.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 with 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. They will be responsible for managing the critical path and helping other teams deliver network capacity on time. The Engineering Project Manager will drive and invent and simplify strategy, have a high work capacity while being detail-oriented, and be 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 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, or Milan.Key job responsibilities:End-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 issues.Assess and communicate project status, manage escalations on potential risks and delays across multiple teams.Prepare and conduct weekly standing meetings with internal teams and external vendors/contractors to plan and track deliverables.Lead technical design reviews and propose design solutions for material handling and storage technologies that meet both business needs and global design standards.Assist in providing equipment specifications and technical support to procurement and other businesses.Collaborate closely with various internal teams such as World-Wide Engineering, Construction, Operations, Reliability Maintenance Engineering, IT, and Procurement.A day in the life:You 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
