Description

As a member of the Global Real Estate & Facilities (GREF) team overseeing corporate office space, this position will lead Workplace Design & Construction (D&C) projects in Japan. This role combines team leadership with deep design, project management, and construction management expertise, while maintaining a customer centric approach. We seek a Construction Manager who demonstrates proven success in a fast-growing real estate organization delivering large scale corporate office projects on time and on budget.

The successful candidate must operate as a true partner fostering highly integrated relationships with all internal and external stakeholders. This person must be comfortable operating on both the strategic and tactical levels, simultaneously diving deep into projects while delivering multiple projects and managing through ambiguity. A proven track-record, expertise, passion for construction management, and strong financial acumen are critical.

The optimal candidate is an experienced and engaging professional who will excel within an entrepreneurial culture - providing vision, leadership, and communication - not afraid to dive deep into details. They should also understand the nuance of being approachable, while at the same time consultative- providing direction/recommendations and fostering transparent relationships. The candidate must be able to balance frugality with creativity in offering solutions and approach problem-solving with an emphasis on root cause.

Key job responsibilities

• Represent GREF to internal customers for the design, build, and delivery of office space

• Partner with project managers, architects, design consultants, contractors, and subcontractors to ensure decisions are made at the appropriate level and Amazon's priorities are the driving factor.

• Advocate for the customer and build an environment that fosters inclusivity, safety, wellness and sustainability.

• Accountable for capital management, project service delivery, and coordination of GREF and project stakeholder input such as Facilities, Sustainability, Procurement, Legal, Tax, Compliance, Transactions, Finance teams, security, Infra-technology and system etc.

• Collaborate with peers on a consistent global experience for customers, while respecting and adhering to local codes, regulations and customs.

• Lead and develop a diverse team where employees feel empowered, supported and successful. Manage your region's construction projects to include resource plans, budgets, timelines, prospective building evaluations, SLAs, etc. Ensure a successful transfer to space owners.

• Serve as liaison between landlords/ developers and Amazon. Drive the construction process, to include selection of vendor partners (e.g., architects, interior designers, consultants, etc.), contract negotiations, budget approvals, change orders, and vendor management.

• Influence design guidelines, including design basis, building systems, and minimum specifications. Responsible for design reviews including customer approvals and rejections.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree

• 5+ years of experience managing construction projects and budgets

• 5+ years of experience owning the end-to-end construction process

• English & Japanese communication skills (Business level or above)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to synthesize complex ideas into well-constructed project plans.

• Experience leading large projects in a matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders or in a high-growth environment.

• Proficiency in using project management and analytics software (e.g., MS Office, MS Project, Smartsheet, Primavera etc).

• Global mindset with experience working across different cultures and regions.

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