Controls Manager

About the role

The Data Center Capacity Delivery team is seeking a Controls Manager to oversee the building management systems and electrical power monitoring systems (BMS/EPMS) within Amazon data centers. This position involves managing teams in the Pacific Northwest (Boardman, OR), implementing and tracking project goals, and collaborating with various AWS teams to ensure high standards for safety and security.

Responsibilities

• Manage onsite teams in the Pacific Northwest (Boardman, OR)
• Travel up to 25% domestically
• Implement and track team goals; report project status to stakeholders and leadership
• Experienced interviewer; able to develop launch plans for new hires and identify team needs
• Experienced in installation, programming, and troubleshooting of BMS/EPMS systems and/or industrial controls systems
• Strong writing skills; able to articulate thoughts clearly and concisely
• Understanding of electrical diagrams, control diagrams, building operations, control circuits, and industrial HVAC
• Ability to ascertain customer needs to help develop project scope and specifications
• Ability to manage project engineering to determine scope of work relative to design intent
• Ability to read, interpret, and implement specifications as they apply to the work environment
• Experience developing drawings for control panels, power distribution, and junction boxes including general arrangement, internal layout, schematics, and wiring diagrams
• Experience developing logic diagrams for complex devices such as PLCs and Distributed Control Systems
• Experience performing inspections, testing, and commissioning of facility systems
• Career growth opportunities within AWS

Requirements

• Experience leading Controls in manufacturing or complex industrial environments
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent engineering science plus 10+ years of relevant controls experience, OR 14+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree
• Experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver complex construction projects
• 5+ years of experience directly managing, mentoring, leading, and coaching teams of controls professionals
• 5+ years of experience hiring, promoting, disciplining, and developing teams of controls professionals
• 6+ years of experience in controls management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical, and controls systems
• 6+ years of general contractor and vendor management experience (RFPs, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI and submittal tracking) associated with controls and project execution
• 5+ years of experience managing deployment of complex electrical and mechanical controls systems, including large-scale power distribution or generation and cooling systems

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering science
• 8+ years directly managing, mentoring, leading, and coaching teams of controls professionals
• 10+ years of project management and vendor management experience
• 4+ years of experience in data center system-level architecture and electrical engineering principles
• 4+ years of experience in data center system-level architecture and mechanical engineering principles
• Experience designing data centers or critical MEP infrastructure
• Certified as a Professional Engineer (PE)
• Prior AWS/Amazon experience
• 5+ years of military service

Benefits

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