Sr. Design & Construction Quality Mgr, Design & Construction (Xico)

Senior Design & Construction Quality Management Officer responsible for the expansion and upgrade of Amazon buildings across emerging countries. The role will be based in either Brazil or Mexico and may require up to 50% domestic or international travel within EMEA.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Oversees project quality management systems during Commissioning and Turnover phases, adapting them to specific needs and risks.
• Monitors and reports KPIs across the regional portfolio of projects, tracking commissioning and turnover status.
• Develops and implements detailed execution plans for testing activities, ensuring integration with project schedule and budget.
• Conducts progressive audits of general contractors to verify compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Collaborates with Construction Manager, RME, and Operations to establish turnover philosophy and drive project completion.
• Leads system walkdowns, manages punch list creation/categorization, and verifies completion of critical items.
• Coordinates with GES, partner teams (e.g., procurement), and facility operations for technical support and issue resolution.
• Creates and implements detailed area commissioning plans, ensuring safety procedures are in place.
• Manages the commissioning team lifecycle, including recruitment, training, supervision, and demobilization.
• Oversees interface management between Construction and Commissioning teams, including coordination with Design and RME.
• Ensures proper documentation collection and handover, including O&M manuals, training materials, as-builts, and spares lists.
• Coordinates vendor/supplier representative involvement during commissioning phase.
• Partners with Project Team and PMO to communicate commissioning requirements effectively.
• Facilitates daily and weekly progress review meetings.
• Independently manages tasks, sets priorities, and makes decisions to achieve goals.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience.
• Experience in commissioning.
• Experience with vendor and contractor/subcontractor negotiation and management skills associated with construction and project execution.
• Fluency in English (speak, write, read).
• Experience delivering projects within scope, time, budget and quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in direct management, mentorship, leadership, and coaching of construction management or commissioning professionals.
• Experience in project management.
• Experience with database management systems.
• 8+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience.
• Additional language fluency in Portuguese, French, German, Polish, Arabic, Turkish, Afrikaans, or Zulu considered preferred.

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