Sr. DC Design Manager for Region (AMER), DCDE - AMER

Amazon • Herndon, VA

119d • $136,600 - $184,800 • Onsite

About The Position

AWS Infrastructure Services is responsible for the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, ensuring customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. This role is part of a global engineering leadership team, comprised of highly effective Architects, Structural, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Security and Control Engineers. AWS self-performs engineering on the majority of its capacity delivery projects, allowing Design Managers to maintain a close connection with project details and drive project outcomes. This position has an impact on the design direction and ability to improve design delivery for an entire region, while establishing design procedures and protocols for the development of future systems. This role offers collaboration with many facets of the AWS organization, external engineering resources, and regulatory agencies. Amazon’s Data Centers are industry-leading examples of innovation in space utilization, energy efficiency, and cost effectiveness, known for speed to market and reliability. The Design Team is at the forefront of creating and delivering innovative products and is known for being a diverse and upbeat team that is changing the face of Cloud Computing. The team is growing and seeks members who can support speed to market, raise the bar, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning. Amazon’s work environment is unique and offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate, with strong support for continued learning and employee development.

Requirements

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience
• 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
• Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineering or Architectural License
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams of discipline leads to deliver quality and globally consistent DC designs and maintaining a high level of quality within budget and schedule.
• Influence internal stakeholders, internal customers (operations), and external consultants to address program-wide design changes.
• Manage escalations.
• Identify multi-disciplinary design decisions.
• Understand the design development, design change management, permitting (working with AHJs), and implementation (working with CMs/RFIs/Submittals) lifecycle.
• Project management skills (critical path schedule management, risk management, quality management, cost management).
• Design consultant management including procurement, contracting, deliverable management, and payments.
• Effectively and consistently communicate with AWS Leadership and external project partners, including the creation, tracking & reporting of metrics related to schedule, cost, and quality throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Be conversant in Amazon LPs.
• Manage competing priorities.
• Drive speed, quality, and simplification by eliminating rework loops, reducing and automating manual work through standardization and automation.
• Create global best practice documentation and facilitate sharing across the globe.
• Motivate others to achieve impeccable quality in an explosive growth and deadline-driven environment.
• Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with design consultants. Anticipated travel not to exceed 25%. International travel may be needed.

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: Senior