Amazon Senior Landscape Architect DC Design Engineering 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

516977757

As a Data Center Landscape Architect at AWS, you will lead landscape designs for Amazon Data Centers. You will be part of a highly creative and efficient design team comprised of Architects, Engineers, and Designers tasked with solving problems and challenging the status quo. As a subject matter expert, you will have a direct impact on the design of prototypical Data Center sites, provide technical design guidance and vendor oversight, solve large-scale implementation issues, and build a strong understanding of site design and program requirements.You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Key job responsibilities
Manage external landscape design consultants through the Data Center design and construction process.
Review designs for site layout, grading, landscape and natural drainage systems.
Develop and lead innovations for landscape and stormwater designs at Data Center campuses.
Coordinate with internal and external designers.
Coordinate with local AHJs and/or other stakeholder groups
Effectively communicate design standards to internal and external project partners.
Communicate conceptual designs and create/maintain project documentation before, during, and after construction.
Develop and maintain design standards, design prototypes, and template specifications related to site design for Data Centers and supporting infrastructure.Create, review, and release design RFPs for various projects, including DCs and special program facilities.
Manage multiple fast paced projects simultaneously. Foresee and manage internal Technical Program Manager’s (TPM’s) expectation regarding project-specific cost and schedules variables.
Lead initiatives aimed at improving cost, quality, schedule, and consistency
About the team
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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- Registered professional landscape architecture license.
- 10+ years professional experience in commercial, warehouse or industrial site design experience.
- 10+ years professional experience in the design and implementation of green stormwater infrastructure / natural drainage designs.

- 5+ years experience with site layout and landscape design for Data Centers or Mission Critical facilities with working knowledge of land use and land development conventional practices.
- 5+ years experience in the design and implementation of accessible design solutions.
- Proficient in Bluebeam, and MS Office Suite software.