AMER Schedule Controls Manager, AMER Schedule Controls

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Schedule Controls Manager to provide centralized scheduling expertise for the AMER construction portfolio.

You will ensure schedule specification adherence, perform weekly quality reviews, and drive delivery consistency on the world’s most complex data center builds. You will navigate portfolio, cluster, and project level schedules, validate assumptions, and collaborate with TiPMs, Construction, and Pre-Con teams to keep milestones on track.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
• Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems.
• Experience in construction or project management.

Responsibilities

• As a Schedule Controls Manager, you will be part of a highly efficient team providing centralized scheduling expertise across the AMER construction portfolio.
• AMER Schedule Controls ensures GC scheduling specification adherence, drives delivery consistency, and validates schedule assumptions on the most complex data center builds in the world.
• You’ll navigate complex scheduling challenges at the portfolio, cluster, and project level, scrutinize schedules, identify critical paths, validate delivery methodology assumptions, and collaborate with TiPMs, Construction, and Pre-Con teams.
• Conduct weekly schedule quality reviews on active builds against the AMER scheduling specification.
• Validate GC schedules against committed milestones (H2C, NEA, PFHO).
• Develop and maintain schedules at L1–L5, including logic ties, resource loading, and delivery cadence assumptions.
• Perform schedule risk analysis and what-if scenarios to support proactive intervention.
• Create schedule reports and dashboards for regional and executive audiences.
• Travel domestically up to 50% to support active builds and milestone readiness assessments.

Skills

Project management

Data center knowledge

Engineering documentation

Reading construction drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Windows OS

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 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.

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 affecting 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 AMER Schedule Controls Manager is responsible for providing centralized scheduling expertise across the AMER construction portfolio — ensuring schedule spec adherence, conducting weekly schedule quality reviews on active builds, and driving consistency in delivery methodology across all clusters. Schedule Controls Managers are constantly challenged to validate schedule assumptions against contractual milestones, identify risks to committed dates, and partner with TiPMs, Construction, and Pre-Con teams to ensure our data centers are delivered on time while maintaining the highest standards of quality and technical efficiency.

Key job responsibilities

As a Schedule Controls Manager, you will be part of a highly efficient team providing centralized scheduling expertise across the AMER construction portfolio. AMER Schedule Controls ensures GC scheduling specification adherence, drives delivery consistency, and validates schedule assumptions on the most complex data center builds in the world.

You’ll navigate complex scheduling challenges at the portfolio, cluster, and project level. You’ll scrutinize schedules, identify critical paths, validate delivery methodology assumptions, and collaborate with TiPMs, Construction, and Pre-Con teams to conduct weekly schedule quality reviews and validate inputs for planning cycles.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Conduct weekly schedule quality reviews on active builds against the AMER scheduling specification
• Validate GC schedules (pre- and post-contracted) against committed milestones (H2C, NEA, PFHO)
• Develop and maintain schedules at L1–L5, including logic ties, resource loading, and delivery cadence assumptions
• Perform schedule risk analysis and what-if scenarios to support proactive intervention
• Create schedule reports and dashboards for regional and executive audiences
• Support field audits to validate schedule accuracy and process adherence
• Travel domestically up to 50% to support active builds and milestone readiness assessments.

A day in the life

Travel required: up to 50%

About The Team

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.

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Inclusive Team Culture

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Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems
• Experience in construction or project management

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure experience
• Knowledge of critical data center equipment
• Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, or OSHA
• Experience in project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure
• Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure
• Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains

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USA, VA, Herndon - 111,300.00 - 186,100.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10436235