Sr. DC Design Manager for Region; AMER), DCDE - AMER

Job 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.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Sr. Regional Design Manager to join its design team. As a Sr. Regional Design Manager, you will be part of a global engineering leadership team comprised of highly effective architects, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, security and control engineers. AWS self‑performs engineering on the majority of our capacity delivery projects. This unique perspective allows the Design Managers to maintain a close connection with project details and drive project outcomes.

You will impact design direction and improve design delivery for an entire region, while establishing 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. Amazon’s data centers are industry‑leading examples of innovation in space utilization, energy efficiency and cost effectiveness. We are known for our speed to market and reliability.

This role sits within the global team responsible for the design and operation of critical data center facilities located worldwide. Our Design Team creates and delivers the most innovative products to our customers and is known for being diverse and upbeat. We continue to grow and are looking for team members who can support our speed to market, raise the bar, and pursue professional growth and continuous learning.

Amazon’s work environment is unique in every aspect and offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate. At Amazon we highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on employee development.

• Lead project teams of discipline leads to deliver quality and globally consistent DC designs while maintaining a high level of quality within budget and schedule.
• Able to influence internal stakeholders, internal customers (operations), and external consultants to address program-wide design changes.
• Manage escalations and identify multidisciplinary design decisions.
• Understand design development, change management, permitting (working with AHJs), and implementation (working with CMs/RFIs/Submittals) life cycle.
• Apply project management skills (critical path schedule management, risk management, quality management, cost management).
• Manage design consultant procurement, contracting, deliverable management, and payments.
• Effectively and consistently communicate with AWS Leadership and external project partners, including the creation, tracking, and reporting of metrics related to schedule, cost, and quality throughout the life cycle of the project.
• Be conversant in Amazon LPs.
• Manage competing priorities.
• Drive speed, quality, and simplification by eliminating rework loops, reducing and automating manual work through standardization and automation.
• Create global best practice documentation and facilitate sharing across the globe.
• Motivate others to achieve impeccable quality in an explosive growth and deadline-driven environment.
• Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with design consultants. Anticipated travel not to exceed 25%. International travel…