Project Engineer, DCC Communities

Overview

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re 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 we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll 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 you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

As a Data Center Project Engineer, you will be a part of a creative, diverse team tasked with solving fascinating problems constructing Amazon Data Centers. Our data centers are industry examples of energy efficient, cost-effective designs. You will work alongside partner teams such as Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build Data Centers that directly support our Customers.

As our Data Center Project Engineer, you will support the teams that build some of the most interesting electrical and mechanical systems in the world. You will be on the construction site, daily interacting with the construction managers and stakeholders and be directly responsible for supporting the fast, high-quality delivery of our data center construction. The Data Center Project Engineer will be part of the onsite Construction Management team and will own the communication coordination with our vendors, information workflow, and coordination of document management including requests for information (RFI), change orders, report, and schedule updates.

At Amazon, we are all Owners and leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the design review to construction bidding to construction execution and final hand-off to our customers. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative, team of engineers and managers working on a daily basis to develop innovative data centers for our Customers.

The Data Center Project Engineer will be responsible for:

• Establishing communication and coordination across a data center region’s general contractors, stakeholders, and internal teams. Example includes sending out region wide changes to construction trailer setup, COVID-19 testing procedures, or location to access documents.

• Develop and maintain a tracking system for design changes, RFI’s (requests for information), and change orders and dashboard and track this information for regional leadership review. Include tracking status of priority and due dates.

• Requesting and reviewing MOPs (Method of Procedure) for proper detail, necessity, and risk.

• On-boarding new vendors for badging and orientation.

• Updating project management software with milestone dates, correspondence, and documents.

• Monitor delivery of owner furnished material to site.

• Compiling and storing construction data from vendors.

• Managing checklist including various checklists including substantial completion checks, safety, and quality.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of vendor management experience

• 4+ years of relevant work in a data center or other critical environment experience

• 5+ years of data center engineering or operations experience

• 5+ years of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or 1+ years of relevant discipline work experience

• Experience in vendor management

• Experience in a data center or other critical environment

• Experience in data center engineering or operations

• Experience with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+…