You will keep the scope under control and accelerate progress by driving crisp and timely decisions, identifying and clearing blockers, and escalating appropriately.
You will work with internal/external and drive results through communicating, weighing risks, clearing blockers, making decisions, leading and influencing.
You will oversee professional service providers ensuring their skills and competencies meet the needs required of entitling property and projects.
You will perform pricing reviews for scope inclusions/exclusions and negotiate the cost of the work with the developer, general contractor and design consultants.
You will estimate cost, manage Due Diligences, schedule tracking, and forecasting are fundamental components, including identifying and solving factors that may impede a successful permitted project hand-over.
You will supervise the implementation and management of Amazon’s safety programs and standards
You will insist on the highest standards from self and others and drive accountability for results.
You will negotiate with contractors, vendors and suppliers
A day in the life
Each day you will represent AMZ and D&C GEMS in ensuring the on time and in budget execution of Amazon construction projects, while strategically improving its processes, costs, quality H&S, and sustainability performance. You will be leading and mentoring large cross-functional teams as an expert technical and project management resource to complete construction projects and skilfully motivate and focus people of all levels to deliver. You will drive significant communication across departments, to front line and executive level managers while serving as an authority on project issues. You will leverage your experience and tools to understand where gaps exist in project plans and propose solutions.
You will be understanding and negotiating terms of contracts with developers, contractors and consultants representing Amazon’s interests. Daily tasks may be comprised of site validation, due diligence and risk analysis, design management, contract/lease and cost negotiations, stakeholder and vendor management. For jurisdictional coordination you will get familiar with zoning/planning, fire code and building codes. You will act as the primary escalation point for the evaluation of the feasibility of potential future projects project team members; owning and tracking issues to ensure that they are addressed, documented, and resolved using influence to manage team members.
Great communication skills to front line and executive level managers will be a must.
About the team
We are a diverse, upbeat, creative and passionate, team of designers, engineers, project and construction managers. We are owners of our scope and deliver results oriented. We are empowered to adapt our timeline to our personal needs if needed for a better work/life balance.
D&C Values
SAFETY FIRST. We continuously seek improvement and innovation in Safety, raising the bar above industry norms and setting a new global standard.
PEOPLE OBSESSION. We understand the value of listening, promote diversity, led by example and work together to achieve more, while remembering to have fun.
CHALLENGE THE NORM. We challenge each other and the industry to try new methods of working, and make a SAFER and more SUSTAINABLE environment. We are human, and not afraid to learn from our mistakes, and keep going!
MAKE AN IMPACT. We leverage efficient time management to ensure capacity for HIGH QUALITY execution alongside INNOVATION and Thinking Big.
TRUST. We build trust with our Customer, making ambitious but realistic commitments.
Experience in project management, real estate development, architecture/design
Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
Speak, write, and read fluently in English at C1 level or above
Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing
Solid demonstrable project management experience from design phase through implementation and operation, negotiating construction, procurement and labour contracts.
Experience operating within at least two disciplines within the construction industry, such as Contracting, Owners Representation, Architecture, Design and Engineering, Commercial Development, analysis and control of construction costs or similar
Experience in leading multi-discipline Design teams (ie. visual design, interaction design, user research, etc.)
Experience with high-level negotiation and successful internal and external relationship management
Experience communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership
Experience with AutoCAD and/or Building Information Modeling (BIM), as well as scheduling software (Primavera, MS Project, or similar)
Master's degree in engineering, mechanical, operations, supply chain, business administration, or equivalent STEM field
Demonstrated capability in the planning, design review & implementation, and project management /control of new structures & the enhancement of existing facility buildings.
Experience in managing cool chains, refrigeration equipment and installations, temperature-controlled environments
Additional language skills (French, German, Polish, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish, Chinese (Mandarin), Afrikaans and Zulu ) are beneficial for cross-regional project coordination across EMEA
Experience leading multi-discipline construction/engineering design teams.
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