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Project Controls Manager

4 days ago

London

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. Amazon Web Services has an immediate opening for a highly motivated Project Controls Manager for critical infrastructure projects in operational data centers. Candidates should have a proven track record of planning and monitoring project performance to ensure scope, schedule, cost, and resource objectives are achieved. This role provides data-driven insight, forecasting, and governance to support effective decision-making across complex capital projects in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have excellent analytical abilities and strong attention to details to identify risks and ask the right technical questions to ensure appropriate trade-offs are made when negotiating resources, determining priorities, and escalating successfully. They must possess solid business acumen to understand and support the strategic direction of organizational goals. Strong written and oral communication skills are required to lead effective meetings with key stakeholders to drive business and technical discussions toward results. They will be fully competent in a variety of project management tools, methodologies, and techniques for all phases of the project lifecycle and exhibit demonstrated proficiency in core project management disciplines including initiation, planning, budgeting, resourcing, risk management, reporting on key metrics, quality control, and closeout. As a Project Controls Manager, you must have deep subject matter expertise in project management, cost and schedule planning, and end-to-end understanding of critical infrastructure systems to facilitate technical trade-offs between short-term team needs and long-term business needs. You will be expected to take ownership and influence positive change, deploying and leveraging analytical data to drive quality, productivity, and cost improvements. Responsibilities include providing strategic insight across stakeholder teams during monthly business reviews and producing accurate and timely reporting on portfolio status to business and finance partners. If you are a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, enjoy new challenges in an ever-changing environment, are vocally self-critical, and are naturally curious, this job is for you. Key job responsibilities • Develop high-level operational plans, in partnership with stakeholder teams, that specify scope delivery, schedule, resource, and budget requirements. Operational plans extend a minimum 12-18 months to provide financial and headcount investment lookahead., • Standardize the process, tooling, data, and reporting requirements for measuring key portfolio performance indices to ensure portfolio success., • Standardize program planning data, including scope definition, cost and labor estimates, and schedule estimates, for existing and new programs to enhance portfolio planning., • Design and implement enhanced cost and labor estimating mechanisms that incorporate actual performance data into estimate iterations via automated feedback loops., • Create and manage goals in safety, quality, team productivity, vendor performance, and cost control., • Producing accurate and timely reporting on portfolio status for business and finance partners., • Planning and hosting value stream mapping events with key stakeholders to measure work throughput, identify inefficiencies, determine root causes, and develop solutions to optimize processes to support program success., • Gathering feedback from internal customers and stakeholders to drive portfolio and program improvements., • Applying change, risk, and resource management to adapt as organizational demands change., • Developing new programs to support the strategic direction of the team with organizational goals. About the team Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Mentorship and Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. #DCCD_AMER • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, • Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production, • Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems, • Experience with power management and power monitoring systems, • Knowledge of critical data center equipment, • Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures, • Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, or OSHA, • Experience in project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure, • Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure, • Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (_) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit _ for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Design Engineer/Project Manager for ICT Structured Cabling, Cabling Infrastructure Technology

2 days ago

London

Amazon Cabling Infrastructure & Technology is a growing and innovative global team that design and implements ICT infrastructure to support Amazon’s portfolio of corporate offices. Operational excellence is at the forefront of our approach, raising the bar across all aspects of the project delivery process to provide our customers with a seamless IT delivery experience. For the EMEA region we are looking for an exceptional individual with a successful track record and progressive career history in the area of low voltage structured cabling, as a Design Engineer/Project Manager. This role will be office based with 20% travel throughout EMEA. The successful candidate will be responsible for partnering with our design consultants and internal customers to standardize our structured cabling and server room designs to accelerate delivery and lower cost across our portfolio of building launches. This role requires an experienced professional with a background in structured cabling and has experience of generating designs as well as providing effective oversight. The Design Engineer/Project Manager is expected to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and external vendors to drive best practices and establish tools, and standards consistent with large corporate deployments. The candidate will be required to have more than a cabling background. It is expected they will also have a strong IT background with knowledge of other facets of an IT network, such as networking, WiFi, AV, Security, PDU, UPS and Smart Building technologies. Your experience will help us to drive continuous improvement and development for our infrastructure. As a member of this global team, you will engage with key stakeholders and vendors across various disciplines to ensure the ICT infrastructure is compliant with Amazon & Industry standards and ready for commencement of building occupation. You are the right person for this job if you have a solid end user focus and a passion for producing high-quality deliverables. You must be a self-starter and a critical thinker to deliver results with a curiosity and drive for learning. You must demonstrate the ability to efficiently plan and prioritize deliverables and resources across multiple projects and working groups. This position requires you to manage stakeholder expectations, budgets, schedules and scope. You must exhibit bias for action, and not rely on others to show you the path forward. You are the right person for this position if you take ownership and challenge the status quo. This is an opportunity to leverage and grow your existing experience in an innovative and highly collaborative environment where the results of your efforts will directly impact Amazon and its customers. Key job responsibilities Collaborate with internal stakeholder teams to select Design Consultants & Low Voltage Contractors Identify and implement design opportunities to lower the cost to serve Review Request for Pricing and renegotiation of bids Implement a vendor agnostic approach to design & implementation by setting the tolerances Update budget tracking tools Refine the current infrastructure design material in line with best practice Implement design best practice and standards to deliver construction ready designs Coordinate supply chain forecasts Flexibility to work with stakeholders in different time zones Review Design Consultant weekly progress reports and host update meetings. Identify risks on critical path and provide resolution Support Vendor Manager with QBR by providing operational metrics Main POC for all internal customers for escalations, questions or recommendations of all aspects of the structured cabling and containment pathways Travel 20% to time to meet with stakeholders, vendors and visit project locations Training of LVCs and Design Consultants on Amazon specifications and standards Attending progress/room ready meetings in person or online and collaborate with QAQC team Participate in the infrastructure life-cycle planning and design to align cabling roadmaps Timely and concise communication (both written/verbally) with key stakeholders Develop, track, and report project metrics as necessary A day in the life As a Design Engineer/Project Manager, you'll standardize structured cabling infrastructure while collaborating across disciplines. Your days include reviewing consultant design proposals, identifying cost optimizations, and coordinating with stakeholders across time zones. You'll work with vendors and design teams to ensure infrastructure meets Amazon and industry standards. You'll mentor consultants and contractors on Amazon specifications, host cross-functional progress meetings, and update tracking tools to keep leadership informed on budget, schedule, and risk. Throughout, you'll balance strategic planning with hands-on problem-solving, ensuring projects deliver high-quality results on time and within budget. • Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems, • Experience in project management, • Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service, • Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing, planning, and managing time, • Experience communicating with customers, technical, regulatory, business teams, and management to collect requirements, describe product features, and technical designs, • BICSI Certification or internationally recognized equivalent 5+ Years’ experience in delivery and coordinating corporate office fit outs from design concept through to deployment/construction and close out., • 5+ years Information and Communications Technology (ICT) design experience, • 5+ years of working experience with Audio Visual, WiFi, fiber optic components, copper cabling, and interconnect products, technologies, and standards, • Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains, • Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification, • Registered Communications Distribution Designer Certificate (RCDD), • Certified Network Infrastructure Technician (CNIT), • Certified Network Infrastructure Design Professional (CNIDP), • Certified Telecommunications Project Management (CTPM), • Experience of Revit, Auto-CAD, Bluebeam or other Computer Aided Design Tools. Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (_) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit _ for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.