Civil Engineer in Data Center Engineering

Amazon's vision is to be the world's most customer-centric company, and this role is key to that vision. As a Civil Engineer, you will be leading projects to ever-evolving customer needs for the new and existing AWS data center fleet as we continue hyper-scale expansion.

A Civil Engineer in Data Center Engineering - Civil, Structural, Architectural Solutions (DCE-CSAS) team has the ability to understand customer demand as well as the technology & business opportunities that exist in order to achieve the organization’s goals. You understand key problems, and propose and analyze multiple solutions to produce the most efficient, cost effective, resilient, and scalable civil designs/remediations achievable.

The Civil Engineer in DCE-CSAS provides the global vision, rationale and recommendations to leadership teams for next-generation data center civil design and remediation on new and existing sites, while ensuring current civil systems meet performance and operational standards.

As a Civil Engineer in DCE-CSAS, you are a leader and visionary in your field, working within and leading the work of cross-functional teams that include: technical program management, product management, architectural, structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, supply chain management, operations, safety and security, and legal. You will participate in external forums/consortiums to understand current trends and developments within the industry. You will be responsible for leading the civil design, strategy, product innovation and development, and audit/remediations of existing sites. This role will communicate the technical decisions we make to Senior Engineers and will drive continuous improvements with our designs.

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)

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.

Key job responsibilities
As a Civil Engineer, you will provide full life-cycle support to AWS Data Centers from design inception through site improvement and maintenance. You will be the ‘go to’ engineering resource for your region when technical advice is needed, and will use your subject matter expertise in Civil Engineering to:
- Work with a team of multi-disciplinary professionals on a wide variety of conceptual design, build, and retrofit projects at existing data centers.
- Create, review and release data center civil improvements and designs.
- Drive refinements to the Basis of Design, product development, sustainability, and template specifications for civil systems to support continuous improvement of future data center designs.
- Serve as a technical advisor for projects that have civil scope.
- Create, review and release civil design RFPs.
- Manage external civil design consultants through the audit, design and implementation of a variety of projects while coordinating with internal engineering, construction and other stakeholder teams.
- Lead initiatives aimed at improving quality, schedule, consistency or reducing costs to in-flight and future data center construction and improvement projects.
- Work on multiple data center build and capital improvement projects simultaneously without compromising safety and availability constraints.
- Be familiar with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) civil regulations and permitting processes.

A day in the life
Amazon has a global presence; therefore 30% to 40% travel will be necessary. International support will be part of the job, and some international travel will be necessary with short notice. Support could consist of auditing/inspecting data centers, working on international teams and could require developing schematic and design document packages for both global future and existing sites. In this role you will need the ability and willingness to travel for site walks and field observations internationally/domestically with short notice.

About the team
About AWS

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.

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.

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 & 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.

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.

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

Herndon, VA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience.
- Professional Engineering License, or plan for achieving licensure within 12 months of start date.
- 5+ years professional experience in land development, commercial, warehouse, and/or industrial site-civil design and remediation with working knowledge of civil engineering conventional practices.
- Proficiency in industry standards, codes and regulations
- Proficient in civil design software such as Civil 3D or equivalent.
- Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction civil drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
- Proficiency in earthworks, grading, paving, storm water, utility design, and landscaping.
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally/domestically with short notice.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 2+ years of experience with civil design of mission critical facilities or data centers.
- Master’s or higher degree in Civil Engineering.
- Understanding of large scale mechanical and electrical systems.
- Organized and have the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines and budget.
- Possess leadership and problem-solving skills.
- Experience using a variety of web based and other software tools for calculation and data processing.
- Experience as resident engineer or hands-on (in the field) design consultant.
- Possess excellent communication and writing skills, attention to detail, maintain high quality standards.
- Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs while managing impact to quality, cost, or schedule.
- Motivated, dependable, and capable of working with limited oversight.
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
- Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find innovative solutions
- Ability to manage multiple fast paced projects simultaneously.
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

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