Permits Manager for Region, DC Design Engineering

About the role

AWS self-performs engineering on the majority of our capacity delivery projects. This role is an opportunity to collaborate with many facets of the AWS organization, external engineering resources, and regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Identify and own all permits associated with the design, construction, and operation of datacenters in existing and new jurisdictions.
• Cook up a permitting plan and manage its execution, ensuring all partner teams are performing required actions at the appropriate time.
• Engage and partner with AHJs to identify opportunities to expedite permitting timelines.
• Introduce new projects to the local jurisdiction and participate in any local meetings and hearings relating to these projects.
• Owning and communicating project entitlement status across many teams and management levels.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks to the permitting process or permitting timelines.
• Where appropriate, engage and manage the work of permitting consultants and specialists.
• Complete after-action reviews and identify opportunities for process improvement.

Requirements

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience.
• 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance.
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities.

Qualifications

• Professional Engineering or Architectural License.
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Base salary range: $136,600.00 - $184,800.00 USD annually

Schedule

Not specified.