Project Manager, TES Startup

Description

As a Startup Program Manager, for TES Startup, you will work closely with Last Mile Amazon stakeholders to successfully deliver projects that allow Amazon to continue to honor our customer delivery promise. You will be able to immerse yourself in program and project management activities that will continuously challenge you.

Key job responsibilities
- Plans, implements, coordinates and tracks to completion all activities necessary for partner execution teams to successfully launch new builds, retrofits and expansions in support of the Last Mile network.
- Ensures the installation of all finishing aspects and equipment that make a building functional to process volume for our customers
- Drives project execution, standardization and process improvement.
- Builds partnerships and leads through influence with contractors, installation vendors, construction and engineering teams along with other stakeholders to meet project milestones.
- Collaborates with all project teams to meet and exceed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Supports program initiative goals by delivering projects of varying complexity.
- Up to 80% travel at peak times to support our customers. Projects may overlap in different regions. You are required to travel across applicable regions for this role. The amount of travel may vary based on the project type and the time of the year.
- Key competencies of this position include controllership to ensure your contracted resources deliver work on time and within safety, quality and budget requirements.

A day in the life
Each day you represent TES (Transportation Engineering Services) in managing projects that vary in complexity, time and budget. You own projects from kick-off to close-out while also executing program level initiatives to better the organization. You are expected to work at pace with high levels of ambiguity and little oversight, whilst demonstrating ownership throughout the project life cycle. You lead by influencing stakeholders through a cadence of business meetings, business meetings, site visits and technical discussions. You are expected to physically be on site to meet project goals and roll up your sleeves with a Bias for Action to get things done and support project execution. Your scope is dependent on upstream partners such as construction, engineering and design teams. You execute your scope in a construction environment. Daily tasks include coordination with vendors and contractors, removing barriers, working across teams, communicating project status and risk, using internal and external software and driving results. You are expected to lead by example when on site, communicating across stakeholders up to PMO.

Benefits Summary:
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team
At Amazon, we are all Owners. You will be a part of a high functioning team that is interconnected and supportive of each other to help Deliver Results for multiple, complex and high capital projects simultaneously. We own the execution of our scope from mobilization to final hand-off to our customers. We are an execution function within TES that directly supports the Middle Mile and Last Mile network. We are a diverse, inclusive, high performing, problem-solve oriented, creative team of project and process improvement managers. We strive to keep an open mind, a sense of humor and a drive for ambition to deploy innovative and sustainable facilities to launch on Day One.

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

- 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- 3+ years of driving process improvements experience

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