Construction Cost Engineer, North and South America Cost Control

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure Services designs, plans, delivers, and operates all AWS global infrastructure. We keep the cloud running by supporting all AWS data centers, servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment. This ensures our customers have continuous access to innovation. We tackle the most challenging problems in supply chain management and seek talented individuals to join our efforts.
You'll collaborate with a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, and operations managers. Working across AWS, you'll help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing extensive capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. Our inclusive culture welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The AWS Americas (AMER) Cost Control team seeks a passionate and motivated construction cost engineer to support our Data Center Construction projects. The ideal candidate possesses:
Innovation and analytical skills
Knowledge of global construction markets and data center systems
Experience in creating benchmarks and metrics for cost controls
Attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
Skills in working with remote teams
Effective communication with diverse professionals
At Amazon, we leverage unique opportunities and work as diverse, creative, team-oriented professionals to develop data centers that are transforming the industry.

Key job responsibilities
Utilize tools and templates for bid analysis and cost management
Engage and manage third-party Quantity Surveyor vendors
Work seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams globally
Communicate cost control goals effectively to all stakeholders
Identify and quantify Value Engineering opportunities in design
Assess project risks and their financial impacts
Update historical data repository
Define and track cost performance metrics
Analyze Construction vendor proposals using AWS benchmark data
Create accurate bid leveling documents
Provide cost analysis of schedule and design variations
Validate final award value, schedule and scope based on contract documents
Implement, maintain and execute cost control, change management, and performance reporting
Validate change cost impacts
Ensure accurate and timely vendor invoices
Support project close-out and final payments
Deliver results for multiple projects with competing priorities

About the team
Why AWS
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Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship and Career Growth
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- You will have at least 1+ years experience in supporting applications developed across platform stacks (including SQL, Java/.NET/C#/Perl/Python) or SaaS.
- Supporting implementations enterprise-wide Web Applications/SaaS applications
- Integrating with on premise solution for SaaS applications
- Good knowledge of IT Support processes and SLA management.
- Good knowledge of MS SQL Server, and other databases
- Scripting Knowledge (Shell, Powershell)

- Demonstrated proficiency in Linux/Unix Systems administration (Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat, Solaris, etc)
- Demonstrated proficiency in Networking (TCP/IP, DNS)
- Exposure to Cloud computing
- Exposure to security concepts / best practices

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