessary for effective scheduling and recording of contract work

Support contractors? work and help them to achieve higher performance level

Oversee multiple projects in various locations simultaneously

Review of designs for conformance to current building specifications

Provide critical review of current design standards to identify value engineering and design enhancement opportunities to be considered by internal engineering and schematic design partners

Comprehensive budget tracking, forecasting, and management of assigned expansion, remodel, and new build projects

Receipt, review, and analysis of all proposed cost and time change requests as presented by external project teams

Review and guide internally requested changes for validity, impact, and ensure timely and cost sensitive incorporation once approved

Lead and/or assist in negotiations with appropriate authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) entities as required

Positive, clear, concise, and transparent cross team communication for all aspects of project delivery

The role will include upwards of 60% travel regionally, with the potential of traveling to all North America locations based on the business needs

Basic Qualifications

7+ years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience

Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in project management, real estate development, architecture/design

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