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Amazon Engineering Team Program Manager, Fleet Remediation Engineering in Columbus, Ohio
Description
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. 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 — 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.
The Data Center Fleet Remediation Engineering Team is the engineering owner for the remediation projects supporting the AWS data center fleet. This includes supporting new designs/innovations through data center end-of-life, with a focus on project design and implementation, capacity and availability improvement, and optimization of the existing fleet.
As a Fleet Remediation Engineering Portfolio Manager, you are an exceptionally strong communicator, both written and verbally. You will lead multi-discipline, highly technical project teams. You will have experience of working in a complex engineering environment and will have worked as a technical project manager on increasingly complex projects. Your experience includes data center technologies like HVAC, power systems, cable plant, server, or networking. You will generate and maintain enhanced reporting, meaningful KPIs, and process/automation improvements to ensure team efficiency, visibility of the portfolio efforts to critical stakeholders and leadership.
You will partner with other engineering teams, operations staff, and project execution/delivery teams regularly. You will make strategic decisions regarding specific projects and overall program direction. You will be capable of connecting long-term strategies with rapid growth patterns of AWS, as well as guide specific operational needs of the business.
You must be adept at identifying and communicating upcoming risks, issues, and bottlenecks as well as be instrumental in resolving those issues, often cross multiple departmental boundaries to achieve your goal. You must possess a strong sense of organization, communication and team building skill-sets that foster robust working relationships for both internal and external stakeholders.
Your responsibilities will include;
• Program manage the Fleet Remediation Engineering portfolio for multiple disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality and risk management, reporting and metric development/tracking.
• Prepare narratives for executive leadership with recommendations which articulate decision points relative to cost, timing, and strategic trade-offs.
• Learn and understand the AWS data center lifecycle specific to Data Center Engineering, globally.
• Provide direct support to Fleet Remediation Project Design Engineers including trainings.
• Interface with internal Fleet Remediation Engineering teams and their partners to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in work-products delivered. Standardize inputs/outputs globally.
• Own and track budgets and internal-program schedules for the Fleet Remediation Engineering Team’s scope.
• Create strong end-to-end team processes/mechanisms that include training (buy-in) and validation of success through metrics-based criteria.
• Manage Basis of Design lifecycle management program for existing fleet
Amazon's vision is to be the world's most customer-centric company, and this role is key to that vision. As a Fleet Remediation Engineering Portfolio Manager, you will be leading projects to fit out our data centers to meet ever-evolving customer needs as we continue expanding our fleet to hyper-scale. As an ideal candidate you:
• Possess Strong Engineering Judgement and are able to provide recommendations despite uncertainty
• Are detail and data oriented
• Have experience managing engineering projects and consultants.
• Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (e.g., Operations, Commissioning, Construction and Design)
• Up to 10% travel expected.
Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of the data centers. You will prioritize your activities to support data center capacity availability and safety focusing on the actions that are most impactful. You will have the opportunity to work on projects locally and globally.
If you meet these qualifications, exude passion, and enjoy the challenge of innovative projects at hyper-scale, this job is for you!
Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.
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 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.
About the team
Fleet Remediation Engineering (FRE) specializes in retrofit efforts that span several engineering disciplines across the fleet of existing data centers.
We are passionate about ensuring our latest innovations are implemented into our existing fleet to provide maximum benefit on behalf of our customers.
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 — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
3+ cumulative years of experience with industrial or commercial engineering or project management in Mission Critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation, oil / gas facilities.
1+ year of experience using a variety of web based and other software tools for calculation and data processing
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience communicating program status updates to senior leadership.
• Direct experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers.
• Basic understanding of both mechanical and electrical equipment/design related to data centers
• Advanced degree in engineering, business, or related field.
• Previous ownership of fast track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects
• Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) or Management of Portfolios (MoP) Certification
• Experience with fast track design/DC build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects
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.