Structural Engineer, DC Design Engineering

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Amazon Development Centre Ireland Limited

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Dublin, Ireland

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18.08.2025

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02.10.2025

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Job Description:

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.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Civil, Structural & Architectural (CSA) Design Manager to join its design team in Dublin, Ireland.

Our team is responsible for achieving a world class uptime for our customers and drive to develop a fleet of buildings that emphasize security, safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness, while finding new ways to meet AWS's growing demand.

As a CSA Design Manager at AWS, you will lead designs for AWS DCs in our Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) geography and impact other projects around the world. As a DC CSA Design Manager, 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 DC facilities, provide technical guidance, solve large scale implementation issues, and be responsible for CSA design requirements.

Key job responsibilities
- Develop & maintain Basis of Design, prototype design, and template specifications for one of Civil, Structural or Architectural disciplines;
- CSA Design lead on Data Centre projects with the following duties:
- Prepare conceptual site master plan designs based on information available from the due diligence site assessments
- Establish capital project design budgets for existing region and new region deployment.
- Collaborating with AWS finance teams to prepare funding applications and secure funding
- Develop design and permitting schedule for the project based on AWS standard design periods and local permitting requirements
- Partnering and communicating with internal customers to establish project scope, schedule and deliverables
- Working in partnership with AWS Engineering leads to schedule project engineering resources and Create, review and release RFPs for engagement of external design vendor, including review bids and make recommendations
- As CSA Design lead on Data Centre projects will Manage our external design consultants through the design and construction process ensuring high standards of deliverables complete on schedule.
- Co-ordinate and manage the input of internal structural, architectural and civil engineers during design and at design deliverable review
- Co-ordinate and manage the input of permitting lead
- Coordinate with internal and external Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Fire and Cabling design engineers;
- Influence and manage deviations to the AWS reference design based on localisation and site specific and internal customer needs
- Creating and tracking metrics related to cost, quality and duration of design
- Collecting data from operations, construction and commissioning teams as designs are implemented.
- Create/maintain project documentation before, during, and after construction;
- Think outside of the box to find innovative solutions during design and during the construction to comply with local regulations and reduce costs without negative impacts on quality or reliability.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.

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.

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, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & 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.

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
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Engineering & 5 years working experience with 3 years experience in design of industrial or mission critical facilities
- Experience co-ordinating design with MEP engineering disciplines and the design co-ordination required with MEP on industrial facilities.
- Expertise in creating, reviewing and approving C, S or A designs and documentation.
- Experience in building permitting and fire permitting either by inputting by discipline or leading
- Ability to develop new design concepts and problem solving through exploration, design, testing and deployment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Project Management Certificate
- Vendor and consultant management skills
- Knowledge of building codes and construction techniques
- Managing a discipline design team and co-ordinating design inputs from other disciplines
- Expertise in creating, reviewing and approving design vendor RFP, bids, design budgets
- competency in another European language

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