Requirements
Candidates should have a proven track record of planning and monitoring project performance to ensure scope, schedule, cost, and resource objectives are achieved
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
(Desirable) Knowledge of critical data center equipment
(Desirable) Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
(Desirable) Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, or OSHA
(Desirable) Experience in project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure
(Desirable) Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure
(Desirable) Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains
What the job involves
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
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
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
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