Engineering Project Manager, Amazon
UK Field Engineering Team
The largest online retailer and technology provider
Open for applications
The largest online retailer and technology provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be Earth's most customer-centric company.
Role
Who you are
- Full UK legal and statutory compliance knowledge to ensure al projects detail exceed the standards and align, develop the existing process and concept
- B.S. Degree in Engineering or related discipline
- Recognized experience on equipment design and layout of mechanical handling/conveyance/packaging systems
- Proven technical leadership experience in development and implementation of large scale, complex projects
- In-depth knowledge of standard industry practices including Lean Manufacturing
- Excellent working knowledge using MS Excel, AutoCAD, MS Project, and related software
Desirable
- Ability to travel to throughout the UK dependent on Project location
- Ability to design, specify and layout MHE from manual to automated solutions
- Ability to effectively influence, negotiate, and communicate with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors
- Ability to function well in a fast-paced work environment
- Ability to provide leadership and technical guidance to field personnel – Experience in Lean Manufacturing, six sigma and/or Toyota Manufacturing System
- Ability to financially justify and deliver complex solutions to capacity restraints
- Ability to be able to switch from a ‘strategic view’ to a ‘hands on’ approach
- Ability to lead, multi-faceted projects involving multiple disciplines in a fast paced environment
What the job involves
- Amazon Logistics is experiencing unprecedented growth and is looking to hire an experienced, innovative, hands-on, and customer-obsessed Project Manager that will be responsible and own all the network wide projects from concept to handover across the whole network of sites
- Due to the continued expansion strategy this will include new site launches, dilapidations and projects deemed critical to the business from an engineering and facilities perspective
- Lead and coordinate design efforts between internal teams and outside vendors to develop optimal solutions for Amazon Logistical network, including equipment specifications and Fulfillment Centre (FC) layouts
- Capital project management to include - Creation of conceptual drawings, equipment specifications and bid documentation to facilitate a competitive bid environment
- Provide frequent on-site monitoring and enforcement of installation schedules and vendor quality with MHE vendors/subcontractors
- Inspect prospective and completed facilities in accordance with corporate standards and procedures, ensuring proper follow-up on snagging lists and warranty work
- Provide leadership and coordination between internal departments and MHE vendors for multiple installation sites
- Develop and manage budget and contract documents including RFPs, change order controls, purchase orders, and invoicing
- Coordinate with local site management to ensure proper operator training, procedural compliance, maintenance practices are followed for new and existing MHE equipment
- Creating, submitting and tracking the relevant Capex documentation to ensure that all projects are delivered on time and within budget
- Work very closely with the UK Real Estate, IT and Process teams together with the software and Operations Integration teams to ensure on time project delivery
- Understand the Operational process in detail, including the all the relevant WMS tools used on a daily basis
Our take
Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.
More recently, Amazon has been focused on leading the "third wave in digital advertising". Many businesses are now shifting ad dollars to retailers, which before would have been spent with online media platforms. Amazon's seen great success in the space, with its revenue from advertising now higher than its Amazon Prime membership scheme, audiobooks and digital music combined. This growth is particularly impressive considering its digital ad rivals (like Snap, Alphabet, and Meta) have suffered declines due to wider macroeconomic factors and Apple's iOS privacy changes.
Despite its dominant market position, Amazon will continue to be challenged over the next decade, including sustaining AWS's cloud dominance in the face of Google and Microsoft. On top of this, the company's e-commerce division is facing profitability problems despite its 2023 post-IPO debt funding of 8 billion. It will need to find new ways to stay above their competitors.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
South Lake Union, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Jeff Bezos
(Founder & Executive Chairman)Jeff is an American business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. As well as founding Amazon, Jeff founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company and also owns The Washington Post.
Andy Jassy
(President & CEO)Joined Amazon as a Marketing Manager in 1997. Developed AWS with Jeff Bezos, and became CEO of Amazon in 2021.
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