Grid Delivery Manager EMEA, Infrastructure Energy Team

Grid Delivery Manager EMEA, Infrastructure Energy Team

Job ID: Amazon Data Services UK Limited - E17

The AWS Infrastructure Energy Team (IET) is seeking a results orientated individual to join as Grid Delivery Manager. In this role you will be responsible for delivering large scale critical HV/MV grid interconnection projects within EMEA under tight deadlines. The ideal candidate will have high level technical understanding of HV/MV infrastructure projects including substations, cables and overhead lines, with a minimum of 5+ years' experience in delivering HV & MV infrastructure/programs from design to energization. The candidate will need to possess strong communication skills and the ability to deliver with diverse teams such as design engineering, construction, planning, environmental and real estate, to ensure delivery to tight timelines. Stakeholder management and weekly reporting on key project risks & issues at senior management, director and vice president level will be the candidate responsibility. The candidate will drive the grid infrastructure delivery program, standardise processes, develop tools for delivery executions and support financial budgeting.

About the team

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centres 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, construction management or similar technical focus
• Experience building and cultivating relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Travel up to 20% of the time
• Demonstrated ability to operate and thrive with partial information and high levels of ambiguity
• 5+ years of experience in building power substations working with Utilities and understanding their environment and culture.
• Experience in analysing cost/benefit trade offs across a strategic portfolio
• A demonstrated understanding of how to successfully transact business in multiple cultural contexts as well as experience directly managing international teams is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in data centres or critical infrastructure
• Master's Degree (MBA/MS) preferred.
• PMP Certification
• Experience designing substations or other energy infrastructure.
• Experience working for utilities and with or for energy regulators.
• Ability to communicate in additional languages

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