Amazon is looking for a Sr. Capital Projects Manager with a strong delivery record and proven program management experience to own and execute strategic, cross-functional operations and technology projects on the Amazon Transportation Operations Management (TOM) team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape and execute strategies for our logistics footprint and related infrastructure. This role requires scoping multiple large cross-functional transportation projects, managing project timelines, and communicating to senior management on status, risks, and process changes. This role will also be responsible for managing the program budget and delivery across regions for special projects related to retrofits, expansions and improvement including technology upgrades. This role requires someone who can operate at both strategic and tactical levels, with the ability to influence across organizations while maintaining through understanding of yard safety and operational standards. You’ll collaborate with people across multiple business lines, site types, and site operations to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security for our network while providing planned capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. You’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. This role will require approximately 25% travel within the United States and Canada.
Key job responsibilities
- Coordinating with cross-functional project teams, planning and organizing, and executing complex capital projects across multiple organizations and stakeholders to enable operational excellence
- Demonstrate performance that serves as a model of excellence establishing design best practices, business requirements, design team collaboration, and stakeholder alignment
- Manage interface between internal (Real Estate, Global Engineering Services Pre-construction, Safety, Procurement, Construction, TOM Field Operations, Site Leadership, Economic Development, Legal, Finance etc.) and external stakeholders (Contractors and Vendors) to ensure on time and on budget delivery of capital projects.
- Provide technical direction in accordance to established design parameters for multiple projects in various locations simultaneously
- Implement design standards that meet or exceed our quality requirements, drive value engineering and standardization of civil site plans, while reviewing yard designs to ensure conformance with current and future operational needs, including nodal off-site yards, autonomous vehicle compatibility, and emerging technologies in yard operations, and maintain alignment with standard specifications
- Build and maintaining overall delivery program and project budget, submitting Capital Allocation Requests to Senior leadership to secure finance for project delivery
- Analyze and report construction progress and financials
- Drive strategic planning across the organization and ensure critical debates are surfaced and resolved. Shepherd the strategic planning process, from 3YP, QxG to OP1 to OP2 to Monthly and Quarterly Reviews
- Concurrently manage multiple capital improvement projects associated with existing facilities
- Travel (within the United States and Canada) for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with design consultants. Anticipated travel not to exceed 25%.
About the team
Our Yard Infrastructure Management team is at the forefront of operational excellence. We're passionate about creating sustainable, innovative infrastructure solutions that transform how logistics networks function. By joining us, you'll be part of a collaborative group dedicated to pushing the boundaries of transportation design, construction and efficiency.
