Job ID: 2731052 | Amazon EU SARL (Spain Branch)
Amazon is seeking an experienced and business-oriented Engineering Project Manager to lead the capacity, capital planning, and project execution for the continued expansion of our EU fulfillment network. Successful candidates will have a strong level of ownership and be highly motivated individuals who have Engineering Program and Project Management experience. The role will understand the details of an Amazon Fulfillment Center design, implementation, modeling, estimating, and managing new Fulfillment Center start-ups. This individual will lead a project team and provide leadership in managing the build specifications; pre-contract work, internal teams, and vendor relations. This individual will be responsible for managing critical path and helping other teams deliver network capacity on time. The Engineering Project Manager will drive and invent and simplify strategy, will have high work capacity while being detail-oriented and agile to manage business changes and keep driving the initiatives. This individual needs to be comfortable interfacing and driving various functional teams and individuals at all levels of the organization in order to be successful.
You will travel extensively (50-85%) to locations in Europe and occasionally to international sites.
This role can be based in Barcelona, Madrid, and Milan.
Key job responsibilitiesEnd-to-end ownership for large-scale engineering projects (planning, feasibility, design, installation, commissioning and qualification, launch and support)Coordinate critical path items, dive deep on technical details and provide innovative solutions to resolve issuesAssess and communicate project status, manage escalations on potential risks and delays across multiple teamsPrepare and conduct weekly standing meetings with internal teams and external vendors/contractors to plan and track deliverablesLead technical design reviews and propose design solutions for material handling and storage technologies that meet both business needs and global design standardsAssist in providing equipment specifications and technical support to procurement and other businessesCollaborate closely with various internal teams such as World-Wide Engineering, Construction, Operations, Reliability Maintenance Engineering, IT and ProcurementA day in the lifeYou will be interacting daily with a wide variety of functional teams and individuals at all levels of the organization and in multiple time zones. You will conduct multiple weekly meetings with internal teams, stakeholders, and vendors to plan and manage deliverables. You'll be liaising with subject matter experts from across the organization, diving deep into the technologies we deploy; you'll build on these relationships to refine and improve our processes.
No two days will be the same in our fast-moving environment yet you'll discover endless opportunities to grow along the way as part of a tight-knit and supportive team.
About the teamAmazon Robotics Deployment Engineering is a diverse and multi-talented team with a proven track record of overcoming challenging technical problems to deliver Amazon's leading-edge robotics technologies in its fulfillment, transportation, and delivery network across the world. Our high-performing team blends engineering know-how, problem-solving, curiosity, innovation, leadership, and effective communication to deliver outstanding results for our customers.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONSBachelor's degree in Engineering, other technical field, or equivalent practical experienceProject management experience in a large organization, working on feasibility, design, and deployment in a global environmentExperience leading a project team and engineering contractors in an operational environmentAbility to provide large-scale continuous improvement on deployment efficiency and establishing processesPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSAbility to lead teams, of both internal and external cross-functional partners, without direct management authorityComfortable shifting between direct detailed analysis and big picture thinkingComfortable presenting to and facilitating decisions among senior leaders based on evolving prioritiesProblem solver with excellent verbal/written communication skills and the ability to lead cross-functional process improvementsComprehensive understanding of project management tools and operational, reliability & maintenance processesOutstanding influencing skills with the ability to connect the dots at an organizational, strategy, and project levelAmazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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