Global Data Center Design Lead

Amazon; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon’s Data Centers are industry leading examples of innovation in space utilization, energy efficiency, and cost effectiveness. We are known for speed to market and reliability, and this role sits within the global team responsible for the design and operation of critical Data Center facilities located throughout the world.

As a Data Center Design Manager you will lead the design delivery, oversee stakeholders, and optimize resources across the project life cycle, shaping design direction for

Qualifications

• 6+ years in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in project management or as a project lead including RFQ/RFP process, selecting engineering teams and coordinating multiple consultant teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers in the design of data center critical infrastructure systems.
• Facilitate weekly meetings with internal engineer resources, internal customers and external consultants to address design issues and milestones; drive risk mitigation.
• Drive process improvements and tool optimization; prepare monthly/quarterly business review reports across region.
• Establish capital project design budgets and contribute to complex business cases for existing region and new region deployment.
• Collaborate with AWS finance teams to secure funding for projects.
• Schedule engineering resources and influence design changes based on internal customer needs.
• Partner with internal customers to establish project scope, schedule and deliverables.
• Manage the interfaces, stakeholders’ coordination and oversight from due diligence to design, construction to operations.
• Drive permits approvals and interfacing with AHJ.

Skills

Data center design

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

MS Office

Job description

Amazon’s Data Centers are industry leading examples of innovation in space utilization, energy efficiency, and cost effectiveness. We are known for speed to market and reliability, and this role sits within the global team responsible for the design and operation of critical Data Center facilities located throughout the world.

As a Data Center Design Manager you will lead the design delivery, oversee stakeholders, and optimize resources across the project life cycle, shaping design direction for