Global Engineering Strategy (GES) is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the AMER region. GES is a global team responsible for leading the engineering due diligence efforts for new and expanding regions, site master planning, and overall site design strategy, while maintaining the highest performance standards and utilizing innovation to reduce budgets and increase efficiency. The team operates at the intersection of data center engineering, real estate, energy, water, pre-construction, procurement, and product teams to ensure AWS can scale its global infrastructure.
This role will lead the AMER GES team, a group of global strategy engineers distributed across the AMER region. You will own the engineering strategy, pre-design, and due diligence outcomes for the region, develop and grow managers and individual contributors, and represent AMER in global GES forums. As the senior engineering leader for the region, you will set direction, build mechanisms that scale, and ensure the region delivers design-ready sites that meet cost, schedule, and performance goals.
Key job responsibilities
• Lead, develop, and grow a team of engineers and managers across the AMER region, setting clear direction and raising the bar on performance, hiring, and talent development.
• Own the engineering due diligence, site master planning, and site design strategy outcomes for the AMER region, maintaining the highest performance and safety standards.
• Set and drive regional engineering strategy across the core disciplines (civil, geotechnical, acoustics, electrical, mechanical, high voltage), guiding consultants and defining the design-ready standard.
• Partner with data center engineering, real estate, energy, water, pre-construction, procurement, and product teams to unblock delivery and align on priorities.
• Coordinate with other GES leads to ensure global consistency and application of lessons learned
• Represent AMER in global GES business reviews and leadership forums; translate global strategy into regional execution and report on goals, KPIs, and risks.
• Drive innovation that reduces budgets and increases efficiency, including standardization, reference designs, and template adoption.
• Manage regional deployment plans for new data center design transitions and intercepts, ensuring alignment with global teams and partner organizations.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of data center design, HVAC design, or related product development experience
- 10+ years of mission critical facilities experience
- 2+ years of engineering team management experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 12+ years of mission critical facilities experience
- Professional Engineering registration, or experience in automated conveyors systems and controls, electrical and electronic principles, blueprint and electrical schematic reading, CMMS programs, preventive maintenance procedures, industrial electrical, industrial controls , industrial electronics
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, VA, Herndon - 178,800.00 - 241,900.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 178,800.00 - 241,900.00 USD annually
