Civil DMs manage highly technical, cost-efficient, fast-paced construction programs that keep pace with and enable AWS network growth. You will be accountable for schedule, cost, quality, and safety across multiple concurrent spans. You'll work with design engineers, permitting agencies, utilities, right-of-way owners, and construction contractors to turn route plans into delivered infrastructure.
Key Job Responsibilities
Own end-to-end delivery of civil fiber construction programs: route analysis, vendor selection, permitting, construction, as-builts, and turnover to fiber placement/splicing teams.
Develop and manage integrated program schedules. Identify the critical path, flag risks early, and drive mitigation to hit committed delivery dates.
Lead vendor RFQ/RFP processes, evaluate bids, and manage contractors against scope, cost, schedule, and quality expectations.
Manage budgets and approvals (CARs/PCRs), forecast spend, and control change orders.
Coordinate permitting and right-of-way with municipalities, DOTs, railroads, utilities, and private landowners.
Run risk registers and escalation paths, and write clear status updates for leadership. Own weekly program correspondence and MBR reporting.
Enforce construction quality and safety standards in the field. Conduct site walks, review inspection results, and make sure as-builts are accurate and complete.
Write technical documents (e.g., TORAs, route/vendor analyses, lessons learned) to drive decisions and scale best practices.
Drive continuous improvement in civil delivery processes, tools, and vendor performance.
Do you have deep experience in some or all of these disciplines?
Civil/underground utility construction management: conduit, duct bank, HDD/directional boring, trenching, vaults/handholes, aerial make-ready
OSP design and construction, including permitting and right-of-way acquisition
Contractor and vendor management on multi-million-dollar construction programs
Construction scheduling, cost control, and change management
Are you well versed in GIS (e.g., ArcGIS, Google Earth/KMZ), Salesforce, or Smartsheet?
Have you worked in QuickSight, Power BI, or Tableau to track program health and report to leadership?
If you have skills in each of these categories, or you have managed complex, interdependent construction programs from planning through closeout, this could be the role for you.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience
5+ years of construction or program management experience in civil, utility, telecom OSP, or heavy infrastructure
Experience managing contractors, budgets, and schedules across multiple concurrent projects
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with telecom/fiber OSP construction, including permitting with DOTs, municipalities, and railroads
PMP, CCM, or similar certification
Familiarity with HDD, microtrenching, and aerial construction methods
Strong written communication skills, including writing decision documents for senior leadership
Experience with GIS tools and data visualization platforms
Location: Seattle, Washington
Key job responsibilities
Project Management - PMP Preferred but not required.
Vendor management.
Kaizen process improvements.
Interface with key internal/external stakeholders
Experience or expertise with a GIS Platform, Salesforce, or Smartsheets.
Understand the technical requirements of our engineering teams and ensure the completed project meets these requirements via the QA process.
Understand fiber deployment types and ensure that QA Process supports compliance with AWS diversity requirements.
Deep understanding of the fiber construction process.
Program management, risk mitigation and reporting status reviews to management and internal customers.
PowerBI, Tableau, or QuickSight (Preferred) creating data visualizations for your team or organization.
Long term, interdependent process planning and implementation.
Understand the mechanisms used to deploy, operate and maintain one of the world’s most complex fiberoptic networks.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to work across multiple time zones
Willing to travel up to 25% of the time.
A day in the life
In this role, you will
Take on projects with ambiguous scope and bring clarity to the project risks and requirements prior to deployment.
Formulate comprehensive Roadmaps that become execution plans.
Work closely with external partners and internal stakeholders to execute your vision.
Identify and onboard new partners.
The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, experience envisioning, building, and implementing end to end interdependent process, coupled with a deep experience in managing the quality deployment of complex ISP/OSP projects.
About the team
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Why AWS
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Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship and Career Growth
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3+ years of technical infrastructure management experience
Knowledge of best practices and emerging technologies, related to infrastructure (i.e. network, data center, hardware, software)
Experience envisioning, building, and implementing end to end interdependent process or familiarity with Kaizen Process, Change Management, Program Management frameworks.
Experience with varying scenarios of infrastructure builds
Experience envisioning, building, and implementing end to end interdependent process and familiarity with Kaizen Process, Change Management, Program Management frameworks.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, VA, Herndon - 127,100.00 - 171,900.00 USD annually
