Senior Data Center Design Manager, Data Center 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.

As a Data Center Design Manager you will be part of a global engineering leadership team comprised of highly effective Architects Structural Civil Mechanical Electrical and Control Engineers. AWS drives the engineering on our capacity delivery projects. This unique vantage point allows the Design Managers to maintain a close connection with project details and drive project outcomes. You will have impact on the design direction and ability to improve design delivery for all APAC projects while establishing design procedures and protocols for the development of future systems. This role is an opportunity to collaborate with many facets of the AWS organization external engineering resources and regulatory agencies.

Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Leading a team of engineers in the design of data center critical infrastructure systems
Facilitating weekly meetings with internal engineer resources internal customers and external consultants to address design issues meet design milestones and escalate as needed. Driving risk mitigation meetings across region.
Driving process improvements tool optimizationprepare monthly/quarterly business review reports across region
Creating and tracking metrics related to cost quality and duration of design as well as collecting data from construction and commissioning teams as designs are implemented.
Establishing capital project design budgets and contributing to complex business cases for existing region and new region deployment.
Collaborating with AWS finance teams to secure funding for projects.
Working in partnership with AWS Engineering leads to schedule engineering resources and influence design changes based on internal customer needs.
Partnering with internal customers to establish project scope schedule and deliverables.
Managing document controllers workflow and audit of deliverables
Managing the interfaces stakeholders coordination and have oversight on followthrough from due diligence to design to construction to operations across project life cycle
Driving permits approvals and interfacing with respective AHJ



A day in the life
Design manager will lead the design delivery of inflight and new build design projects . The person will act as single point of contact to oversee design delivery managing stakeholders and optimize resources/efforts across the project life cycle.

About the team
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Diverse Experiences
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Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Architecture
Minimum of 8 years of Project Management or Project Lead experience including RFQ/RFP process selecting engineering teams developing budgets coordinating multiple consultant teams and facilitating meetings.
Minimum of 8 years professional experience in data center or mission critical facility design with basic multidisciplinary knowledge of mission critical systems design process preconstruction requirements and the construction process.
Direct experience in negotiating with regulatory agencies regarding departures from building code and construction change orders.
Ability to communicate complex technical issues to senior leadership or nonengineers develop basic business case financial projections and create performance metrics.

Professional Engineering or Architectural License
10 years of directly related to data center design construction operations and/or facility maintenance experience.
Direct experience with delivering modular data centers design projects including procurement and commissioning of facilities.
Functional knowledge of industry standards environmental codes building codes and safety standards including International Building Code.
Working Knowledge BIM Salesforce Procore and Smartsheets software

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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