About this opportunity
Amazon Web Services (AWS) lists this Commissioning Area Manager, AWS Retro Commissioning opportunity in herndon, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Description
The Commissioning Area Manager is responsible for managing a team of Commissioning Engineers (CxE) in the retro space, who run commissioning retro projects by coordinating with vendors, contractors, and other teams involved in the construction and commissioning of various systems such as:
Medium and low voltage power systems
Generators
UPS
HVAC (Air Handlers / Exhaust Fans / VFD)
Chilled Water Systems -Building Management systems (BMS)
Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS)
Testing and balancing
Pumps and Hydronic systems
The Commissioning (Cx) Manager shall ensure all projects in their assigned area are appropriately staffed, deliver on time and achieve bar-raising quality.
Occasionally provide multi-discipline input into the scheduling, test script development, designing, and planning of projects. In addition, the Cx Manager will occasionally be required to review component submittal packages, lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT), perform system level and integrated system testing. During commissioning the Cx Manager will continuously audit activities to ensure compliance with environmental, quality, and safety requirements. Additionally, the individual will be responsible for comprehensive weekly reporting of status of all ongoing projects and lessons learned to continually improve the quality of our program.
This position will include coverage of multiple inflight projects and fast-paced timelines:
Physical Requirements
Walk job sites in uneven terrain
Occasionally work shifts longer than eight hours in duration with potential for night and weekends
Perform physical tasks throughout the day without becoming overly tired Ability to manipulate small wires and objects easily
Location and Travel Requirements
Ability and willingness to travel domestic and internationally for up to 50% of the year. Typical travel is 15%.
Required to provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office; reimbursed.
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.
Key job responsibilities
Hire and on-board new team members through coaching and/or other orientation practices and career development of team to meet business demands
Understand the current capabilities of automation tools and confirm they are being utilized to the full benefit of the department and project
Provide Monthly business review reports to influence and/or support business decisions
Monitor the commissioning team's performance in turning over the critical infrastructure systems and sub-systems
Enhance skills, performance and development of all employees by sponsoring and promoting completion of training programs so that adherence to operations guidelines and specifications is ensured and work of the highest quality prevails
Maintain safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing established project procedures relating to safety, work permitting and work order systems; adhere to legal requirements
Ability to build effective relationships with customer, operations, engineering, construction, and vendor personnel
A day in the life
You will be managing the retro commissioning activities for data centers, managing escalations, handling stakeholders and building and developing a team of commissioning engineers.
About The Team
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
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. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious.
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at
USA, VA, Herndon - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually
Company - Amazon Data Services, Inc.
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Worksite address
herndon, VA, 22070, US
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