Data Center Civil Engineer

Amazon.com, Inc.

8/3/2025

USA (Multiple Locations)

Full-time

Salary: $105,100 - $185,000 per year

Job Description

As a Data Center Civil Engineer at AWS, you will lead Civil Engineering designs for Amazon Data Centers.

Professional Engineering License, or plan for achieving licensure within 12 months of start date.
7+ years professional experience in commercial, warehouse, and/or industrial site-civil design experience.

Manage external civil design consultants through the Data Center design and construction process.
Review designs for site layout, grading, power substations, storm water, utilities, and pavement.
Coordinate with internal and external architectural, structural, and MEP design engineers.
Develop preliminary site layout concepts using Civil 3D, incorporating grading, utilities, and circulation patterns while maintaining flexibility for design evolution.
Effectively communicate design standards to internal and external project partners.
Communicate conceptual designs and create/maintain project documentation before, during, and after construction.
Develop and maintain design standards, design prototypes, and template specifications related to site design for Data Centers and supporting infrastructure.
Create, review, and release design RFPs for various projects, including DCs and special program facilities.
Manage multiple fast-paced projects simultaneously.
Foresee and manage internal Technical Program Manager’s (TPM’s) expectations regarding project-specific cost and schedules variables.
Lead initiatives aimed at improving cost, quality, schedule, and consistency.
Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with authorities having jurisdiction.