Quality Engineer- Construction

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Herndon, VA is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to partner with Data Center Engineering, delivering high-quality design, construction coordination, and lifecycle governance for hyperscale data center projects.

The role requires reviewing drawings and specifications, coordinating multi-team reviews, and driving scalable workflows and dashboards to improve project delivery. Travel up to 25% may be needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with project management and collaboration platforms such as Smartsheet, Procore, ACC, Salesforce, or similar systems.
• Knowledge of design lifecycle milestones, construction administration workflows, and engineering documentation standards.
• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities, including data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance reviews for multidisciplinary engineering design deliverables across all major project phases for new AWS data center construction projects.
• Review engineering drawings, narratives, specifications, and supporting construction documentation for completeness, quality, coordination, and compliance with AWS standards and project requirements.
• Coordinate and manage cross-functional engineering review workflows between Discipline Leads, Design Managers, consultants, Design Services, and external partners to support successful project execution and milestone delivery.
• Support end-to-end project lifecycle coordination activities including project provisioning, folder structure governance, access management, milestone tracking, distribution workflows, document control, and engineering project setup activities across systems of record.
• Manage and monitor design review SLAs, milestone approvals, DEREL escalations, revision trends, quality metrics, and unresolved design issues while proactively identifying risks impacting schedules and project delivery.
• Support Construction Administration activities including participation in OAC meetings, RFI coordination, Submittal review tracking, consultant follow-ups, issue escalation management, and coordination between engineering and construction stakeholders throughout project execution.
• Serve as a primary operational owner and SME for Design Engineering-Design Management platform workflows, governance mechanisms, milestone routing, approval tracking, reporting dashboards, and engineering project coordination processes across multiple regions and stakeholder groups.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement initiatives by developing scalable workflows, templates, governance mechanisms, reporting structures, and automation opportunities across engineering and construction management systems including Smartsheet, Salesforce, Procore, ACC, and related project management platforms.
• Mentor and support onboarding of junior QAEs while promoting engineering quality standards, operational consistency, customer obsession, and a culture of high standards across the organization.
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership through clear operational narratives, risk summaries, escalation reporting, strategic recommendations, and executive-level documentation related to engineering delivery performance and construction readiness.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, or Engineering

Tools

Smartsheet

Procore

ACC

Salesforce

Job description

Overview

The Quality Assurance Engineer (QAE) serves as a key operational and technical partner within AWS Data Center Engineering (DCE), supporting the delivery of large-scale hyperscale data center design and construction projects. The role focuses on engineering design quality, construction coordination, project lifecycle governance, and operational process management across new AWS data center infrastructure, and develops scalable mechanisms to improve efficiency across Design Engineering.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance reviews for multidisciplinary engineering design deliverables across all major project phases including early design and construction release milestones for new AWS data center construction projects.
• Review engineering drawings, narratives, specifications, and supporting construction documentation for completeness, quality, coordination, and compliance with AWS standards and project requirements.
• Coordinate and manage cross-functional engineering review workflows between Discipline Leads, Design Managers, consultants, Design Services, and external partners to support successful project execution and milestone delivery.
• Support end-to-end project lifecycle coordination activities including project provisioning, folder structure governance, access management, milestone tracking, distribution workflows, document control, and engineering project setup activities across systems of record.
• Manage and monitor design review SLAs, milestone approvals, DEREL escalations, revision trends, quality metrics, and unresolved design issues while proactively identifying risks impacting schedules and project delivery.
• Support Construction Administration (CA) activities including participation in OAC meetings, RFI coordination, Submittal review tracking, consultant follow-ups, issue escalation management, and coordination between engineering and construction stakeholders throughout project execution.
• Serve as a primary operational owner and subject matter expert (SME) for Design Engineering-Design Management platform workflows, governance mechanisms, milestone routing, approval tracking, reporting dashboards, and engineering project coordination processes across multiple regions and stakeholder groups.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement initiatives by developing scalable workflows, templates, governance mechanisms, reporting structures, and automation opportunities across engineering and construction management systems including Smartsheet, Salesforce, Procore, ACC, and related project management platforms.
• Mentor and support onboarding of junior QAEs while promoting engineering quality standards, operational consistency, customer obsession, and a culture of high standards across the organization.
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership through clear operational narratives, risk summaries, escalation reporting, strategic recommendations, and executive-level documentation related to engineering delivery performance and construction readiness.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience working with project management and collaboration platforms such as Smartsheet, Procore, ACC, Salesforce, or similar systems.
• Knowledge of design lifecycle milestones, construction administration workflows, and engineering documentation standards.
• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities, including data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
• Experience developing workflow automations, dashboards, or reporting solutions.
• Familiarity with design delivery mechanisms, milestone governance, and cross-regional project coordination.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.