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Engineering Design Manager, Structural, Central Building Engineering

Amazon 🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

$127,100 - $189,200 Full-time Senior

Develop, maintain, and apply structural standards and template designs, and oversee third-party peer reviews, technical disputes, and review closeout quality. Partner with internal teams and external engineering consultants to manage structural changes, support construction delivery, and strengthen building integrity across the building lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Quality monitor and maintain peer review logs, arbitrate disputes, and ensure peer review closeout meets Amazon standards
  • Develop, maintain, and apply Amazon’s structural standards and template designs for site‑specific adaptation
  • Monitor, review, and uphold structural standards for internal change requests using a defined framework
  • Review qualifications for third‑party EORs and peer review consultants; manage technical relationships and act as liaison
  • Partner with Construction, Real Estate, Maintenance, Operations, Safety, and Legal groups to align efforts and avoid duplicate capabilities
  • Review third‑party peer review logs, identify trends, and interact with reviewers for technical arbitration
  • Collaborate with internal teams to manage peer review impacts on schedule and cost
  • Build tools with tech teams to improve peer review efficiency and scale the program

Requirements

  • 3+ years of technical infrastructure management experience
  • Experience with varied infrastructure builds
  • Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering
  • Engineer‑in‑Training (EIT) / Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) certification, progress toward PE license
  • PE license preferred
  • Master's degree in Structural Engineering (preferred)
  • Professional Engineer (PE) or Structural Engineer (SE) license (preferred)
  • Prior experience in structural forensic analysis (preferred)

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance with supplemental options
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental health support
  • Medical advice line and flexible spending accounts
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave

Key Skills

Structural engineering Building code compliance Structural standards development Peer review management Change management Third‑party vendor oversight Cross‑functional collaboration Technical arbitration Construction project monitoring Risk assessment Data analysis Tool development for process automation Leadership Communication Problem solving

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