
Senior Construction Manager, Prime Air Expansion
Arlington, VAJob$90–158K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Arlington, VA, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Requirements
Credentials this posting asks for.
Job overview
Amazon Prime Air is developing autonomous drone delivery technology, including beyond-visual-line-of-sight capabilities and detect-and-avoid systems. The Senior Construction Manager oversees day-to-day construction and reviews civil, structural, architectural, electrical, mechanical, controls, and commissioning disciplines. The role administers construction and lease contracts, manages the construction lifecycle from constructability and bidding through onsite work, and supports the team delivering efficient designs.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Description
If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you.
How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and most importantly safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers, and are excited for what's to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos).
Amazon Prime Air is revolutionizing delivery through autonomous drone technology, aiming to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. Our breakthrough technologies, including advanced BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) capabilities and sophisticated detect-and-avoid systems, have earned FAA approvals and are setting new standards in autonomous delivery.
The Senior Construction Manager is ultimately responsible for the day to day construction oversight and management. The Construction Manager is ultimately responsible for the oversight and review of all disciplines including civil, structural, architectural electrical, mechanical, controls and commissioning. The Construction Manager will administer all construction contracts and lease contracts ensuring full compliance including all commercial elements for a specific site. Our Construction team owns and drives the construction life cycle from constructability, proposal development, bid analysis, award, to managing the onsite construction work. The Construction Manager will be expected to dive deep and know construction management; inspire and think big about the construction management program; and support, grow, and nurture the team delivering efficient and sophisticated designs.
Basic Qualifications
-
Bachelor's degree
-
7+ years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in project management, real estate development, architecture/design
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, TN, Nashville - 81,200.00 - 142,200.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
How this job compares
Set against the 2,948 open Construction Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$90–158K/yr
- Virginia median$125–200K/yr93 salary ranges
- US median$126–208K/yr1,447 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $124K, is 26% below the Virginia median midpoint ($168K) — in the lowest quarter of Construction Management salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 131 open Construction Management jobs in Virginia and 2,948 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Clark Construction Group, LLC11 open
- Jacobs11 open
- Amazon (this employer)10 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Construction Management postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (2,313 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 861 of the 2,948 open Construction Management jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Similar jobs, posted recently
Open roles like this one, listed in the last 30 days.
Sr. Preconstruction Manager, Prime Air ExpansionAmazon · Arlington, VA · $116–160K/yr
Senior Electrical Project Manager - Data Center ConstructionEMCOR Group · Richmond, VA · $166–238K/yrPosted 2w agoPosted 2w agoLead Project ManagerPatent and Trademark Office · Alexandria, VA · $144–187K/yrPosted 1w agoPosted 1w ago
Regional Construction Manager, GES NA, Startup Engineering Risk Management (ERM)Amazon · Arlington, VA (Hybrid) · $122–165K/yr
Pre-Construction Manager,, Engineering and Building Solutions, RSR Site SupportAmazon · Arlington, VA · $85–149K/yr
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.