Head of Infrastructure - Chantilly, Loudoun County, VA, United States - Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Description

AWS is looking for a results-oriented individual to join the AWS water infrastructure team.

In this role, you will execute projects related to water based cooling system infrastructure with assistance from internal teams including construction, operations, engineering, environmental, and project commissioning teams.

You will work with outside engineering consultants and general contractors, water treatment and sampling vendors and local water and wastewater utilities on feasibility and design work that ensures our infrastructure projects meet regulatory standards and a high bar for operational efficiency, reliability, and safety at the lowest possible cost.

You will deliver water sustainability projects for AWS Infrastructure in US East regions, as you execute on the delivery of multiple water infrastructure development projects, monitor operational efficiency metrics, and build in system resiliency after project hand-off to regional operations teams.

You will also be the central point of contact for all issues pertaining to water and wastewater treatment and disinfection systems and for managing healthy relationships with our utility partners.

If you have strong mechanical or chemistry background and an understanding of water-cooled infrastructure in building operations, are interested in innovation and sustainability in the water sector, and understand the feasibility of construction under various designs, you are a probably a good fit
The Water Infrastructure Manager will be responsible for the following:

• \tManage the planning, design, and execution of water and wastewater infrastructure projects that support water delivery to data centers
• \tNegotiate the terms and oversee the execution of utility system contracts and connection agreements related to domestic, fire, and cooling water supply and wastewater infrastructure
• \tEngineer, design, and monitor water treatment/operations projects and identify optimal design criteria for scaling projects to full-scale deployment across different regions in North America
• \tManage projects that directly support water sustainability goals
• \tWork with internal teams to troubleshoot problems and conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action (CA) for design and fleet deployed water systems
• \tWork with local water utilities to understand and coordinate site utility requirements, site inspections and compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes
• \tTrack and manage reliability and maintenance of water systems, as well as the resiliency of sources of water supply required for data center cooling
• \tWork with Operations to monitor water consumption and develop resiliency plans for water supply sources
• \tOversee support and testing/validation of systems during installation, operation, and maintenance of water treatment equipment and associated mechanical system.
• \tInterface with internal engineering, operations, real estate and environmental health and safety and legal teams to develop and implement solutions in rural areas that often lack adequate available water and wastewater infrastructure.
• \tOversee maintenance, reliability and compliance of on-site water treatment and disinfection systems.
• \tUp to 20% travel as needed for project execution where authorized.

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• \tBachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Chemical/Civil Engineering or Water Resources Planning
• \t5+ years of experience building relationships with utilities and negotiating contractual and commercial terms related to water and wastewater capacity and infrastructure development
• \t5+ years of project or program managements experience with skills to balance multiple priorities in a fast-scaling environment
• \t5+ years of experience working with water chemistry and conventional/membrane water treatment technologies for industrial applications, especially date centers
• \t5+ years of experience reading and interpreting construction/engineering design drawings, equipment specifications, and ability to carry design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment/scalable implementation
• \t5+ years of experience working with mechanical/plumbing systems related to data centers or similar buildings that use water infrastructure such as pumps, cooling towers, evaporative media, heat exchangers, air handling units, or air economizers
• \t5+ years of project-related experience working with local or state government agencies, utilities, site development due diligence and/or permitting entities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• \tAdvanced degree in Mechanical/Chemical/Environmental/Civil Engineering or Water Resources Planning.
• \t8+ years of direct experience with the construction, operation, or maintenance of water treatment equipment fleet management
• \tExperience with fast-track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects
• \tAnalytical mindset that can identify gaps in requirements during project development, predict performance, and have the ability to provide recommendations on a short notice and with limited information.
• \tKnowledge or skills in SQL or data analytics tools such as Tableau

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