Engineering Project Manager
DESCRIPTION
Job summary
We are 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 Engineering Program and Project Management experience.
The Engineering Project Manager will understand the details of an Amazon Fulfillment Center design, implementation, modeling, estimating and managing new Fulfillment Center start-ups.
The 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 define, drive and simplify strategy, while being detailed oriented and agile to manage business changes and keep driving initiatives. The individual will conduct multiple weekly meetings with internal teams and vendors to plan and track deliverables.
The individual will own and develop technology innovations and solutions on a need basis and work very closely with other teams.
This role holder will be interfacing and driving various functional teams and individuals at all levels of the organization in order to be successful.
This position requires ~50% travel to locations in Europe and occasionally to international sites.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• University Degree, B.S. or Master's Degree in Engineering (or science/technology).
• Proficiency in English required.
• Proven technical leadership experience in development and implementation of large scale, complex projects.
• Proven experience leading overall end-to-end project delivery including resources, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), schedule and vendor management.
• Proven experience leading technical design reviews and proposing design solutions for material handling and storage solutions that meet both business needs and leverage global design standardization.
• Experience leading a project team including Project Managers and Engineering Contractors.
• Experience with creating, submitting and tracking CAPEX documentation.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience leading critical path schedule items
• Excellent working knowledge using MS Excel, AutoCAD, MS Project and related software.
• A plus is speaking other EU languages, specifically French and/or Spanish.
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