Facilities Construction Manager, Kuiper Workplace Ops

As a member of the Kuiper Workplace Ops (KWO) Facilities team, the Construction Project Manager will lead internal and external teams in delivering design and construction for Kuiper office, R&D, and production environments. This role will have oversight of construction projects across the Americas Kuiper portfolio, including expansions, retrofits, new builds and any other unique requests within occupied space (post-occupancy projects).

The optimal candidate is an experienced, persistent professional who will excel within an entrepreneurial, innovative culture – providing vision, leadership, and communication – but not afraid to dive into details.

The successful candidate must be comfortable operating on both strategic and tactical levels, simultaneously acting as a visionary, an internal ambassador, educator, analyst, solutions architect, and implementer. Develop and deliver consistent strategies for supporting and leading project teams, standardize planning and due diligence, design oversight, implementation and construction best practices for all Kuiper projects.

Collaborate with stakeholders to determine objectives, scope, space allocation, cost, prioritization and sequencing of requests. Provide oversight of project management services and manage vendor performance on projects to ensure timely completion, compliance with cost requirements, and other requirements and regulations.


Key job responsibilities
- Ownership of projects from inception to completion
- Deliver positive results for Amazon Kuiper employees by modifying the workplace to allow for a more productive and safer environment that will suit their needs and allow them to innovate
- Meet with internal key stakeholders to define project parameters and take accountability for quality, cost and timely delivery
- Provide consistent customer focused, cross-functional communication with all project stakeholders
- Successful at navigating change, solving problems and consulting cross-functionally with team members
- Have Bias for Action: be able to pivot and make decisions quickly in order to ensure a timely result
- Frugality: be a thoughtful and resourceful buyer who thinks in terms of the return on investment and long-term savings and value to Amazon
- Work closely with partner teams including but not limited to; project team, architects, design consultants, MEP consultants, contractors, subcontractors, strategic planning and facilities managers to ensure decisions are made at the appropriate level and Kuiper’s priorities are always the driving factor
- Plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of small and large multi-discipline projects involving design of aerospace production projects including civil/structural/mechanical design direction and review, planning, construction support, and customer coordination
- Develop project mechanisms to gather complex and nuanced project requirements and to help drive successful site selection. A background in technical engineering or manufacturing will be a positive.
- Due to the complexity of these projects multiple consultants with relevant experience are often required. Ensure appropriate resources are allocated to complete the projects in accordance with the overall strategy.
- Oversee project QA/QC and work with Project Team, Finance, EHS, Area Managers (VSL's), FM and related stakeholders
- Guidance of design, including but not limited to specialty equipment and infrastructure needs, space plans, finishes, etc.
- Oversee and guide the project team to ensure regulatory compliance with local/ governing jurisdictions
- Guidance of construction, including selection of contractors, contract negotiations, approvals of budgets, change orders, procurement and contracting methods, schedule, and subcontractors.
- Evaluations, approvals, or rejections of design changes by customers and designers.
- Influence design guidelines, including minimum specifications, basis of design for various building systems, etc.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.