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Senior Program Manager - Capital Planning Strategy, Global Real Estate, Project Controls & Programs
Arlington, Virginia, USAPosted 3 days ago
Full-timeonsite
Job Description
Are you passionate about shaping the future of Amazon's global workplace portfolio through strategic capital investment? Amazon's Global Real Estate & Facilities (GREF) team manages 68.7 million rentable square feet across three regions — North America (AMER), Asia Pacific (APAC), and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) — and we're building a world-class capital planning function to ensure our workplaces support Amazonians in doing their best work. As a Senior Program Manager in Capital Planning supporting both Design, Sustainability & Engineering (DSE) and Global Construction (GC) teams you'll own the development and execution of site-level capital plans that connect renovation strategy to long-term portfolio investment decisions across our global office footprint.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the development and maintenance of five-year site-level capital plans for GREF CORE buildings globally, ensuring alignment with the Global Portfolio Vision and renovation strategy framework
- Lead the annual Portfolio Review process (Q1) across five steps: Core Site Determination, five-Year Plan Scoping, five-Year Plan Review, Site-Level Capital Plan development, and five-Year Plan Approval
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders — including Portfolio Strategy, Design, Engineering, Construction (Pre-Con), Regional Portfolio Management, Occupancy Planning, Finance, and Sustainability — to develop integrated renovation plans
- Develop and maintain capital planning artefacts including site fact sheets, prioritisation scorecards, site-level budgets, charters/scopes, and schedules at appropriate fidelity levels (Full Charter for FY-1, Light Charter for FY-2, High/Medium/Low assessment for FY-3-5)
- Drive the Capital Plan Refinement process (Q2/Q3) leading up to OP2, ensuring the following fiscal year's plan is refined and the 3-Year Forecast is updated and submitted to FP&A
- Apply the renovation prioritisation framework — Must-Dos, Space Layout Consistency with Current BOD, Customer Satisfaction Scores, and Building Condition — to inform capital allocation decisions
A day in the life
As a Senior Program Manager in Capital Planning, you'll drive the end-to-end rhythm of business for developing and maintaining site-level capital plans across Amazon’s global corporate portfolio. You'll coordinate the annual Portfolio Review process — from core site determination through five-Year Plan approval — working backwards from OP1/3YF timelines to ensure capital plans are developed, refined, and approved on schedule.
On any given day, you might be gathering inputs from regional portfolio management, portfolio strategy and occupancy planning teams; facilitating a cross-functional scoping session with Design, Engineering, and Construction; analysing Workplace Experience Survey (WES) data and building condition assessments to prioritise capital investments; and/or presenting the global capital plan to executive leadership and Finance for approval.
You'll manage competing priorities across MEP infrastructure, sustainability, workplace functionality and customer (employee) satisfaction surveys and occupancy strategies — ensuring plans are logistically feasible, financially sound, and aligned to GREF's renovation strategy tenets.
About the team
The Design & Construction (D&C) team within GREF is responsible for delivering Amazon's workplace environments — from pre-construction planning and design through construction execution and handover. The Capital Planning function sits within D&C's Project Controls & Programs group and serves as the bridge between strategic business objectives and capital execution. We work cross-functionally with Portfolio Strategy, Regional Portfolio Management, Engineering, Finance, and Sustainability to develop and maintain five-year capital plans for GREF's core sites.
Our mission is to ensure efficient, proactive capital investment that maintains our assets, renovates underperforming spaces, and meets sustainability requirements — all aligned to GREF's Global Portfolio Vision.
Are you passionate about shaping the future of Amazon's global workplace portfolio through strategic capital investment? Amazon's Global Real Estate & Facilities (GREF) team manages 68.7 million rentable
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Demonstrated experience in capital planning, program/project management within real estate, construction, or facilities management environments
- Demonstrated experience managing large-scale programs or projects using project-management methodologies with cross-functional stakeholder engagement
- Demonstrated experience in financial planning, budgeting, or capital allocation processes
- Demonstrated experience communicating with and influencing senior management, including presenting business cases and capital investment recommendations
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in construction management, real estate, business administration, or related field
- Project management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, PMP, or similar
- Experience in corporate real estate portfolio management, workplace strategy, or facilities capital planning
- Experience developing and managing multi-year capital forecasts (3-5 year planning horizons) across large, geographically distributed portfolios
- Experience with renovation/refurbishment program delivery in commercial office environments
- Understanding of building life-cycle management, MEP stands for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems, and infrastructure replacement planning
- Experience with data-driven prioritization frameworks and governance structures for capital investment decisions
- Experience working with sustainability retrofit programs or building electrification initiatives
- Familiarity with workplace experience metrics, post-occupancy evaluations, or employee satisfaction survey data to inform capital investment decisions
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
USA, VA, Arlington - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
Key job responsibilities
- Own the development and maintenance of five-year site-level capital plans for GREF CORE buildings globally, ensuring alignment with the Global Portfolio Vision and renovation strategy framework
- Lead the annual Portfolio Review process (Q1) across five steps: Core Site Determination, five-Year Plan Scoping, five-Year Plan Review, Site-Level Capital Plan development, and five-Year Plan Approval
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders — including Portfolio Strategy, Design, Engineering, Construction (Pre-Con), Regional Portfolio Management, Occupancy Planning, Finance, and Sustainability — to develop integrated renovation plans
- Develop and maintain capital planning artefacts including site fact sheets, prioritisation scorecards, site-level budgets, charters/scopes, and schedules at appropriate fidelity levels (Full Charter for FY-1, Light Charter for FY-2, High/Medium/Low assessment for FY-3-5)
- Drive the Capital Plan Refinement process (Q2/Q3) leading up to OP2, ensuring the following fiscal year's plan is refined and the 3-Year Forecast is updated and submitted to FP&A
- Apply the renovation prioritisation framework — Must-Dos, Space Layout Consistency with Current BOD, Customer Satisfaction Scores, and Building Condition — to inform capital allocation decisions
A day in the life
As a Senior Program Manager in Capital Planning, you'll drive the end-to-end rhythm of business for developing and maintaining site-level capital plans across Amazon’s global corporate portfolio. You'll coordinate the annual Portfolio Review process — from core site determination through five-Year Plan approval — working backwards from OP1/3YF timelines to ensure capital plans are developed, refined, and approved on schedule.
On any given day, you might be gathering inputs from regional portfolio management, portfolio strategy and occupancy planning teams; facilitating a cross-functional scoping session with Design, Engineering, and Construction; analysing Workplace Experience Survey (WES) data and building condition assessments to prioritise capital investments; and/or presenting the global capital plan to executive leadership and Finance for approval.
You'll manage competing priorities across MEP infrastructure, sustainability, workplace functionality and customer (employee) satisfaction surveys and occupancy strategies — ensuring plans are logistically feasible, financially sound, and aligned to GREF's renovation strategy tenets.
About the team
The Design & Construction (D&C) team within GREF is responsible for delivering Amazon's workplace environments — from pre-construction planning and design through construction execution and handover. The Capital Planning function sits within D&C's Project Controls & Programs group and serves as the bridge between strategic business objectives and capital execution. We work cross-functionally with Portfolio Strategy, Regional Portfolio Management, Engineering, Finance, and Sustainability to develop and maintain five-year capital plans for GREF's core sites.
Our mission is to ensure efficient, proactive capital investment that maintains our assets, renovates underperforming spaces, and meets sustainability requirements — all aligned to GREF's Global Portfolio Vision.
Are you passionate about shaping the future of Amazon's global workplace portfolio through strategic capital investment? Amazon's Global Real Estate & Facilities (GREF) team manages 68.7 million rentable
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Demonstrated experience in capital planning, program/project management within real estate, construction, or facilities management environments
- Demonstrated experience managing large-scale programs or projects using project-management methodologies with cross-functional stakeholder engagement
- Demonstrated experience in financial planning, budgeting, or capital allocation processes
- Demonstrated experience communicating with and influencing senior management, including presenting business cases and capital investment recommendations
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in construction management, real estate, business administration, or related field
- Project management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, PMP, or similar
- Experience in corporate real estate portfolio management, workplace strategy, or facilities capital planning
- Experience developing and managing multi-year capital forecasts (3-5 year planning horizons) across large, geographically distributed portfolios
- Experience with renovation/refurbishment program delivery in commercial office environments
- Understanding of building life-cycle management, MEP stands for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems, and infrastructure replacement planning
- Experience with data-driven prioritization frameworks and governance structures for capital investment decisions
- Experience working with sustainability retrofit programs or building electrification initiatives
- Familiarity with workplace experience metrics, post-occupancy evaluations, or employee satisfaction survey data to inform capital investment decisions
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, VA, Arlington - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually