Description

Job Description

As a Data Center Project Engineer, you will be a part of a creative, diverse team tasked with solving fascinating problems constructing Amazon Data Centers. Our data centers are industry examples of energy efficient, cost-effective designs. You will work alongside partner teams such as Operations, Networking, Controls, Security, and Commissioning to build Data Centers that directly support our Customers.

As our Data Center Project Engineer, you will support the teams that build some of the most interesting electrical and mechanical systems in the world. You will be on the construction site, daily interacting with the construction managers and stakeholders and be directly responsible for supporting the fast, high-quality delivery of our data center construction. The Data Center Project Engineer will be part of the onsite Construction Management team and will own the communication coordination with our vendors, information workflow, and coordination of document management including requests for information (RFI), change orders, report, and schedule updates.

At Amazon, we are all Owners and leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the design review to construction bidding to construction execution and final hand-off to our customers. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative, team of engineers and managers working on a daily basis to develop innovative data centers for our Customers.

Responsibilities of the Data Center Project Engineer

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. Example includes sending out region wide changes to construction trailer setup, COVID-19 testing procedures, or location to access documents.

• Develop and maintain a tracking system for design changes, RFI’s (requests for information), and change orders and dashboard and track this information for regional leadership review. Include tracking status of priority and due dates.

• Requesting and reviewing MOPs (Method of Procedure) for proper detail, necessity, and risk.

• Onboarding new vendors for badging and orientation.

• Updating project management software with milestone dates, correspondence, and documents.

• Monitor delivery of owner furnished material to site.

• Compiling and storing construction data from vendors.

• Managing checklist including various checklists including substantial completion checks, safety, and quality.

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Key job responsibilities

Manage the owners side RFI, submittal and change management processes related to data center builds.

Help to ensure monthly Billing and Pay Applications are correct

Help to manage and implement new processes as required.

A day in the life

You will provide daily support to the onsite construction managers in dealing with the many moving parts of a construction project. You'll help manage the AWS change order process for all inflight activities and work daily with the general contractors Superintendents and Project Engineers to help keep the project on schedule.

About the team

DCCD: Global Construction Management is the team responsible for the construction portion of our Data Center Builds working closely with key stakeholders from the very early stages of Design Kickoff, through bidding, equipment procurement, construction, startup, commissioning and ultimately handing off the build to the DC Operations team.

Key goals are to reduce cost, shorten the duration of delivery and minimize defects. Specifically, we set out to bring the job in at or below budget, on schedule and with Zero Defects at Power Facilities Hand-Off

“We continuously deliver innovative, cost effective, just in time Data Center capacity for our global customers."

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Boardman, OR, USA

Basic Qualifications

• A four-year degree in a technical field such as engineering, construction management, or a trade school OR 4+ years of related construction experience in lieu of a degree.

• +2 years’ experience working in the construction industry or an engineering organization.

• +2 years’ experience updating and managing construction data including milestone dates, requests for information (RFI), design changes, and change orders.

• +2 years’ experience with developing workflows and tracking systems including change management, vendor equipment delivery, and document controls across 3 or more organizations/teams.

• +2 years’ experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with IT tools such as MS Office Suite including Project, Excel, and Word.

• Experience with project management software tools such as Procore and document control.

• Experience with AutoCAD or similar computer aided design software.

• Experience in a mission critical data center.

• Experience with mechanical systems including air handlers and building management systems.

• Experience with electrical systems including diesel generators, uninteruptible power systems, switchboards, transformers, and power distribution units. Experience with project management principles and best practices.

• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role

• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.