Global Construction Principal, Data Center Engineering

Global Construction Principal, Data Center Engineering

Employer: Amazon. Description We are seeking an experienced Global Construction Principal. This role requires a proven construction expert who can bridge design and construction phases, ensuring our innovative, modular and accelerated delivery approaches are practical, cost-effective, and executable in the field. AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure - we're the people who keep the cloud running. As our Global Construction Principal, you will be a key technical expert to help shape the future of AWS data centers across our global fleet. This role combines deep technical and practical expertise with strategic influence, as you'll provide oversight on the design and construction of data centers that safeguard the critical infrastructure powering millions of AWS customers worldwide. You'll work at the intersection of traditional stick build and modular data centers, solving unique constructability challenges that come with AWS's unprecedented scale and growth. Key job responsibilities • Identify and resolve design conflicts, construction sequencing issues, and field execution challenges before they impact schedule or budget • Provide insight into construction challenges, whether technical, contractual or practical, and provide guidance to mitigate identified resolution • Develop and implement constructability standards and best practices • Partner with Design Engineering, Construction Management, and General Contractors to optimize designs for field execution • Serve as the primary construction subject matter expert during design development, providing real-time feedback on constructability, means and methods, and schedule impacts • Review and validate design assumptions against field realities, material availability, and labor market conditions • Drive value engineering initiatives that maintain quality while improving construction efficiency and reducing costs • Resolve complex technical challe