Senior Data Center Design Manager, Data Center Engineering

Amazon Web Services (Aws); Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Corporate Services Pty Ltd in Australia seeks a design manager to lead the design delivery of data center infrastructure projects, coordinating with regional teams and stakeholders across the lifecycle.

You will manage budgets, schedules, and interfaces with internal customers and consultants, while guiding design changes and ensuring safety and cost targets are met. This role requires 6+ years in data center design or related fields and a Bachelors in Engineering; licensure is preferred.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of 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 facilitating meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers in data center design of critical infrastructure systems.
• Facilitate weekly meetings with internal resources, customers and consultants to address design issues and milestones.
• Drive cost, quality and duration metrics across design, construction and operations.
• Establish budgets and contribute to complex business cases for regional deployments.
• Coordinate with AWS finance to secure project funding.

Skills

Data center design

Project management

Budgeting

Stakeholder mgmt

RFP process

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

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 centres 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.

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 centres 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

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Leading a team of engineers in the design of data center critical infrastructure systems
• Facilitating weekly meetings with internal engineer resources, internal customers and external consultants to address design issues, meet design milestones and elevate as needed. Driving risk mitigation meetings across region.
• Driving process improvements, tool optimization,prepare monthly/quarterly business review reports across region
• Creating and tracking metrics related to cost, quality and duration of design as well as collecting data from construction and commissioning teams as designs are implemented.
• Establishing capital project design budgets and contributing to complex business cases for existing region and new region deployment.
• Collaborating with AWS finance teams to secure funding for projects.
• Working in partnership with AWS Engineering leads to schedule engineering resources and influence design changes based on internal customer needs.
• Partnering with internal customers to establish project scope, schedule and deliverables.
• Managing document controller’s workflow and audit of deliverables
• Managing the interfaces, stakeholders’ coordination and have oversight on follow-through from due diligence to design, to construction to operations across project life cycle
• Driving permits approvals and interfacing with respective AHJ

A day in the life

Design manager will lead the design delivery of inflight and new build design projects . The person will act as single point of contact to oversee design delivery, managing stakeholders, and optimize resources/efforts across the project life cycle.

About The Team

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

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee‑led and company‑sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

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.

Amazon’s Data Centers are industry leading examples of innovation…

Our Design Team is on the forefront of creating and delivering the most innovative products to our customers; and are known for being a diverse and upbeat team that is changing the face of Cloud Computing.

We continue to grow and are looking for team members that can support our speed to market, raise the bar, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning. Amazon’s work environment is unique in every aspect and offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate. At Amazon we highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued employee development.

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience
• 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, developing budgets, coordinating multiple consultant teams and facilitating meetings

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineering or Architectural License
• 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
• Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and MS Office Suite

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: A10517673