Project Engineer, DCCD: AMER Construction

Job  | Amazon Web Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and are 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 deliver high standards for safety and security while providing capacity at the lowest possible cost. 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 part of a creative, diverse team solving problems constructing Amazon Data Centers. Our data centers are energy efficient and cost-effective. You will work with partner teams such as Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build data centers that support our customers. You will be on the construction site daily, interacting with construction managers and stakeholders, and responsible for supporting fast, high-quality delivery of data center construction.

You will be part of the onsite Construction Management team and will own communication coordination with vendors, information workflow, and document management including requests for information (RFI), change orders, reporting, and schedule updates.

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. This includes region-wide changes to construction trailer setup, COVID-19 testing procedures, or document access locations.
• Developing and maintaining a tracking system for design changes, RFIs, and change orders with a dashboard for regional leadership review, including priority and due date tracking.
• Requesting and reviewing MOPs (Method of Procedure) for detail, necessity, and risk.
• Onboarding new vendors for badging and orientation.
• Updating project management software with milestone dates, correspondence, and documents.
• Monitoring delivery of owner furnished material to site.
• Compiling and storing construction data from vendors.
• Managing checklists including substantial completion, safety, and quality.

Key job responsibilities include:

• Manage the owners side RFIs, submittals, and change management processes related to data center builds.
• Help ensure monthly billing and pay applications are correct.
• Help to manage and implement new processes as required.

A day in the life:
As a Project Engineer you will help manage the AWS change order process for all inflight activities and work daily with general contractors, superintendents, and project engineers to keep the project on schedule. You will provide daily onsite support to construction managers dealing with the many moving parts of a construction project.

About the team: DCCD Global Construction Management is responsible for the construction portion of Data Center Builds, working with key stakeholders from design kickoff through bidding, procurement, construction, startup, commissioning, and handoff to DC Operations. The goals are to reduce cost, shorten delivery duration, and minimize defects, aiming to bring projects in on budget, on schedule, and with Zero Defects at Power Facilities Hand-Off.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and continue to innovate. We encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet all preferred qualifications. If your career is just starting or includes nontraditional paths, don’t let it stop you from applying.

We value work-life harmony and flexibility. Our inclusive culture includes employee-led affinity groups and ongoing learning experiences, such as CORE and Amaze Con conferences, to embrace our differences. We…