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Data Center Project Architect, DC Design Engineering

Amazon 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Onsite $116,800 - $160,000 Full-time Senior

Lead the architectural design of prototypical data center facilities in the Americas region to ensure resilience and cost-effectiveness. Manage external design consultants and coordinate with internal engineering teams to maintain design standards and project documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Communicate conceptual designs and create/maintain project documentation
  • Maintenance of Basis of Design, prototype design, and template specifications for architectural elements
  • Review and inform design RFPs
  • Manage our external design consultants through the design and construction process
  • Coordinate with internal and external Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and Cabling design engineers

Requirements

  • 4+ years of project management or project lead work
  • Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
  • 3+ years of data center or mission-critical facilities experience
  • NCARB recognized architecture license
  • 7+ years of design experience in commercial / industrial / other complex technical projects

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits including health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave

Key Skills

Project management Design experience Building codes and regulations Architecture AutoCAD Revit Bluebeam MS Office Suite Analytical skills Attention to detail Effective communication Vendor and consultant management Travel management

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world. Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind. You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1."​ What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fa

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