Data Center Civil Engineer, DCDE AMER Civil East

About the role

AWS is seeking a Data Center Civil Engineer to join its design team in Herndon, VA. As a Data Center Civil Engineer at AWS, you will lead Civil Engineering designs for Amazon Data Centers. You will be part of a highly creative and efficient design team comprised of Architects, Engineers, and Designers tasked with solving problems and challenging the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Manage our external civil design consultants through the Data Center design and construction process.
• Review designs for site layout, grading, power substations, storm water, and utilities.
• Cook up designs for site layout concepts using Civil 3D, incorporating grading, utilities, and circulation patterns while maintaining flexibility for design evolution.
• Communicate design standards to internal and external project partners.
• Create, review, and release design RFPs for various projects, including DCs and special program facilities.
• Manage multiple fast-paced projects simultaneously.
• Foresee and manage internal Technical Program Manager's (TPM's) expectations regarding project-specific cost and schedule variables.
• Lead initiatives aimed at improving cost, quality, schedule, and consistency.
• Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction reviews, and interfacing with authorities having jurisdiction.

Requirements

• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
• Professional Engineering license or plan for acquiring within 12 months of start date.
• 3+ years of commercial, warehouse, and/or industrial site-civil design experience with work in site development, grading, paving, storm water, and utility design.

Qualifications

• Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D and Bluebeam Revu.

Skills

• Ability to effectively communicate design standards to internal and external project partners.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription, life insurance, AD&D, EAP, mental health support, and flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.