Deputy Project Leader -Jackson, MS
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Job overview
The Deputy Project Leader coordinates and oversees on-site construction and commissioning activities, acting as the primary contact among AWS, contractors, and OEM vendors. The role monitors milestones, resolves issues, manages quality documentation, coordinates vendors, and reports progress to leadership. It also drives accountability across subcontractors and supports electrical work streams, including busway inspections and PDC verification.
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Full job description
Overview
Coordinates and oversees on-site construction and commissioning activities, serving as the primary point of contact between AWS, contractors, and OEM vendors. Ensures project milestones are met through progress monitoring, issue resolution, quality documentation management, vendor coordination, and leadership reporting.
Responsibilities
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Serve as primary on-site coordinator between AWS, construction teams, and OEM vendors (Eaton, Vertiv, etc.)
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Oversee and drive progress on busway inspection and PDC verification work streams
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Perform daily site walks to identify blockers, track progress, and escalate issues
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Coordinate with multiple OEM vendors and navigate vendor relationship dynamics
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Manage documentation quality and ensure Procore entries meet AWS standards
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Drive accountability across subcontractor teams and escalate underperformance
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Provide daily/weekly progress reporting to AWS leadership
Qualifications
Education:
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BS in Engineering (Preferred EE or Industry related degree) with 5+ years of experience.
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Extensive electrical background (data center or critical infrastructure preferred)
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Demonstrated experience managing OFCI coordination on large-scale projects
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Ability to read electrical drawings and understand manufacturer procedures
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Strong vendor management and escalation skills
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Experience with construction documentation platforms (Procore preferred)
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Deep technical knowledge is required
Abilities:
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Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
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Sitting for extended periods of time. Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
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Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
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Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
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Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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Identify and understand the speech of another person.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,091 open Construction Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$122–187K/yr1,562 salary ranges
- US median$24–31/hr203 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 35 open Construction Management jobs in Mississippi and 3,091 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Construction Management postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (2,454 postings).
- Education
- 843 of the 3,091 open Construction Management jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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.
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