Senior Data Center Design Manager, Data Center Design Engineering

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Melbourne; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Corporate Services Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Data Centre Design Manager in Melbourne to lead multidisciplinary teams through all phases of data centre infrastructure design. You will set vision for complex systems and drive design quality, standards, and automation across APAC projects.

This is a highly collaborative, design‑centric role with government interface responsibilities. You will own design direction for power, cooling, security, and structures, and ensure compliance with

Qualifications

• 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission‑critical facilities such as data centres, power generation, or related sectors.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Knowledge of critical data centre mechanical and electrical equipment.
• 6+ years of project management or project lead work including RFQ/RFP, budgeting, and coordinating multiple consultant teams.
• Experience in mission‑critical facilities in data centres, power generation, or oil and gas.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team through all phases of data centre design from concept to commissioning.
• Own end‑to‑end design direction for power, cooling, controls, security, and structural systems.
• Establish regional design standards and design quality frameworks for APAC projects.
• Lead design reviews from schematic to construction documentation with focus on rigour and compliance.
• Drive design automation and tooling to reduce cycle time and improve documentation quality.
• Track KPIs like cycle time, design maturity, and first‑pass quality, integrating feedback from construction and commissioning.
• Identify design risks, conduct constructability reviews, and lead value engineering.
• Manage design budgets and collaborate with finance and internal customers to define deliverables.
• Coordinate permit approvals with regulators and authorities.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project management

Multidisciplinary design

Regulatory & compliance

Design reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Description

You'll join a diverse team of data centre professionals. 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.

You'll join a diverse team of data centre professionals. 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.

As a Senior Data Centre Design Manager, you will be a key member of a high‑performing global design engineering leadership team, comprising world‑class Architects, Structural, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, ICT, Fire, Acoustics, Water, and Security Engineers. You will own the design direction, design quality, and design delivery for a portfolio of mission‑critical data centre projects across the APAC region.

This is a deeply design‑centric role. You will set the vision for complex, multi‑discipline infrastructure systems driving design from concept through detailed engineering, construction documentation, and commissioning validation. You will define and evolve regional design standards, champion design automation and tooling innovation, and embed continuous improvement into every phase of the design lifecycle. Your decisions will directly shape how AWS builds its next generation of data centres in APAC.

This role demands close collaboration across multiple facets of the AWS design engineering organisation, external engineering consultancies, regulatory bodies, and Australian government agencies.

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government security clearance. Candidates must be Australian citizens or eligible to obtain the required clearance as a condition of employment.

Key job responsibilities

• Leading a multidisciplinary team of engineers through all phases of data centre critical infrastructure design from concept through detailed engineering, construction documentation, and commissioning validation.
• Owning end‑to‑end design direction for power, cooling, controls, physical security, and structural systems setting the architectural vision and ensuring designs meet AWS performance, reliability, and cost targets.
• Establishing regional design standards, basis‑of‑design documents, and design quality frameworks that drive consistency and scalability across APAC projects.
• Leading design reviews from schematic through 100% construction documentation, ensuring technical rigour, code compliance, and alignment with AWS global design principles.
• Driving design innovation, automation, and tooling initiatives that reduce cycle time, minimise rework, and improve documentation quality.
• Tracking design‑specific KPIs, cycle time, design maturity, RFI rates, and first‑pass quality integrating construction and commissioning feedback to close the as‑designed to as‑built loop.
• Driving design risk identification, constructability reviews, and value engineering across the region.
• Establishing design budgets, contributing to business cases, and partnering with finance, engineering leads, and internal customers to optimise resources and define deliverables.
• Driving permit approvals and interfacing with AHJ, Australian regulators, and government agencies.

A day in the life

As a Senior Design Manager, your day is anchored in design. You might start with a technical design review of a new cooling topology, then shift to a cross‑discipline coordination meeting resolving interface clashes between electrical and mechanical systems.

After lunch, you’re reviewing design automation outputs, benchmarking design cycle metrics against regional targets, and coaching a design engineer on construction documentation standards. Later, you brief leadership on design programme status, or drive a constructability risk workshop with external consultants.

Every day, you’re shaping how AWS designs and delivers its most critical infrastructure in APAC.

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission‑critical facilities including but not limited to: data centres, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• Knowledge of critical data centre mechanical and electrical equipment
• 6+ years of project management or project lead work including RFQ/RFP process, selecting engineering teams, developing budgets, coordinating multiple consultant teams and facilitating meetings experience
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission‑critical facilities including but not limited to: data centres, power generation or oil and gas facilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineering or Architectural Licence
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents

Acknowledgement Of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE Statement

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Company - Amazon Corporate Services Pty Ltd

Job ID: A10594378