Regional Construction Program Manager

About

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. 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.

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.

Amazon’s Data Centers are industry leading examples of innovation in security, safety, space utilization, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. Our Construction Managers are on the forefront of creating and delivering the most innovative products to our customers.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams and manage programs and processes simultaneously.
• Engage with technical experts and key stakeholders to initiate new programs, including developing new processes and program documentation.
• Identify process and communications gaps, while developing and driving solutions.
• Develop and maintain lessons learned and establish mechanisms to share this with teams.
• Work closely with stakeholders on key program initiatives to develop and implement procedures and systems that continually improve and streamline the program.
• Drive simplification and automation to evolve processes, services, and solutions, to increase agility and efficiencies and lower costs.
• Establish a metrics-driven, programmatic approach to strategic initiatives to develop improvements and efficiencies.
• Gather, define, refine, and drive requirements for program process, standards, and system Implementation requirements needed to monitor & report on construction programs across multiple geographic regions with little or no direction from management.
• Define & evaluate KPIs derived from program milestone, estimate, spend forecast, and cost/resource loaded schedule performance.

A day in the life

This resource can also work from Data Center sites located in South Bend / Indiana, Atlanta, Jackson/Mississippi and Herndon/VA if business need permits.

About The Team

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences and encourages candidates to apply even if they do not meet all preferred qualifications.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony and strive for flexibility as part of our working culture.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS fosters a culture of inclusion through employee-led affinity groups and ongoing events.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We offer knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career-advancing resources.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems
• 5+ years of construction or project management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure experience
• Knowledge of critical data center equipment
• Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, or OSHA
• Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure
• Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains

Equal Opportunity

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans), Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.