DC Design Manager for Region (AMER), Data Center Engineering

$128,600 - $212,800/Yr

Amazon - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Senior

Seattle, WA

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About the position

The Sr. Regional Design Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS) is responsible for leading the design and delivery of data center projects across the Americas. This role involves managing project teams, ensuring quality and consistency in designs, and collaborating with various stakeholders to drive project outcomes. The position requires a strong background in data center design and project management, with a focus on innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement in design processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams of discipline leads to deliver quality and globally consistent data center designs across Americas within schedule and cost constraints while maintaining a high level of quality.
• Influence internal stakeholders, internal customers (operations), and external consultants to address program-wide design changes.
• Manage escalations from the design team and collaborate with procurement, construction, and external consultants.
• Identify disciplines impacted in design issues to drive cross-disciplinary design decisions.
• Understand design development, design change management, permitting, and implementation lifecycle.
• Utilize project management skills for critical path schedule management, risk management, quality management, and cost management.
• Manage design consultants including procurement, contracting, deliverable management, and payments.
• Effectively communicate with AWS Leadership and external project partners, tracking and reporting metrics related to schedule, cost, and quality throughout the project lifecycle.
• Find innovative solutions to reduce contract change orders without negative impacts on quality or reliability.
• Prioritize competing priorities and create robust resolution frameworks when facing ambiguity.
• Drive speed, quality, and simplification by eliminating rework loops and minimizing process variability through standardization and automation.
• Create global best practice documentation and facilitate sharing across the globe.
• Motivate others to achieve impeccable quality in a growth and deadline-driven environment.
• Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction reviews, and interfacing with design consultants.

Requirements

• 6+ years experience managing staff, consultants, and vendors.
• 6+ years of design experience in commercial, industrial, or other complex technical projects.
• 7+ years of large scale Mission Critical facility design experience.
• 5+ years leading sub-consultants and project teams.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in MBA, Engineering, Architecture, or Construction.
• Professional Engineering/Architecture License.
• 3+ years of large-scale Data Center facility design experience.
• 10+ years of experience directly related to data center design, construction, operations, and/or facility maintenance.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues to senior leadership or non-engineers.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) projects.
• Familiarity with regulatory agency negotiations regarding building codes and construction change orders.

Benefits

• Competitive salary ranging from $128,600 to $212,800 based on location and experience.
• Comprehensive medical, financial, and other benefits.
• Opportunities for continued learning and professional development.
• Flexible work-life balance initiatives.