Sr. Preconstruction Program Manager, Prime Air Expansion

As a Senior Preconstruction Program Manager within Prime Air (PA) Expansion you are Amazons senior owners representative during the preconstruction phase. You source and engage Architects of Record (AORs) coordinate design completion permitting and contract execution for your assigned locations. Preconstruction 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 Amazons 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 preconstruction 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 Amazons information systems to record and update schedule budget and other key project developments
- Represent Amazons interests in weekly Architect Owner and Contractor (AOC) meetings; provide input on root causes and corrective actions

About the team
If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges and provide benefits to customers Prime Air is the place for you.

How do you get items to customers quickly cost-effectively and most importantly safely in less than an hour And how do you do it in a way that can scale Our teams of hundreds of scientists engineers aerospace professionals and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers and are excited for whats to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog ( Prime Air is revolutionizing delivery through autonomous drone technology aiming to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. Our breakthrough technologies including advanced BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) capabilities and sophisticated detect-and-avoid systems have earned FAA approvals and are setting new standards in autonomous delivery.


- 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

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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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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. Learn more about our benefits at TN Nashville - 104100.00 - 155400.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 115600.00 - 160000.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 115600.00 - 160000.00 USD annually