Senior Data Center Design Leader | Global Delivery & Impact

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 137,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Regional Design Manager to lead cross-discipline DC design efforts and drive global design quality.

You will mentor teams, influence internal operations and external consultants, and manage design change processes throughout the project lifecycle. The role requires strong project management, leadership, and communication skills, with travel expected for site assessments and planning.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance.
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams of discipline leads to deliver quality and globally consistent DC designs within budget and schedule.
• Influence internal stakeholders, internal customers (operations), and external consultants to address program-wide design changes.
• Manage escalations and identify multi-disciplinary design decisions.
• Understand design development, design change management, permitting with AHJs, and implementation with CMs/RFIs/Submittals.
• Demonstrate project management skills (critical path, risk, quality, cost).
• Oversee design consultant management including procurement, contracting, deliverables, and payments.
• Communicate with AWS Leadership and external project partners, tracking metrics related to schedule, cost, and quality.
• Manage competing priorities and drive speed, quality, and simplification by standardization.
• Create global best practice documentation and facilitate sharing across the globe.
• Motivate others to achieve impeccable quality in growth and deadline-driven environment.
• Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review; anticipated travel up to 25%.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Design coordination

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Regional Design Manager to lead cross-discipline DC design efforts and drive global design quality.

You will mentor teams, influence internal operations and external consultants, and manage design change processes throughout the project lifecycle. The role requires strong project management, leadership, and communication skills, with travel expected for site assessments and planning.