Internship Cost Control Engineer Jobs in Georgia

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The AWS AMER Cost Control team is seeking a passionate and motivated construction cost engineer to support a portfolio of Data Center Construction projects in North and South America. The ideal candidate is innovative, analytical and knowledgeable of the global construction market, the core systems integral to the construction of data centers, and their associated costs. You should have a bias toward automation and a track record of creating benchmarks and metrics to support efficient and effective cost controls

You pay attention to detail and solve problems at their root. You have experience working with remote teams and ability to communicate effectively with both construction and non-construction professionals. At Amazon we leverage unique opportunities presented to us and are diverse, creative, team oriented professionals working on a daily basis to develop data centers that are changing the face of data facilities.
Key job responsibilities
Success as a Construction Cost Engineer is measured by:
- Utilizing tools and templates for bid analysis and cost management
- Engaging and managing third party Quantity Surveyor vendors
- Working seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams, both internal and external on a global scale
- 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 and communicate to the broader team
- Updating repository for historical data
- Defining and tracking cost performance metrics
- Analyzing and providing timely feedback of Construction vendor proposals using AWS benchmark data
- Creating accurate bid leveling documents
- Providing cost analysis of schedule and design variations
- Validating the final award amount and scope based on contract documents including schedule
- Implementing, maintaining and executing all cost control, change management, progress and performance reporting
- Validating 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 competing priorities on a consistent basis
Travel may be required up to 30%, including international travel

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