Project Controls Manager, Global Project Standards - Retrofit (GPS-R)

Amazon.com Inc

Umatilla, OR

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analysis Skills, Budget Management, Budgeting, Business Skills, Business Strategy, Calendar Management, Capital Project, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Engineering, Conferences, Cost Control, Cost Estimates, Customer/Client Research, Database Report Tools, Decision Support, Detail Oriented, Diversity, Establish Priorities, Finance, Forecasting, GPS (Global Positioning System), Leadership, Mentoring, Negotiation Skills, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Operations Center, Operations Management, Operations Planning, Performance Analysis, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Improvement, Productivity Management, Program Planning, Project Control, Project Lifecycle, Project Management Software, Project/Program Management, Quality Control, Quality Metrics, Resource Management, Retrofit, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Safety Standards, Safety/Work Safety, Startup, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain, Time Management, Value Stream Mapping, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Umatilla, OR
POSTED
30+ days ago

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, were 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 were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. Youll 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 youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services has an immediate opening for a highly motivated Project Controls Manager for critical infrastructure projects in operational data centers. Candidates should have a proven track record of planning and monitoring project performance to ensure scope, schedule, cost, and resource objectives are achieved. This role provides data-driven insight, forecasting, and governance to support effective decision-making across complex capital projects in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will have excellent analytical abilities and strong attention to details to identify risks and ask the right technical questions to ensure appropriate trade-offs are made when negotiating resources, determining priorities, and escalating successfully. They must possess solid business acumen to understand and support the strategic direction of organizational goals. Strong written and oral communication skills are required to lead effective meetings with key stakeholders to drive business and technical discussions toward results. They will be fully competent in a variety of project management tools, methodologies, and techniques for all phases of the project lifecycle and exhibit demonstrated proficiency in core project management disciplines including initiation, planning, budgeting, resourcing, risk management, reporting on key metrics, quality control, and closeout.

As a Project Controls Manager, you must have deep subject matter expertise in project management, cost and schedule planning, and end-to-end understanding of critical infrastructure systems to facilitate technical trade-offs between short-term team needs and long-term business needs. You will be expected to take ownership and influence positive change, deploying and leveraging analytical data to drive quality, productivity, and cost improvements. Responsibilities include providing strategic insight across stakeholder teams during monthly business reviews and producing accurate and timely reporting on portfolio status to business and finance partners.

If you are a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, enjoy new challenges in an ever-changing environment, are vocally self-critical, and are naturally curious, this job is for you.

Key job responsibilities

  • Develop high-level operational plans, in partnership with stakeholder teams, that specify scope delivery, schedule, resource, and budget requirements. Operational plans extend a minimum 12-18 months to provide financial and headcount investment lookahead.
  • Standardize the process, tooling, data, and reporting requirements for measuring key portfolio performance indices to ensure portfolio success.
  • Standardize program planning data, including scope definition, cost and labor estimates, and schedule estimates, for existing and new programs to enhance portfolio planning.
  • Design and implement enhanced cost and labor estimating mechanisms that incorporate actual performance data into estimate iterations via automated feedback loops.
  • Create and manage goals in safety, quality, team productivity, vendor performance, and cost control.
  • Producing accurate and timely reporting on portfolio status for business and finance partners.
  • Planning and hosting value stream mapping events with key stakeholders to measure work throughput, identify inefficiencies, determine root causes, and develop solutions to optimize processes to support program success.
  • Gathering feedback from internal customers and stakeholders to drive portfolio and program improvements.
  • Applying change, risk, and resource management to adapt as organizational demands change.
  • Developing new programs to support the strategic direction of the team with organizational goals.

About the team

Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences 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, hasnt followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, dont let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance 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, theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

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COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles