Sr. Construction Cost Engineer Full-time Job

Key job responsibilities

Engaging and managing third party Quantity Surveyors.

Validating construction cost estimates at various stages of design.

Working seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams, both internal and external.

Communicating 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.

Updating repository for historical data.

Defining and tracking cost performance metrics and leading monthly cost reporting.

Analyzing and providing timely feedback of vendor proposals using AWS benchmark data.

Creating accurate bid leveling documents.

Validating the final award amount and scope based on contract documents.

Implementing, maintaining and executing all cost control, change management, progress and performance reporting.

Validating construction change cost impacts.

Ensuring vendor invoices are accurate and timely.

Supporting the construction team with project close-out and final payments.

Delivering results for multiple projects with completing priorities on a consistent basis.

Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with no impact on quality and reliability.

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world. Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind. You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1." What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.