Amazon's Design and Construction Standards (DCS) team is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Design Program Manager to oversee design and construction standards for our rapidly expanding fulfillment network across North America, specifically supporting middle mile distribution network buildings. As a key member of the DCS team, you will be the subject matter expert (SME) for building design standards, ensuring constructability, cost-efficiency, safety, and positive associate experience. You will collaborate with internal teams and external delivery partners to implement design changes and maintain up-to-date standards libraries. This role requires a deep understanding of architectural design, building codes, construction processes, and a passion for continuous improvement.
Key job responsibilities
Serve as the execution teams' primary point of contact and subject matter expert (SME) for building design standards, templates, and code requirements.
Maintain and update standards libraries, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for internal and external stakeholders.
Collaborate with Amazon stakeholder teams to propose, review, and provide feedback on design changes considering factors such as constructability, schedule, safety, associate experience, cost, and sustainability.
Conduct thorough reviews of site-specific designs submitted by AORs (Architects of Record) and GCs (General Contractors) to ensure compliance with standards and best practices.
Lead design deep-dive meetings to review designs, answer questions, and provide guidance to project delivery teams.
Respond to ad-hoc questions and provide technical support to pre-construction (PCM) and construction managers (CM), Architects of Record (AOR), and General Contractors (GC).
Communicate approved design changes to field teams, and conduct training sessions to ensure proper implementation.
