Manager, Technical Infrastructure Program Management, Data Center Planning & Delivery

About the role

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We're the people who keep the cloud running, supporting all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure customers have continual access to innovation. We work on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and are looking for talented people to help.

You'll join a diverse team of technical program managers, design engineers, construction managers, network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate across AWS to deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. You'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

We're seeking an experienced Manager, Technical Infrastructure Program Management in Herndon, VA or Seattle, WA to lead a team of Technical Infrastructure Program Managers responsible for delivering data center build projects. In this role, you will manage, mentor, and develop a team of TIPMs while maintaining direct ownership of program delivery. You will lead cross-functional and technical teams from conceptual design feasibility through scope and schedule creation, budget management, completed design, implementation, commissioning, and data center deployment. Along the way, you will use your judgment, critical thinking skills, ability to influence without authority, analytical talent, technical aptitude, and leadership to collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders, eliminate non-value-add activities, design solutions, remove blockers, and find creative ways to accelerate project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Hire, develop, and retain top talent on your team.
• Work with stakeholder teams to map dependencies, create and drive schedules, and think big to solve some of our biggest challenges.
• Set the vision and direction for your team, coach and develop program managers at various career stages, manage performance, and remove barriers to your team's success.
• Be highly organized, have strong attention to detail, and bring a problem-solving mindset with the ability to dive deep into critical path items.
• Apply a variety of project management tools, methodologies and techniques for all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Exhibit demonstrated experience in core project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality and risk management, reporting and metric development/tracking.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, Economics or other related fields.
• 7+ years of project management experience (including scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and critical path management).
• 3+ years of team management experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of team management experience.
• Experience working in a data center or mission critical facility (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.), or experience in construction.
• Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without having a direct reporting relationship.

Skills

• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project and MS SharePoint.
• Experience with Tableau, KanBan, Playbook, SQL and systems integration is a plus.
• Strong communicator (both written and verbal) who is not hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities.
• Ability to understand mechanical/electrical engineering concepts.
• Demonstrated experience building, developing, and leading high-performing teams.

Pay

USA, VA, Herndon: $163,500.00 – $221,300.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle: $163,500.00 – $221,300.00 USD annually