Project Controls Manager, Global Project Standards - Retrofit (GPS-R)

About the role

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. The Project Controls Manager for critical infrastructure projects in operational data centers will play a crucial role in ensuring scope, schedule, cost, and resource objectives are met. This role requires a deep understanding of project management, cost and schedule planning, and end-to-end knowledge of critical infrastructure systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-level operational plans, in partnership with stakeholder teams, that specify scope delivery, schedule, resource, and budget requirements. Operational plans extend a minimum 12-18 months to provide financial and headcount investment lookahead.
• Standardize the process, tooling, data, and reporting requirements for measuring key portfolio performance indices to ensure portfolio success.
• Standardize program planning data, including scope definition, cost and labor estimates, and schedule estimates, for existing and new programs to enhance portfolio planning.
• Create and manage goals in safety, quality, team productivity, vendor performance, and cost control.
• Produce accurate and timely reporting on portfolio status for business and finance partners.
• Plan and host value stream mapping events with key stakeholders to measure work throughput, identify inefficiencies, determine root causes, and develop solutions to optimize processes to support program success.
• Gather feedback from internal customers and stakeholders to drive portfolio and program improvements.
• Apply change, risk, and resource management to adapt as organizational demands change.
• Develop new programs to support the strategic direction of the team with organizational goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience in construction or project management
• Experience in Project Controls Standards subject matter, including Estimating, Cost Management, Cost Forecasting, Schedule Management, Progress Measurement, Change Management, Risk Management, WBS/CBS/SBS, Cash-Flow (VOWD), and Benchmarking

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure experience
• Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure
• Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains
• Knowledge of critical data center equipment

Skills

• Excellent analytical abilities and strong attention to details
• Strong business acumen to support the strategic direction of organizational goals
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in core project management disciplines including initiation, planning, budgeting, resourcing, risk management, reporting on key metrics, quality control, and closeout

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave

Pay

• The base salary range for this position is $111,300.00 - $186,100.00 USD annually

Schedule

• Full-time