Senior Construction Cost Engineer

7 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Amazon Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Construction Cost Engineer to join our team at Amazon. As a key member of our Data Center Construction Cost Control (CCC) team, you will be responsible for providing cost support, guidance, and recommendations to the project delivery team to ensure cost management and analysis across a portfolio of fast-paced construction projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Engage and manage third-party Quantity Surveyors contracted to provide commercial support.
  • Validate construction cost estimates at various stages of design.
  • Draft commercial detail and supporting documents for all Capital Appropriation Requests.
  • Work seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams, both internal and external.
  • Communicate 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.
  • Define and track cost performance metrics and lead monthly cost reporting.
  • Analyze and provide timely feedback of vendor proposals using AWS benchmark data.
  • Deep understanding of the commercial management of the General Contractor (GC) from liaison with our procurement team on the Request for Proposal (RFP) documents through to the final payments and agreement of the final accounts and paperwork.
  • Validate the final award amount and scope based on contract documents.
  • Implement, maintain, and execute all cost control, change management, progress, and performance reporting.
  • Validate construction change cost impacts.
  • Ensure vendor invoices are accurate and timely.
  • Deliver results for multiple projects with competing priorities on a consistent basis.
  • Regular travel to data center sites for on-site cost audits, change order inspections, weekly commercial meetings, monthly on-site pay application reviews, as required.

About the Team

Our team is dedicated to deploying our continuously evolving Amazon data center facilities. We are a highly creative and driven team that values diverse experiences and encourages candidates to apply even if they do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description.

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 empowers 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

  • Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Project Controls, or related field.
  • 10+ years of cumulative experience in construction cost control/cost management, with specific knowledge of electrical, mechanical, or CSA cost elements.
  • Experience managing the estimating or commercials on a major Data Center or other mission-critical construction portfolio.
  • Be able to read and interpret construction-related drawings for all disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience reviewing and justifying budgets and estimates.
  • Experience communicating estimate strategy to construction and non-construction professionals.
  • Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to create and maintain documentation.
  • Experience with estimating software such as CostX.
  • Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions prior to and during the construction process to reduce costs with no impact on quality and reliability.

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