Senior Real Estate Development Manager, Land Development , RE Land Development, DCC Communities

Amazon • Austin, TX

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About The Position

In this role, you will work directly with land owners/investors, data center
developers, local jurisdictions, land use attorneys and consultants to identify
and successfully navigate the required real estate entitlements to acquire and
develop new data center sites. 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.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation
of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the
cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage,
networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have
continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging
problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re
looking for talented people who want to help.

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business Administration or a related field
• 6+ years of Real Estate transaction experience in negotiations (land acquisition, development, build to suit, lease)
• Strong negotiation skills
• 6+ 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 Engineering, Business, 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

• Lead land development efforts on new projects.
• Cultivate local government relationships and lead the entitlement process.
• Partner with developers and the local jurisdiction and participate in any local meetings and hearings relating to these projects.
• Build and lead teams of vendors and consultants to evaluate site feasibility.
• Form strategy for required infrastructure improvements. Contract and manage internal and external design and development partners for their delivery.
• Lead multiple complex contract negotiations simultaneously.
• Assist in developing site plans that deliver the best in class product consistent with market conditions.
• Work cross-functionally with other internal and external teams, including Design Engineering, Legal, Economic Development, Risk & Resiliency, Public Policy, Construction and Capacity Planning, to inform a regional real estate strategy.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of AWS's master plan design principles, BOD and best practices for entitlements.
• 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