Description

　　Amazon’s Data Centers are industry leading examples of innovation in the areas of security, safety, space utilization, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. APJC Construction is a part of the global team responsible for the construction of the Amazon owned sites in APJC. Our Construction Managers are on the forefront of creating and delivering the most innovative products to our customers; and are known for changing the face of cloud computing.

　　Our Data Center Construction team owns and drives the construction life cycle from constructability, proposal development, bid analysis, award, to managing the onsite construction work. AWS Data Center APJC Construction Program team provides the centralized support to Construction Managers (CMs) on preconstruction services, project controls (time and cost), documentation control, administration tasks, systems, programs, processes, SOPs, templates and dashboards.

　　AWS Data Center APJC Construction Program team is seeking a highly experience, enthusiastic, and motivated Schedule Program Manager to innovate, manage, and create project schedule programs that improve our efficiency in the high volume and fast paced delivery environment. This Schedule Program Manager role requires extensive experiences in developing schedule program, providing scheduling advise to Preconstruction Managers, Construction Managers, cross-functional teams and relevant stakeholders. The Schedule Program Manager should have strong communication skills and work collaboratively with managers, peers and team members, both within their immediate department, as well as with other departments and business partners.

　　Schedule Program Manager (APJC Construction Program) is an individual contributor reporting to the APJC Construction Program Lead, with the future opportunity to be a People Manager. You will work within a diverse and creative team solving peculiar problems constructing Amazon Data Centers. You will support the APJC Construction Program Lead and work with SMEs and Construction Managers delivering data center capacity to support Amazon’s growth in the APJC region.

　　The Schedule Program Manager plays a key role in deploying programs, processes, and mechanisms that manage the project schedule consistency across the region. The Schedule Program Manager is ultimately responsible for developing and implementing scalable schedule control process and mechanism to support the Construction team. The Schedule Program Manager will also be requested to collaborate with the Schedule Managers across the global to showcase the excellence achieved in the region and drive the global adoption and alignment.

　　This position is based in Sydney and involves regular travel (up to 25% of the time) to other locations in the region. The role may be undertaken in Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore or Mumbai.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　• Develop comprehensive schedule program from due diligent to design, construction, delivery and commissioning for the AWS APJC Data Center program, including schedule contingency management, work breakdown structure, assumptions and construction sequencing, considering major milestones and critical path, calendars, weather, resources, equipment, long lead procurement items, and lists of activities.

　　• Develop strategic plans to ensure project milestones are met and baselines are trackable to support CMs in optimizing project delivery timescales and resource utilization.

　　• Develop mechanism to ensure that appropriate planning and compatibility of scheduling techniques and systems are implemented by Contractor to meet the projects’ milestones.

　　• Review planning and scheduling documentation showing actual versus planned progress, and identify ambiguities, risks and key issues, including schedule logic and constraints, realistic activity duration of projects and recommend recovery options.

　　• Work closely with Construction Managers and other key stakeholders to provide guidance and advice on the impact of design changes and schedule slippages.

　　• Accumulate and analyses historical data for use in maintaining realistic future planning and forecasting.

　　• Review the processes and procedures on a regular basis to ensure that they meet the business needs.

　　A day in the life

　　You will use data and anecdotes to tactically drive internal customers to manage project risks (time, cost, quality and safety). You will apply your knowledge and experience to identify and develop process to bridge the gaps. You need to have the backbone to use the data to tell the business “this is what the data is telling us, and this is how it is done” and develop solutions that enable our Construction Managers to enforce the effective project control with their General Contractors and vendors.

　　You must be an effective communicator, sending clear, concise and consistent messages verbally, in written form, and/or public speaking forums. You must have diplomacy, patience and tact to earn trust in relationships to effectively advise, instruct and challenge internal and external partner teams on strategies and processes.

　　About the team

　　You will be integrated with a global network of Construction professionals including Schedule Managers, Construction Managers, Program Managers, Regional Managers, and Regional Project Engineers in operational teams. You are required to foster a culture of innovation and sustainability in planning practices.

　　Our Data Center Construction Program team owns and drives the process from constructability of design, procurement strategies, proposal development, bid analysis, award, to managing the onsite construction work.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Sydney, NSW, AUS

　　Basic Qualifications

　　• Bachelor degrees in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or an equivalent discipline engineering science OR 10+ year schedule management, project control or construction management experience in lieu of a degree.

　　• 10+ years of experience in project control (cost or schedule, or both) and formulating construction programmes, especially for infrastructure and mission critical projects both on-site and in preconstruction environments. This includes schedule management, schedule change management, schedule contingency management, schedule risk management, forecast schedule estimates, schedule progress statuses and reporting.

　　• 10+ years competently using Primavera P6 (experience with P6 Database administration or understanding of SQL is highly valued), Microsoft Projects and full Microsoft Office suite.

　　• Experience with PowerBI, and experience with other scheduling software such as Asta PowerProject.

　　• Track records of developing scheduling standards and processes, ensuring accuracy of all cost- and resource-loaded P6 programs, including forecast and demand analysis of resources.

　　• 5+ years vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, FRI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution.

　　• Track records of tracking progress of contractor’s work against the planned schedule.

　　• Work cooperatively within the team and with cross functional teams and communicate effectively to accomplish AWS DC delivery goal.

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　• Experience in fostering Earned Value Management approaches to measurement against plan, to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.

　　• Ability to contribute and influence continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing delivery methods for colleagues, internal executives, cross functional teams and external stakeholders in a diverse range of contracting models.

　　• Well-developed numerical, analytical, conceptual, problem solving and research skills, including the ability to analyse complex technical issues and to develop a range of practical strategies, to identify a preferred resolution option, and collect and interpret data with a strong attention to details and time management skills.

　　• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

　　• Advanced knowledge and ability of developing cost and schedule control, and ability of using planning tools/systems and related tools and techniques.

　　• Advanced knowledge in management and development of project progress and financial reporting and Schedule change management (WBS, s-curve, lookahead plans, what-if scenarios, forecast analysis etc)

　　• Ability to impart skills and train others.

　　Acknowledgement of country:

　　In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

　　IDE statement:

　　Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.