Geotechnical Engineer

About the role

AWS is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to join its data center design team in one of our four hubs: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Herndon, VA; or Seattle, WA.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data collected during geotechnical investigations to identify potential geotechnical hazards that may affect the project's design, construction, or operation.
• Provide technical guidance to project managers, contractors, and other stakeholders on geotechnical issues such as foundation design, slope stability, earthworks, pavement design, and groundwater control.
• Manage our external geotechnical design consultants through the Data Center design and construction process.
• Review and optimize designs for site layout, earthworks, foundations, soil stabilization and amendments, pavements, etc.
• Coincide with internal and external design engineers.
• Effectively communicate design standards to internal and external project partners.
• Create, review, and release design RFPs for various projects, including DCs and special program facilities.
• Coordinate with AWS Due Diligence and Real Estate teams to determine site selection criteria and review Due Diligence reports.
• Lead initiatives aimed at improving cost, quality, schedule, and consistency.
• Foresee and manage internal Technical Program Manager’s (TPM’s) expectations regarding project-specific cost and schedules variables.
• Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with authorities having jurisdiction.

Requirements

• Professional Engineer License
• 4+ years of geotechnical engineering experience

Qualifications

• Experience with building codes and regulations for your region
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Proficiency with geotechnical engineering standards to review investigations and assessments to determine soil and rock conditions, site suitability, and potential hazards
• 2+ years experience in design for Data Centers or Mission Critical facilities with working knowledge of land development conventional practices
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and MS Office Suite software

Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of AWS infrastructure and data center design principles

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

Base salary range: $116,800.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually

Schedule

Full-time position

Company

Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Job ID

A10476910