Engineering Project Manager, GES Operations Engineering

Engineering Project Manager, GES Operations Engineering

Would you like an opportunity to travel and work regionally? The role will be based in Mexico with 50% of time travelling either domestically or to other countries. Are you keen to be part of a team directly responsible for the expansion and upgrade of Amazon buildings across countries? Are you seeking a fast‑paced and growing environment focused on innovating for our customers, along with the opportunity to travel and work regionally? This position is highly visible in Amazon and has high business impact.

Key Job Responsibilities

• End‑to‑end ownership for medium/large‑scale engineering projects (planning, design, procurement, installation, commissioning and qualification, launch support)
• Dive deep on technical details and provide value engineering and innovative solutions to drive frugality and continuous improvements
• Lead technical design reviews and propose design solutions for material handling and storage solutions that meet both business needs and global design standards
• Create, submit and track relevant CAPEX requests (Capital Planning) to ensure that all projects are delivered within budget and best overall value
• Assess and communicate project status, drive escalations on potential risks and delays across multiple teams
• Own the budget for the scope of the project. Give accurate updates and risk forecast. Gain savings while ensuring quality and performance
• Assist in providing equipment specifications and technical support to Procurement, Change Management and other business partners for best value and competition
• Collaborate closely with various internal teams such as worldwide engineering, construction, operations, reliability maintenance engineering, procurement and change management
• Participate/lead subject‑matter expert or process improvement teams, with the view to create safer, leaner and more effective delivery processes
• Responsible for contractor management & teams up to approximately 100 people

A Day in the Life

You will work on the delivery of one of our Amazon Fulfillment Centers with a project lifecycle of about a year with a high‑performing team. During the early project phases of project design and bidding, you will predominantly work in an Amazon office or from your home. During the project execution, you will spend approximately 50 % of your time at the project site, with peaks extending to most weekdays with full ownership during the last phases of project installation, commissioning & qualification and post‑launch ramp up. The location of the role is flexible within the country of your team.

About the Team

You will enjoy the rewarding experience to launch an Amazon Fulfillment Center or to upgrade an existing one. After initial months onboarding, you will be progressively given important and extending responsibilities, within your project and aside it, by taking the lead on other business horizontal tasks and supporting the whole OPS Engineering community in delivering high‑quality projects. You will be constantly helped by the team, will respect and leverage diverse points of view and focus on inclusion of new members.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years of experience as an industrial engineer, operations engineer, manufacturing engineer, or project engineer in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams
• Experience in program or project management
• Experience using business or technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English, and have the ability to take direction in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Six Sigma, lean manufacturing
• Experience working with and managing third‑party vendors
• Project management certification (e.g., APM, CSM, PMI‑ACP, PRINCE2)
• Experience with varying scenarios of infrastructure builds
• Experience driving direction and alignment with cross‑functional teams
• Knowledge of automated material handling systems, packaging technologies and storage solutions
• Participation during a previous new site launch
• Proficiency in French, Polish, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish, Afrikaans and Zulu are preferred

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.