Completed Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management
- Experience as an engineer and senior construction manager
- Experience as a facilities manager or similar
- Project Management experience from design phase through implementation and operation
- Experience negotiating construction, procurement and labor contracts
- Ability to lead and manage a team, including, coaching and disciplinary actions, as needed
- Ability to travel throughout ES and EU up to 40% of the time
Amazon opened its virtual doors in 1995 and strives to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online.
This opportunity combines construction engineering, planning, project management, facilities management, and contract management.
It requires a person who can show proven ability in the planning and design, and project management / control of new and the enhancement of existing facility buildings.
The role will be based in Spain and will include frequent travel to all various locations within Spain and France
**Responsibilities**:
- Responsible for overseeing construction engineering, planning, and design for DS's and other new or expansion projects
- Responsible for project support on new fulfillment network buildings and additional capacity requirements within existing Spanish DSs.
- Undertake construction engineering design on new and remodel projects
- Prepare reports, specifications, technical analysis to fully define the design requirements, equipment and services required
- Provide technical direction within engineering design / AutoCAD, building design, layouts, build details, schedules and materials
- Survey facilities, develop and document a 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 vendors 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
- Coach and guide all project teams (sub-contractors, maintenance engineers and commissioning engineers) 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 levels.
- Coach other new members on best practices.
- Fluency in Spanish and English (third language French, Italian would be a plus)
- Submit CV in English, any CV submitted in another language will be rejected.
- Master's degree in engineering or construction management
- Ability to effectively communicate Amazon requirements to various audiences (e.g.
senior management, peers, public officials, vendors, etc.)
- Germany, French, Polish, Arabic, Turkish, Afrikaans and Zulu are considered preferred qualifications.