Senior Easements Project Manager, Data Centre Supply Solutions (DCSS) Job ID: | Amazon Data Services UK Limited
Locations: London with additional possible locations including Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Milan and Dublin. This role will require periodic travel to assigned geographies.
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We’re the people who keep the cloud running, supporting all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure continual access to customer innovations. 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 high safety and security standards while providing scalable capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. AWS fosters an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Key job responsibilities The Senior Easement Project Manager is part of a team of experts to drive the delivery of real estate developments. They will be responsible for securing the land rights and easements for our critical infrastructure. This will entail working with internal and external stakeholders to manage the execution of easement agreements. Developing relationships internally and externally to effectively keep each project moving will be key to success. The consistent flow of permits, documentation, agreements, contracts, and signatures through the system to meet deadlines is essential to achieve our targeted scale. Specifically:
Devise and agree the strategy for delivery of land rights for offsite infrastructure.
Negotiate terms with landowners.
Project manage external suppliers negotiating easements.
Work with teams to manage program and risk.
Engage in the site selection process to de-risk easement delivery.
Engage with internal and external legal counsel to ensure swift execution of easement agreements.
Management of internal and external databases and AWS tools, approvals and reporting systems.
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Basic Qualifications A degree in Real Estate, Civil Engineering or other related field.
10+ years experience in delivery of infrastructure real estate. A track record of project management, creative problem solving, and the ability to push past barriers to achieve on time project execution.
An ability to engage directly with municipalities, utilities, architects, engineers, agents and lawyers.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Preferred Qualifications Fluency in one or more of Spanish, French, German or Italian.
A background in easement delivery. Data centre development experience.
Experience working in a large organisation. Experience working internationally in real estate development.
Experience in negotiating terms and managing the legal process with a variety of landowners.
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