Fiber Delivery Civil Infra Program Manager

Amazon.com, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. is seeking a Fiber Delivery Technical Infrastructure Program Manager – Civil Deployment Manager to own underground and aerial civil construction programs that connect AWS data center campuses and network facilities.

This role combines engineering, project management, and vendor coordination to deliver complex fiber infrastructure. You will manage schedules, budgets, safety, and quality while partnering with design engineers, permitting agencies, utilities, and contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
• 5+ years of construction or program management experience in civil, utility, telecom OSP, or heavy infrastructure
• Experience managing contractors, budgets, and schedules across multiple concurrent projects

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of civil fiber construction programs: route analysis, vendor selection, permitting, construction, as‑builts, and turnover to fiber placement/splicing teams.
• Develop and manage integrated program schedules. Identify the critical path, flag risks early, and drive mitigation to hit committed delivery dates.
• Lead vendor RFQ/RFP processes, evaluate bids, and manage contractors against scope, cost, schedule, and quality expectations.
• Manage budgets and approvals (CARs/PCRs), forecast spend, and control change orders.
• Coordinate permitting and right‑of‑way with municipalities, DOTs, railroads, utilities, and private landowners.
• Run risk registers and escalation paths, and write clear status updates for leadership. Own weekly program correspondence and MBR reporting.
• Enforce construction quality and safety standards in the field. Conduct site walks, review inspection results, and make sure as‑builts are accurate and complete.
• Write technical documents (e.g., TORAs, route/vendor analyses, lessons learned) to drive decisions and scale best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in civil delivery processes, tools, and vendor performance.
• Do you have deep experience in some or all of these disciplines?

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Program management

GIS tools

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

ArcGIS

Google Earth

Smartsheet

Power BI

Tableau

Qlik/QuickSight

Salesforce

Job description

Amazon Inc. is seeking a Fiber Delivery Technical Infrastructure Program Manager – Civil Deployment Manager to own underground and aerial civil construction programs that connect AWS data center campuses and network facilities.

This role combines engineering, project management, and vendor coordination to deliver complex fiber infrastructure. You will manage schedules, budgets, safety, and quality while partnering with design engineers, permitting agencies, utilities, and contractors.