DC Structural Engineer, Design Engineering

The Structural Engineer will assist in data center site selection reviewing geotechnical and due diligence report concept and design development of data center projects which maintain the highest performance standards.

Successful candidates will be strong leaders who can prioritize well communicate clearly and have a consistent track record of delivery. The Data Center business requires creative engineering balanced with high quality and a strong customer focus.

Key job responsibilities
The Structural Engineers main responsibility will be to develop and maintain design standards design prototypes and produce template specifications for each site designs requirements. You will also be expected to communicate conceptual designs and create/maintain project documentation before during and after construction.

Other important duties include:

Coordinate with Due Diligence teams to determine site selection criteria and create review and release design Request for Proposals
Manage our external structural design consultants through the design and construction process as well as coordinate with internal and external mechanical electrical and plumbing design engineers.
Travel for site assessments internal design meetings construction review and interfacing with authorities having jurisdiction. Anticipated travel is approximately 20%.

About the team
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a global leader in Data Centers. To ensure our Data Centers are able to deliver a leading service our inhouse Design Engineering team is responsible for ensuring everything from site selection construction & fit out are designed in accordance with our businesss high expectations.

The Data Center Design Engineering team is now looking for a Structural Engineer to drive design construction and implementation of enterprise data center buildings which meet strict quality and performance levels. As a member of the Structural Engineering arm of the Design Engineering team you be expected to leverage your structural knowledge with not just your immediate Structural Engineering colleagues but the broader design and delivery teams are a whole.

- 4 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
- 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
- Experience in commissioning

- Professional Engineer License
- Experience with 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

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