Data center Program Manager

Position: Project/Program Manager IV

Location: Seattle, WA 98101

Duration: 8 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Payrate:$ 88.00 - 88.00/hr.

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. We are a community of 50 million who think—and feel—differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests. Since our founding in 1975, helping investors achieve their goals has been our main reason for existence. At Client, we’re built differently. Our client is investor-owned, meaning that we’re owned by our funds, which are owned by our fund shareholder clients. Therefore, your success adds to ours, so you’re surrounded by people who care about the same things. With no other parties to answer to, we make decisions—including keeping investing costs as low as possible—with your needs in mind. Because of our unique structure, your goals align with our goals.

Job Description:

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running.

We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.

We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're looking for talented people who want to help.

Do you dream of working in a role where your project management expertise and technical leadership can shape the future of cloud computing infrastructure? Are you passionate about working on a execution of a high value, high visibility, high impact program, that require both strategic thinking and hands-on problem-solving?

Have you ever wondered what it's like to influence the design and construction of next-generation data centers on a global scale? YES! Then keep reading

In this role, you will serve as a 360EQP Project Manager, you’ll join a diverse team of Electrical, Mechanical, and Computer engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Primary responsibilities will, developing and managing scalable data center qualification programs that seamlessly integrate diverse teams and equipment globally. Oversee comprehensive testing of power and cooling systems while maintaining strong collaboration between all stockholder teams including material suppliers and Commissioning team.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Execute complete equipment qualification processes for AWS Data Center infrastructure ensuring thorough review of submittals, execution of structured test protocols, evaluation of prototype, documentation, and coordination with stakeholders to maintain quality standards and compliance requirements.

Implement and maintain systematic tracking of equipment qualification metrics and ensuring data accuracy and timely status updates

Lead cross-functional coordination between architectural, electrical, control and mechanical disciplines, equipment vendors, tier-2 suppliers, commissioning team and other stakeholder teams to optimize qualification timelines

Execute documentation strategies for equipment qualification, including verification of vendor quality audits and test reports, monitor submittal review, reporting of detailed status and product qualification tracking mechanisms

Collaborate with data analytics teams to develop and maintain reporting dashboards, metrics tracking, and predictive modeling tools

Drive continuous improvement initiatives, identifying optimization opportunities and implementing scalable solutions to enhance operational efficiency.

Travel for internal design meetings, and factory witness testing. Anticipated travel not to exceed 10%. International travel may be needed.

About the team

The Data Center Design Engineering team at the Web Services consists of Architects, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Fire Protection and Controls Engineers working to design the next generation of Data Centers. The team is committed to achieving a world-class uptime for our customers and strives to develop a fleet of buildings emphasizing security, safety, and efficiency, while finding new ways to meet our growing demand. We justify and communicate the technical decisions we make directly to AWS leadership and work hard to drive continuous advancements in our designs. As an integral member of the team, you will have the opportunity to directly impact our business and create positive change.

Why AWS

Web Services is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform.

We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences

Client values diverse experiences.

Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical or related field

5+ years of design experience in commercial / industrial / other complex technical projects

2+ years of mission-critical facility design or technical program management experience

2+ years of project management experience, including scope, schedule, budget, and risk management

Typical Day in the Role:

Day to Day:

Assigned multiple programmatic design changes that they will be responsible for.

Ensuring cross functional stakeholder alignment of the change

Evaluating the technical readiness of the change

Communicating with leadership within the business

General maintenance of PCM tools that they use to track their programs.

Interaction level with team:

Daily with HM, weekly stand up with entire team, multiple sync meetings with groups throughout the week, daily stand-up call for initiative that team is all a part of.

Effectively interacting every single day

Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition:

Role interesting:

If you want to solve hard problems with talented people, this is a great team to join.

Team is very uniquely positioned within design engineering

Team interacts very broadly with multiple stakeholder groups

Real time innovating with infrastructure projects to keep AWS at the forefront

Unique, challenging, fast paced but fun.

Candidate Requirements:

Leadership principle:

Are right a lot (instincts)

Earns trust

YOE:

8+ YOE

Degree/certs:

Engineering Degree

Resume stand out:

Professional engineering license

Project management professional certification in addition to PE

Relevant size scope of complexity similar to data centers (large construction, not looking for residential, or only done two projects, looking for fairly good mix in resume)

PMP, PE

Graduate Degree

Project management certification, engineering degree

Need to

Performance indicators:

Microsoft office

OPEN TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DEGREE, they are open to reviewing resume if they have significant experience

Top 3 must-have hard skills

Construction engineering (in the field) with a degree

Smart sheets experience

8+ YOE

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.