Commissioning Area Manager, AMER-East ACx - Herndon - Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Description

Are you experienced in Critical Infrastructure Commissioning Management and looking for a fast paced environment to work in?

The Commissioning Manager is responsible for managing a team of Commissioning Engineers (CxE), who run commissioning projects by coordinating with vendors, contractors, and other teams involved in the construction and commissioning of various systems such as:

• Medium and low voltage power systems
• Generators
• UPS
• HVAC (Air Handlers / Exhaust Fans / VFD)

• Chilled Water Systems

• Building Management systems (BMS)
• Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS)
• Testing and balancing
• Pumps and Hydronic systems

The Commissioning Manager shall ensure all projects in their assigned area are appropriately staffed, deliver on time and achieve bar-raising quality.

Occasionally provide multi-discipline input into the scheduling, test script development, designing, and planning of projects.

In addition, they will occasionally be required to review component submittal packages, lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT), perform system level and integrated system testing.

During commissioning they will continuously audit activities to ensure compliance with environmental, quality, and safety requirements.

Additionally, the individual will be responsible for comprehensive weekly reporting of status of all ongoing projects and lessons learned to continually improve the quality of our program.

This position will include coverage of multiple inflight projects and quick timelines:

Physical Requirements

• Walk job sites in uneven terrain
• Occasionally work shifts longer than eight hours in duration with potential for night and weekends
• Perform physical tasks throughout the day without becoming overly tired Ability to manipulate small wires and objects easily

Location and Travel Requirements:

• Ability to commute and work in Herndon, Virginia.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestic and internationally for up to 50% of the year. Typical travel is 15%.
• Required to provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office; reimbursed.
• US Citizenship is required.

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.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network 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.

Key job responsibilities

• Hire and onboard new team members through coaching and/or other orientation practices and career development of team to meet business demands
• Understand the current capabilities of automation tools and confirm they are being utilized to the full benefit of the department and project
• Provide Monthly business review reports to influence and/or support business decisions
• Monitor the commissioning team's performance in turning over the critical infrastructure systems and subsystems
• Enhance skills, performance and development of all employees by sponsoring and promoting completion of training programs so that adherence to operations guidelines and specifications is ensured and work of the highest quality prevails
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing established project procedures relating to safety, work permitting and work order systems; adhere to legal requirements
• Ability to build effective relationships with customer, engineering, construction, and vendor personnel

About the team
Amazon Web Services (AWS) 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.

Amazon 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.

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.

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 conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

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.

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent engineering science OR 10+ years of related commissioning experience in lieu of a degree

• 10+ years' experience directly leading, managing, mentoring, and coaching, construction, engineering design, and/or commissioning professionals.
• 10+ years hiring, promoting, and developing teams of professional engineering staff
• 8+ years of vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with commissioning and/or project execution

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Knowledge and experience with large scale mechanical and electrical systems and mechanical infrastructure principles for cooling systems

• Understand electrical infrastructure principles for electrical distribution systems
• Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers
• Experience with large scale technical operations or largescale data centers
• Ability to define data center systemlevel architecture, specify/document performance and equipment requirements, create/communicate conceptual designs, and create/maintain project documentation.
• Ability and willingness to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs and duration with no impact on quality and reliability.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information.

If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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USA, VA, Herndon - 150, ,300.00 USD annually