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# Data Center Civil Engineer, DCDE AMER Civil East

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $96,600.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** AutoCAD, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Software Tools, Web Applications, Data Processing, Cloud Platform System, AWS Data Analytics
- **Published:** September 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usec56155ef77e848783899645466c2a4e/eaa

## About the Role

Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region

 - Professional Engineering license or plan for acquiring within 12 months of start date.
 - 3+ years of commercial, warehouse, and/or industrial site-civil design experience with work in site development, grading, paving, storm water, and utility design.
Preferred Qualifications

 - Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing
 - Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D and Bluebeam Revu.

## Description

AWS is seeking a Data Center Civil Engineer to join its design team in Herndon, VA.
As a Data Center Civil Engineer at AWS, you will lead Civil Engineering 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.
Amazon's Data Centers are industry leading examples of innovation in the areas of space utilization, energy efficiency, and cost effectiveness. We are known for our speed to market and reliability. This role sits within Americas Design Engineering team responsible for the design and operation of critical Data Center facilities located throughout North and South America. Our Design Team is on the forefront of creating and delivering the most innovative products to our customers; and are known for being a diverse and upbeat team that is changing the face of Cloud Computing.
We continue to grow and are looking for motivated team members that can support our speed to market, raise the bar, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning. Amazon's work environment is unique in every aspect and offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate. At Amazon we highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued employee development.
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help. 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., Manage our external civil design consultants through the Data Center design and construction process.

 - Review designs for site layout, grading, power substations, storm water, and utilities.
 - Coordinate with internal and external architectural, structural, and MEP design engineers.
 - Develop preliminary site layout concepts using Civil 3D, incorporating grading, utilities, and circulation patterns while maintaining flexibility for design evolution
 - 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
 - Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with authorities having jurisdiction.
About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.


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