Real Estate Development Manager, AWS Infrastructure Services

Amazon • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive, evolving, and growing business
unit within Amazon.com which provides cloud services. Since early 2006, AWS has
provided a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform that
powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. We
are looking for a talented professional to join the AWS Real Estate Team who
will operate on both strategic and tactical levels to support the expansion of
AWS’s Data Center Network in the U.S.

In this role, you will work directly with land owners, data center developers,
PE firms, local jurisdictions, land use attorneys and consultants to identify
and successfully navigate the required real estate entitlements to acquire and
develop new data centers. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with a
technical background that enables them to successfully guide and communicate
AWS’s vision for development. You will collaborate with and manage
multi-disciplinary internal and external stakeholders to produce outcomes that
support sustainable growth and are sensitive to the communities in which we
expand.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Real Estate or related fields.
• 3+ years experience in real-estate development, law, engineering, master planning in a technical industry
• 3+ years experience performing the full range of land entitlement functions leveraging a combination of internal and external resources.
• 3+ years experience in site due diligence, site development, and negotiation of entitlement agreements for large complex projects.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree or higher (including Juris Doctor) in Business Administration, Urban Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Real Estate or related fields.
• Understanding of and experience in the Data Center industry, including data center siting and general operations.
• Experience in public private partnerships
• Ability to understand and communicate high level electrical, power & cooling, fiber optics, and other technical requirements, particularly related to Internet infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with other internal and external teams, including Design Engineering, Legal, Economic Development, Public Policy, Construction and Capacity Planning, to drive site selection and inform a regional real estate strategy
• Lead deal engagement, negotiation and closing of real estate sites
• Negotiate Build to Suit leases, land leases, purchase and sale agreements, easement agreements and other contracts.
• Evaluate project feasibility
• Work cross-functionally to develop project schedule and development budget. Track hard and soft project costs
• Partner with the local jurisdiction and participate in any local meetings and hearings relating to these projects
• Build and lead teams of vendors, consultants, and contractors to support acquisition, entitlements and delivery.
• Travel required

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level