Amazon Geotechnical Engineer EMEA Pre-Construction 

Spain, Community of Madrid, Madrid 

113593363

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
· Set up and review initial geotechnical site studies and feasibility reports
· Support Design Engineering team in their relationship with European expertise providers
· Site visits supporting construction phase for geotechnical issues
· Work on recommendations white papers and review reports
· Compile and organize project updates, details and schedules in a reportable format.
· Escalate concerning issues on projects (such as delays, insufficient information, budgets, etc.).
· Assist Cost Estimation team in budget evaluation for the geotechnical part
· Ownership or participation of design team meetings and design workshops
· Obtain and document all specifics regarding projects from site selection and transaction management. Research and compile all available information for site.
· Maintain repository for all pre-construction work product by site. Ensure all documents are uploaded appropriately.
A day in the life
Each day, you will represent AWS in ensuring the on-time and within-budget execution of Amazon projects, while strategically improving its processes, costs, quality, health and safety, and sustainability performance.
You will drive significant communication across departments, to front-line and executive-level managers, while serving as an authority on project issues.
You will leverage your experience and tools to understand where gaps exist in project plans and propose solutions.
You will be understanding and negotiating technical solutions with contractors and consultants, representing AWS's interests. Daily tasks may comprise site validation, due diligence, risk analysis, and cost negotiations.
You will act as the primary escalation point for the evaluation of the feasibility of potential geotechnical solutions, owning and tracking issues to ensure that they are addressed, documented, and resolved, using influence to manage team members.