Global Capital Projects Lead — Travel-Driven & Impactful

Amazon; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Maternity and Parental Leave Options

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Project Manager to oversee and coordinate execution of new build infrastructure and expansion projects in the Global Engineering, Maintenance, & Sustainability (GEMS) Organization. Lead a team, manage multiple vendors, and drive on-time delivery within budget while advancing standardization across the network.

Role requires up to 80% nationwide travel and relocation-ready candidates near the corporate office.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Partner with other program managers to secure resources, scope efforts, set project priorities and milestones and drive delivery.
• Owns program communication, accelerating progress by driving crisp and timely decisions, clearing blockers, escalating as appropriate.
• Influence design and development of strategic processes.
• Work with program managers and business leaders to communicate and impact critical business initiatives.
• Develop, implement, and governs the execution of all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned program, project, or sub-task.
• Provide accountability while reporting on status, asking for help, and immediately escalating issues and problems as necessary.
• Responsible for overall project schedule that enables the teams to be successful based upon the project milestones and Go-Live.
• Position includes travel up to 80% (Nationwide). Travel involves air travel to regional airports and driving to site locations. A valid driver's license is required due to project assignments in areas with limited public transportation and rideshare options.

Skills

Program management

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or MBA

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Project Manager to oversee and coordinate execution of new build infrastructure and expansion projects in the Global Engineering, Maintenance, & Sustainability (GEMS) Organization. Lead a team, manage multiple vendors, and drive on-time delivery within budget while advancing standardization across the network.

Role requires up to 80% nationwide travel and relocation-ready candidates near the corporate office.