Project Engineer, DCCD: AMER Construction

Overview

Job  | Amazon Data 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 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.

• Establish communication and coordination across a data center region’s general contractors, stakeholders, and internal teams (e.g., construction trailer setup, COVID‑19 testing procedures, document access).
• Develop and maintain a tracking system for design changes, RFIs, and change orders, and provide dashboards for regional leadership review.
• Request and review MOPs (Method of Procedure) for proper detail, necessity, and risk.
• Onboard new vendors for badging and orientation.
• Update project management software with milestone dates, correspondence, and documents.
• Monitor delivery of owner‑furnished material to site.
• Compile and store construction data from vendors.
• Manage checklists, including substantial completion checks, safety, and quality.
• Support 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.
• Provide daily support to onsite construction managers in dealing with the many moving parts of a construction project.

• 3+ years of vendor management experience.
• 4+ years of relevant work in a data center or other critical environment.
• 5+ years of data center engineering or operations experience.
• 5+ years of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) experience.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in vendor management, data center or critical environment operations, and data center engineering.
• Construction or project management experience, 3+ years.
• Electrical or mechanical Journeyman license, or equivalent operating engineering license such as DC II or DC III.
• Preferred:
  Construction or project management experience and relevant licenses.

USA, VA, Sterling – 96,000.00 –  USD annually. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and supplemental options), EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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