Senior Constructability Engineer – Global Data Centers

Amazon; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Constructability Engineer to support AWS Global Constructability Engineering from Virginia/Herndon. You will bridge Design Engineering with construction teams, ensuring practical, design-to-construction handoffs and robust problem solving across data center projects.

The role requires deep knowledge of data center mechanical and electrical systems, and a track record of improving constructability and commissioning processes in mission-critical facilities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience.
• Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Global Constructability team and the global Construction Management teams to ensure consistency of approach.
• Drive practical constructability standards in design documentation
• Drive commissionability improvements in our designs.
• Drive process improvements in the hand off from design to construction/commissioning
• Optimise the engineering input post design completion - driving consistent roles and responsibilities and accountability.
• Work closely with regional engineering teams to drive consistency
• Act as the initial point of escalation for complex constructability issues.
• 25% regional travel, sometimes unplanned.

Skills

Data center design

Construction experience

Industrial engineering

Education

Professional Engineering License

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Constructability Engineer to support AWS Global Constructability Engineering from Virginia/Herndon. You will bridge Design Engineering with construction teams, ensuring practical, design-to-construction handoffs and robust problem solving across data center projects.

The role requires deep knowledge of data center mechanical and electrical systems, and a track record of improving constructability and commissioning processes in mission-critical facilities.