Job Description
Elevate AWS's Global Infrastructure: Shape the Future of Data Center Expansion
As a key strategic partner in our data center network growth, you'll play a pivotal role in transforming technological landscapes across the United States. Your expertise will bridge complex real estate challenges with innovative development strategies, enabling AWS to expand its critical infrastructure while maintaining community-centered approaches.
Your day will be dynamic and collaborative, involving strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving. You'll navigate intricate real estate landscapes, connecting with diverse professionals and translating technical vision into tangible development opportunities. Each project presents unique challenges that require creative thinking and comprehensive understanding of regional development ecosystems.
Key job responsibilities
- Work cross-functionally with other internal and external teams, including Design Engineering, Legal, Economic Development, Public Policy, Construction and Capacity Planning, to drive site selection and inform a regional real estate strategy
- Lead deal engagement and evaluation of project feasibility
- Work cross-functionally to develop project schedule and development budget. Track hard and soft project costs
- Partner with the local jurisdiction and participate in any local meetings and hearings relating to these projects
- Build and lead teams of vendors, consultants, and contractors to support acquisition, entitlements, transportation studies and project delivery.
- Some travel required
About the team
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.
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Real Estate or related fields.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in real-estate development, law, engineering, master planning in a technical industry
- 3+ years of relevant experience performing the full range of land entitlement functions leveraging a combination of internal and external resources.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in site due diligence, site development, and negotiation of entitlement agreements for large complex projects.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's Degree or higher (including Juris Doctor) in Urban Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Real Estate or related fields.
- Understanding of and experience in the Data Center industry, including data center siting and general operations.
- Experience in public private partnerships
- Ability to understand and communicate high level electrical, power & cooling, fiber optics, and other technical requirements, particularly related to Internet infrastructure
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