Water Infrastructure Manager, AWS EMEA Energy & Water Team in London

The EMEA Energy and Water team is looking for a Water Infrastructure Manager to support scaling and growth across our Data Centre network. If you like to drive the development, implementation and construction of new water infrastructure, your work will help deliver large-scale water projects and water infrastructure projects that our infrastructure needs to renewably and strategically operate.

This role is available in Madrid, Zaragoza, London, Frankfurt, and Dublin.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centres 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.

• You will own the End-to-End delivery of off site water infrastructure solutions, from scoping to physical delivery. This requires you to project manage as the business and technical owner of all aspects of the delivery.
• You will manage 3rd party design consultants, develop and document requirements, budgets, business cases, permitting and project schedules.
• You will prepare project contracts, milestone payments and schedules; taking the contract through legal reviews and procurement pathways.
• The role requires strong project management, technical competency in design and a programmatic leadership through legal and procurement to drive results.
• You will multitask and re-prioritise and effectively lead deliveries based on ever changing business needs.
• You will build and maintain overall delivery program and project budget, submitting Capital Allocation Requests to Senior leadership to secure finance for project delivery.
• You will prepare investment need/business case papers to secure internal funding for water reinforcement projects to secure water supply and discharges.

• Liaison with a wide range of regulators and external stakeholders (Water utilities, environmental agencies, health department, construction contractors etc).
• Liaison with a wide range of internal stakeholders (Design Engineering, Environmental, Legal, Procurement, Construction, Real Estate etc).
• You will leverage project management tools and techniques for all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Regularly report to senior leadership on status of key project metrics vs. commitment of your projects.
• Ensure construction standards are followed and national construction regulation are complied with.
• Create detailed planning packs to build scalable and future proof water infrastructure.

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.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Further education favourable
• 10+ years’ demonstrable work experience delivering water design infrastructure and engineering solutions for capital-intensive projects across diversified industries.
• Language fluency in French, German, Spanish highly regarded. Business English is mandatory.
• 5+ years managing end to end project scope, business case and infrastructure requirements, develop contract and draft documentation, request for proposals, and capital requests.
• 3+ years demonstrated experience with analytical and commercial skill set to review utility tariffs, water projects and contracts.

• 7+ years of direct experience with the construction, operation, or maintenance of water infrastructure across different global regions.
• Advanced degree in Civil Engineering/Mechanical/Chemical/Environmental/Economics.
• Experience with fast track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects and ability to work with multiple stakeholders with varied requirements.
• Analytical 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.
• Business experience in Europe, LATAM and/or Middle East.
• 5+ demonstrated years in program management, risk mitigation and reporting status reviews to management and internal customers.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon.