Data Center Civil Engineer, DCDE AMER Civil East
AmazonData Center Civil Engineer, DCDE AMER Civil East
AmazonLocation
Herndon, VA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/15/2026
Compensation
$96,600 - $160,000 per year
Job description
AWS is seeking a Data Center Civil Engineer to join its East Design team, where you will lead Civil Engineering designs for Amazon Data Centers. This role involves collaborating with a diverse team of architects, engineers, and designers to innovate and solve complex problems. You will manage external civil design consultants and ensure the successful design and construction of Data Center sites. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and emphasizes a culture of continuous learning.
Requirements
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
- Professional Engineering license or plan for acquiring within 12 months of start date.
- 3+ years of commercial, warehouse, and/or industrial site-civil design experience with work in site development, grading, paving, storm water, and utility design.
- Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D and Bluebeam Revu.
Responsibilities
- Manage our external civil design consultants through the Data Center design and construction process.
- Review designs for site layout, grading, power substations, storm water, and utilities.
- 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 and foresee and manage internal Technical Program Manager’s (TPM’s) expectations regarding project-specific cost and schedule 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.
Benefits
- Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
3,290
FY2026
Approval rate
99.1%
FY2026
LCA certified
32,937
FY2026
Entry-level share
10.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+9%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-44%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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