Sr. Preconstruction Manager, Prime Air Expansion

About the role

As a Senior Pre-Construction Manager within Prime Air (PA) Expansion, you are Amazon's senior owner's representative during the pre-construction phase. You source and engage Architects of Record (AORs), coordinate design completion, permitting, and contract execution for your assigned locations. Pre-construction services refers to the planning of a construction project before actual construction begins.

You will partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure scope, budget, and schedule definition are established, including timely receipt of building and site permits. You own project budgets, oversee design management, select external vendor partners, and lead project procurement. You show excellent judgment when driving project escalations and make difficult trade-off decisions between short-term and long-term needs, defending those decisions to internal stakeholders.

Beyond project delivery, you contribute to developing Amazon's internal and external construction networks. You write effective narratives and present complex decisions and trade-offs to Directors and VPs. You actively recruit, mentor, and develop other pre-construction managers.

This role requires 20% regional travel on a yearly basis.

Key job responsibilities

• Work with internal and external teams - including Real Estate, Design Engineering, Entitlements, Construction, Finance, Launch/Startup, architects, engineers, permitting agencies, developers, and landlords - to secure resources, scope infrastructure builds, set priorities and milestones, and drive delivery to meet deadlines
• Lead coordination with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) to ensure regulatory compliance, smooth permitting execution, and timely approvals
• Keep scope under control and accelerate progress by driving crisp, timely decisions, identifying and clearing blockers, and managing escalations with excellent judgment
• Own project budgets and oversee spend approvals across all assigned preconstruction projects
• Lead external partner selection, contract negotiations, and project procurement functions; ensure contracts are fit for purpose, cost-effective, and incorporate appropriate service level agreements
• Communicate budgets, schedules, project status, and priorities clearly to internal teams and external partners
• Run preconstruction meetings effectively - putting the right people in the room, driving detailed discussions, and achieving high-level alignment and consensus
• Utilize Amazon's information systems to record and update schedule, budget, and other key project developments
• Represent Amazon's interests in weekly Architect, Owner, and Contractor (AOC) meetings; provide input on root causes and corrective actions

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
• Experience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment

Additional information

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Pay and benefits

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

• USA, TN, Nashville - 104,100.00 - 155,400.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually