Job ID: 2833242 | Amazon Data Services UK Limited
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 scope the technical studies and analysis required to appropriately evaluate prospective datacenter sites, hire and oversee the work of engineering and technical consultancies, understand the inter-relationships between technical disciplines, coordinate with internal stakeholders, and interpret the results of this analysis to make site acquisition, design, engineering, and technology recommendations. You will evaluate the impact of identified site risks and constraints on development costs and schedules.
The right person for this role will have a strong track record of technical program management, the demonstrated ability to deliver 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:
1. Guiding the expansion of AWS infrastructure in new and existing regions by delivering technical site risk analysis and due diligence assessments.
2. Owning complex and ambiguous infrastructure projects where standard approaches, templates, designs, and processes either do not exist or need to be adapted to meet the needs of a specific project.
3. Scoping, contracting, supervising, coordinating, and interpreting the results of engineering, environmental, and technical studies.
4. Managing budgets, establishing schedules, escalating technical and project risks, and making trade-offs based on business priorities.
5. Owning the multidisciplinary preliminary design for our sites consistent with AWS design standards and technical specifications. Assessing and drawing conclusions from a wide range of real estate, engineering, construction, policy, environmental, planning, and business development considerations and making associated technical and business recommendations.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 10+ years of technical program or project management experience
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent experience
- Multidisciplinary concept/preliminary design experience
- Background in civil engineering, architecture, environmental sciences, or similar technical disciplines
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
- Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without having a direct reporting relationship
- 5+ years of experience leading due diligence, design, engineering and/or land development activities for large infrastructure projects
- Master's degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent experience
- Licensed professional engineer/Architect with accredited institute, or equivalent technical certification
Posted: November 20, 2024 (Updated about 16 hours ago)
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