The Amazon Data Services India Private Limited (ADSIPL) Data Center Supply Solutions (DCSS) team manages the expansion and investment strategy for Data Centers. The team is responsible for developing metro location strategy, site selection and due diligence, growth and maintenance of vendor partnerships, and commercial and legal negotiations. The Data Center Supply Solutions team is looking for a Real Estate Development Manager to drive our infrastructure strategy execution in India. As a Real Estate Development Manager with DCSS, you will have the exciting opportunity to help build the future of Amazon. This role will be responsible to deliver the successful completion of development projects across India. As the contract owner, he/she will interface with property developers and partners on technical, commercial and delivery obligations ensuring adherence to contract commitments. The role will be the single point of escalation for multiple internal stakeholders, technical teams, legal, and finance to resolve conflicts and set expectations. He/she should have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions. A successful candidate will have the aptitude to strategically plan, make decisions, act tactically, write effectively, and display strong analytical and critical thinking skills. He/she must be a proven problem solver and possess the ability to influence cross platform functions and business stakeholders to achieve regional strategic goals. As this position involves direct contact with senior Amazon leaders you must have a professional demeanor, strong business acumen, and be able to communicate ideas in a clear and articulate manner. The role is to be based in Mumbai India and will require 20~30% business travel to support regional expansion activities, training, and team off-sites.
Key job responsibilities
• Key job responsibilities:Partner with Business Development leads on developer and partner engagements, negotiations and deal closing.
• Serve as the key interface with development partners or land owners from contract execution to building handover.
Main competencies include:
• Assist Business Development leads in evaluating land and building/land acquisitions.
• Assist in negotiating and managing project entitlement process from acquisition through project permitting and handover.
• Coordinate and prepare the conceptual and pre-construction budgets.
• Engage with internal teams including Legal, Design Engineering and Construction Management and external Developer teams to incorporate project requirements into contract agreements.
• Support / Manage Amazon requirements in the Development Partner’s procurement of project delivery teams.
• Manage and update development budgets through the construction phase.
• Support/ Manage the procurement of project permits and approvals.
• Supervise and approve change requests affecting budget and time.
• Have ownership of project budgets and schedule. Track hard and soft costs for land, infrastructure and building and manage governance of change requests.
• Regulate on-site inspections of progress & quality.
• Lead role in project closeout and handover to internal customers.
• Support / Manage the contracting of Property Management Services in advance of site acquisitions.
• Plan suitable site solutions such as demolition, monetization where applicable for Amazon owned properties.
• Assist in Build to Suit or Leasing activity by establishing site and floor plans, proposed specifications, construction budgets, and schedules.
• Manage regular and escalation engagements with developers to communicate the company’s expectations and oversee the timely completion of milestones set forth in each development contract.
• Conduct regularly scheduled project meetings as appropriate to ensure the timely completion and adherence to the scope of each project.
• Provide Project updates on active projects as requested.
• Lead the Project team in closing out development deliverables and coordinate site handovers.
• Monitor trends in the local construction market including pricing of materials and labor.
• Research design, and construction alternatives and value engineering opportunities that will enhance Amazon data center developments without compromising functionality or life cycle costs.
• Interface and develop working relationships with various public agencies.
• Understand contracted obligations and deliverables in our development contracts. Updating and amending as necessary.
• Understand & convey the inherent risks associated with a particular project.
• Be the interface between the development partners and internal stakeholders.
• Business Travel: 20-30%
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Mumbai, MH, IND
• 10+ years of total work experience in the construction, datacenter, or real estate industries.
• 5+ years of experience related to the delivery of Industrial construction projects.
• 5+ years of experience in General contractor sourcing, including vendor selection, negotiations, contracting and supplier performance management.
• 8+ years of total work experience in an external facing role, managing commercial relationships with developers or investors of Real Estate.
• High level of proficiency in MS Project, ACAD, MS WORD, and MS EXCEL
• Be able to read and interpret construction related drawings for all disciplines.
• Experience managing schedules and costs in complicated multistory developments.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Construction Management or Civil Engineering (or 10+ years’ experience in lieu).
• Project Management, Contract Administration, Quantity Surveying or other similar certification.
• Exceptional process management skills with capacity to manage a large number of competing priorities simultaneously and work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent analytical skills with ability to provide big picture insights from granular data.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication skills necessary to build effective working relationships and positively influence decision making.
• High level technical knowledge of datacenter infrastructure:
• Relevant certifications such as CDCDP via CNET a plus.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively in a complex, ambiguous and fast-paced geographically diverse portfolio of concurrent projects.
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