Tokyo Amazon Data Services Japan G.K. Full time
Director Data Center Capacity Delivery, APAC
Summary: Lead high-quality delivery of data center capacity across the Asia Pacific region, overseeing 150+ FTEs and 100+ vendor headcount, with a focus on scaling to meet customer capacity, innovating cost, speed, quality, and safety metrics, and driving team growth and development.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Execute data center capacity projects on-time, within budget, and to high quality standards, ensuring alignment with customer demand and business objectives.
  • Build, develop, and inspire a deep bench of technical leaders in construction, commissioning, critical projects, and controls, driving innovation and excellence in data center delivery.
  • Develop and implement mechanisms to ensure contracted resources deliver work to meet duration and quality targets, addressing under-performance and ensuring correction.
  • Provide technical direction and oversight of construction-related activities, including monitoring of base build project scope, timeline, and budget, and ownership of the fit-out project scope, timeline, and budget.
  • Interface with construction general contractors, developers, and vendors to deliver efficient and high-quality project turn-overs.
  • Lead negotiations with general contractors and developers, evaluating bids and proposals with detail and accuracy.
  • Create construction project scope and request for proposals, and manage capital requests and financial analysis of construction work, including change orders, purchase orders, and invoicing.
  • Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment or electrical failures, and record and report key construction metrics to team members and management.
  • Travel to data center sites for engineering evaluations, electrical systems audits, mechanical system reviews, start-up testing, and full commissioning, as required, up to 30% international travel.

Technical Leadership:
  • Provide technical direction within the APAC Capacity Delivery team in the analysis of site-work, building design, master site layout details, schedules, and materials, including long-lead equipment used in data centers.
  • Drive innovative DCCD solutions that reduce cost, improve quality, and decrease build timing.

Cost Ownership:
  • Oversee the development, competition, and negotiation of contracts with DCCD vendors and present formal documentation for approval.
  • Ensure contracts are fit for purpose, cost-effective, and incorporate appropriate analysis.
  • Represent all DCCD team-related activities in executive staff meetings, including funding requests, correction of errors explanations, and staffing support efforts.
  • Align DCCD cost estimating for future builds, cost controls, and procurement activities with on-the-ground management of physical plant execution.

Strategic Planning & Partner Development:
  • Ensure alignment and collaboration with all partner teams to complete a full data center project in an efficient and cost-effective manner and outside partner teams (Cabling, Real Estate, Networking, Software).
  • Work with multiple and varied permitting entities, at all governmental levels and in multiple countries, to obtain DCCD-related permissions to build and occupy data centers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or an equivalent engineering science, OR 10+ years of related construction management experience in lieu of a degree.
  • 10+ years of recent experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
  • Experience leading and managing a regional team in multiple time zones.
  • Launching physical infrastructure and/or industrial facilities in new countries.
  • Experience launching physical infrastructure in new countries and delivering at scale.
  • Understand electrical and mechanical engineering principles, including cooling systems, breaker coordination studies, switch-gear sequence of operations, local electrical codes.
  • General contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders) associated with construction and project execution.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Master's degree in engineering or construction management.
  • Ability to effectively communicate Amazon requirements to various audiences.
  • Significant experience with technology companies and leveraging construction best practices to drive technology company needs.
  • Exhibit in words and actions a passion for inclusion, diversity, and equity.
  • High-judgment leader who can frame investments and proposals that balance short- and long-term goals.
  • Strong bias for action, including the ability to juggle multiple priorities and effectively deliver in a highly matrixed environment.
  • Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers/critical infrastructure or large-scale mechanical and electrical plants.
  • Experience working in a Colocation data center environment and on construction projects across the APAC region.
  • Experience with large-scale technical operations, mission-critical mechanical/electrical infrastructure, or large-scale compute farms.
  • Define data center system-level architecture, specify/document performance and equipment requirements, create/communicate conceptual designs, and create/maintain project documentation.
  • Knowledge of building codes and regulations.
  • Value engineering: Proven ability to reduce costs through creative solutions with no impact on quality and reliability (new designs, technology, or construction methods).
  • Experience in controls and commissioning of large-scale projects.
  • Experience with power management and power monitoring systems.
  • Certifications such as Professional Engineer (PE), LEED, and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM).
  • Possess clear English written and verbal communication skills and ability to use data to justify conclusions.

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