Site Risk & Due Diligence Specialist, Risk and Resiliency

Play a leading role in datacenter site selection and technical due diligence at Amazon. You will lead technical site due diligence projects partnering with stakeholders across the AWS infrastructure organization to shape the future of AWS infrastructure growth and investments.

You will play a key role in site selection and site due diligence for new and existing AWS regions. You will support the evaluation of prospective datacenter sites work with engineering and technical consultancies coordinate with internal stakeholders and interpret the results of this analysis to inform site acquisition design engineering and technology recommendations.

The right person for this role will have a strong track record of program management the demonstrated ability to support multiple high priority projects simultaneously the ability to drive alignment across teams with competing priorities and be a strong advocate for technical risk management.

Key job responsibilities
- Guiding the expansion of AWS infrastructure in new and existing regions by supporting the delivery of technical site risk analysis and due diligence assessments.
- Assisting with infrastructure site selection and due diligence projects applying standard approaches templates designs and processes.
- Working with third party vendors to complete engineering environmental and technical studies
- Managing budgets establishing schedules escalating technical and project risks and making trade-offs based on business priorities.

About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global 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.

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- Bachelors degree in a technical discipline (engineering environmental science construction management real estate)
- A minimum of two years experience in an engineering land development real estate or environmental role
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary projects in the built environment
- Experience working with engineering consultancies

- Masters degree in a technical discipline (engineering environmental science construction management real estate)
- Experience with large infrastructure development projects

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $50100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $107200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.