Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Cloud Computing

Sr.GeotechnicalEngineer,GlobalEngineeringStrategy

$60–185k Herndon, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sr. Geotechnical Engineer, Global Engineering Strategy at Amazon Data Services, Inc.. Skills: Geotechnical engineering, Site development, Due diligence. Drive front end geotechnical engineering. Lead geotechnical engineering due diligence”

What You'll Achieve.

Reduce budgets; Increase efficiency

Industry & Context.

Cloud Computing
Eligibility Requirements

25% travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6+ years industrial/commercial engineering, 10+ years geotechnical site characterization, Professional Engineering or Architectural License

Nice to Have

Oversight of subsurface investigation programs, Planning and execution of geotechnical lab testing, Performing design calculations for foundations, Performing settlement analysis, Preparing engineering reports, Performing construction oversight

What You'll Do.

Drive front end geotechnical engineering

Lead geotechnical engineering due diligence

Oversee geotechnical investigations

Manage vendor consultants

Ensure design ready deliverables

Develop rollout strategy for new designs

Provide engineering design decisions

Assess design types for site development

Work on concurrent projects

Escalate issues as required

Communicate effectively

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Internal stakeholders; Real Estate teams; Risk and Resiliency teams; Environmental teams; Pre-Construction teams; DCE teams; Civil engineering teams; Structural engineering teams; Architects

Communication Scope

Communicate clearly

Process & Methodology

Project management

Full Job Description

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. The Global Engineering Strategy team (GES) is looking for a results-oriented, inventive senior geotechnical engineer to drive front end geotechnical engineering for new owned and leased site developments. You will lead the geotechnical engineering due diligence and design ready geotechnical efforts for new and expanding regions, while maintaining the highest performance standards and utilizing innovation to reduce budgets and increase efficiency. You will will sit within the Design Engineering team of the broader Data Center Engineering (DCE) organization. You will work with our Real Estate, Risk and Resiliency, Environmental, Pre-Construction and related partner teams on global design strategy implementation. You will assist in data center site selection, review of due diligence reports, lead geotechnical investigations and preliminary engineering and play a pivotal role in the delivery of data center designs. Our Geotechnical Engineers: o Are strong leaders who can prioritize well, communicate cle

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