Job Description
Job Description
Amazon’s Ops Tech Design Execution Team are looking for an experienced leader in Telecoms Design Program Management to join the newly established OTS Design Execution (ODX) Team. You will be responsible for IT Infrastructure design and delivery programs for both new and existing Amazon logistic operations buildings of varying sizes. You will influence global best practices by leading collaboration with multi-disciplinary stakeholders to identify opportunities in both design and deployment processes. You will influence, advise on and develop innovative design practices, processes and products for standard and custom infrastructure programs.
The successful candidate will posses a proven background in IT infrastructure design and consulting. You will be a team player and be able to lead a team to deliver results on time and on budget. You will be comfortable operating in a fast paced and ambiguous environment, having strong judgment and negotiation skills.
This role will be within the highly creative and efficient ODX team who are focused on telecoms design optimization and telecoms design vendor management. You will partner with other Amazon teams on BIM (Building Information Modelling) integration and design templatization using industry standard tools, such as Revit. You will be agile and be able to effectively multi-task, working on multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously. You will have a successful track record managing projects and programs as well as innovating for your customers.
Key job responsibilities
You must be able to work independently with occasional guidance and work within a team environment to accomplish assigned tasks. This includes working with internal groups as well as external suppliers and consultants, manufacturers, vendors, and contractors. Your duties will include:
- Working with internal teams to manage updating and modifying existing template models and design documents; and assist with creating and maintaining standard regional BIM templates.
- Participate in design coordination meetings with other trades for clash detection and resolution.
- Work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical locations.
- Assist the project team with information exchange processes between internal and external customers.
- Provide coordination support for information requests during launch phases.
- Recording and reporting of key metrics to management.
- Minimum 25% traveling expected
You will have the following key skills
- Ability to think strategically and execute methodically
- Demonstrated ability to influence management
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired
- Demonstrated deep dive data, analytical and quantitative skills and ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases
- Ability to clearly communicate data insights to others
A day in the life
The successful candidate will work on ODX initiatives and goals to optimize the Telecoms Designs for our Fulfilment Center network. You will work with internal Amazon and external vendor design key stakeholders globally to innovate and set standards. You will lead workshops to drive unity to our goals and deliver results. You will be a technical leader and a key point of contact for Telecoms Design technical escalations from within DPM but also the wider business.
About the team
OTS Design Execution (ODX) is a new function within Operations Technology Solutions (OTS), and is a current mix of program managers, engineers and technical experts. Our mission is to provide physical telecoms design expertise for all our programs across both launch and retrofits programs in order to increase the quality of physical deployments against OTS engineering standards, and reduce post deployment defect
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Dunfermline, FIF, GBR | Edinburgh, GBR | London, GBR | Manchester, GBR
* Bachelor or Master Degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
* Proven Project/Program Management experience in comparable industrial or design environments
* Proven working knowledge of Telecoms / IT Design and cabling infrastructure
* Experience interacting with cross-functional teams & subject-matter experts
* Professional working knowledge using Microsoft Office Applications including MS Project and Visio
* Working knowledge and capability in Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD and BIM 360.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills English.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Certified Project Management qualification (PMP, Prince2, or other)
- Proficiency in additional European languages
- IT industry qualifications, such as BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) and CNet Certified Network Infrastructure Design Professional (CNIDP)
- Experience with design optimization and automation to drive down cost
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