Controls Manager

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. The Controls Manager will be responsible for the building management systems and electrical power monitoring system deployment and service within Amazon data centers, managing onsite teams and ensuring project goals are met.

Responsibilities

• Manage onsite teams in Ohio
• Travel up to 30% domestically
• Develop, implement and track team goals. Reporting to stakeholders and leadership.
• Experienced interviewer, able to develop launch plans for new hires, and identify team needs.
• Experienced in installation, programming, and troubleshooting of BMS/EPMS systems and/or industrial controls systems.
• Strong writing skills, able to articulate thoughts clearly and concisely
• Understanding of: electrical diagrams, control diagrams, building operations, control circuits, industrial HVAC.
• Ability to ascertain customer needs to help develop project scope and specifications.
• Ability to manage project engineering to determine scope of work relative to the design intent of the customer needs.
• Ability to read and interpret specifications. Implementing specifications as they apply the work environment.
• Experience in development of drawings for control panels, power distribution, junction boxes. Included in the drawings are the general arrangement, internal layout, schematics and interconnection and wire diagrams.
• Experience developing logic diagrams in the International Automation format for complex logic devices such as Programmable Logical Controller and Distributed Control System.
• Experience performing inspections, testing, and commissioning of the facility systems.
• Provide technical assistance as needed to internal customers.
• Coordinate project work internally within the department and externally with other departments to ensure on-time completion of projects within budget.

Skills

• B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, or other related engineering degrees as well as 10+ years Controls related experience; or Associates degree and 12+ years of Controls related experience; or High School diploma with 15 years of Controls related experience
• 6+ years hiring, promoting, coaching, leading, and developing teams of controls professionals.
• 6+ years with industrial controls in critical environment (data center, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, oil & gas, petrochemical, laboratory, power, water etc.).
• 6+ years of general project or vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, and RFI and submittal tracking) associated with project execution.
• Manage onsite teams in Ohio
• Travel up to 30% domestically
• Develop, implement and track team goals. Reporting to stakeholders and leadership.
• Experienced interviewer, able to develop launch plans for new hires, and identify team needs.
• Experienced in installation, programming, and troubleshooting of BMS/EPMS systems and/or industrial controls systems.
• Strong writing skills, able to articulate thoughts clearly and concisely
• Understanding of: electrical diagrams, control diagrams, building operations, control circuits, industrial HVAC.
• Ability to ascertain customer needs to help develop project scope and specifications.
• Ability to manage project engineering to determine scope of work relative to the design intent of the customer needs.
• Ability to read and interpret specifications. Implementing specifications as they apply the work environment.
• Experience in development of drawings for control panels, power distribution, junction boxes. Included in the drawings are the general arrangement, internal layout, schematics and interconnection and wire diagrams.
• Experience developing logic diagrams in the International Automation format for complex logic devices such as Programmable Logical Controller and Distributed Control System.
• Experience performing inspections, testing, and commissioning of the facility systems.
• Provide technical assistance as needed to internal customers.
• Coordinate project work internally within the department and externally with other departments to ensure on-time completion of projects within budget.
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, HVAC, or other related engineering degrees as well as ten (10) years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent.
• Certified as a Professional Engineer (PE), LEED
• Prior AWS/Amazon experience
• 5+ Yr. Military Service

Benefits

• Equity
• Sign-on payments
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company Overview

• Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://aws.amazon.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 18969 in 2025, 21175 in 2024, 19057 in 2023, 24088 in 2022, 12233 in 2021, 14881 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.