Constructability Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were 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 were looking for talented people who want to help. Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. Our goal is to find the candidate that has well developed data center technical knowledge coupled with practical construction and commissioning experience to help drive standards in this essential part of our delivery process. If you have experience working within a broad design and construction infrastructure environment then you could be the right candidate.

Key job responsibilities
Work closely with the Global Constructability team Design Engineering and Construction Management teams to ensure consistency of approach
Drive practical constructability standards in design documentation
Drive commissionability improvements in our designs.
Drive process improvements in the hand off from design to construction/commissioning
Optimise the engineering input post design completion driving consistent roles and responsibilities and accountability.
Work closely with regional engineering teams to drive consistency
Act as the initial point of escalation for complex constructability issues.
25% regional travel sometimes unplanned.

A day in the life
As a Constructability Engineer you will be involved in the entire process of a project from site selection all the way through into operations. You will act as a conduit between Design Engineering and all other teams providing a pragmatic and practical engineeringbased support to both DE and associated teams. Delivery issues will be both presented to you by our own team and other associated teams but you will also actively seek to recognize problems and develop solutions. Resolution of these issues will require a thorough understanding of the process of design and construction to enable a robust and manageable solution to be developed always considering the best interests of the AWS business.

About the team
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Bachelors degree in Mechanical/Electrical engineering (or similar) or a Construction related discipline
5 years of experience in Construction
5 years of data center technical knowledge coupled commissioning experience


10 years of experience in data center engineering
In depth understanding of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
Be a motivated highly dependable individual
An ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with no impact on quality and reliability
Possess excellent communication skills attention to detail maintain high quality standards

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