Program Manager, Material Handling Infrastructure

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Technical Infrastructure Program Manager to own material handling projects across its network, driving end-to-end delivery from initiation to handover using the Project Lifecycle Framework. The role partners with WWDE, Operations Engineering, and strategic suppliers to scale OMHS capabilities.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage schedules and budgets, define technical standards, and mitigate risks while maintaining high quality and velocity in complex facility

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Project Management experience across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with completion of medium sized projects (up to $40M) in Construction and/or Material Handling.
• Willing to travel up to 50% (most travel on weekdays).
• Experience in contract management.
• Travel up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single-threaded leader for material handling system implementation programs, driving end-to-end execution across mechanical engineering, controls integration, power systems, and operational requirements for specific building types (ARS, SSD, AMZL, IXD).
• Lead a multi-disciplined team and sub-contractors; manage conflict, establish priorities, coordinate concurrent and sequencing activities, develop team members, and provide overall project leadership.
• Manage the project master schedule, administrative, contractual, technical, and financial aspects of projects to achieve timely completion, holding all internal teams and external vendors accountable for their commitments.
• Drive cross-functional communications and strategic planning for material handling system deployment, determining KPIs and driving standardization initiatives while building strong relationships with operations, functional groups, vendors, and senior leaders.
• Define and continuously improve technical standards, deployment methodologies, and best practices for material handling system implementations, including the development of the Project Lifecycle Framework and implementation playbooks.
• Coordinate across specialized engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, controls) to maintain ownership of system integration approaches, ensuring technical requirements, performance standards, and operational metrics are met throughout all lifecycle phases.
• Manage technical partnerships with OEMs and 3P engineering firms to ensure optimal system design, integration, and commissioning.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks in system design, integration approach, and operational implementation while leveraging knowledge management systems and engineering documentation standards.
• Drive commercial and technical strategy during project execution, creating mechanisms and processes that increase velocity while maintaining quality and execution excellence

Skills

Project management

Contract management

Travel flexibility

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in project management or engineering

PMP certification

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Technical Infrastructure Program Manager to own material handling projects across its network, driving end-to-end delivery from initiation to handover using the Project Lifecycle Framework. The role partners with WWDE, Operations Engineering, and strategic suppliers to scale OMHS capabilities.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage schedules and budgets, define technical standards, and mitigate risks while maintaining high quality and velocity in complex facility