Program Manager

** Role requires 75-100% travel across the USA. It is a Travelling Construction Management position.

Description

Please note that this posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full-time employment opportunity with Amazon. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through Amazon’s approved 3rd party Direct Source provider for the duration of the specified project and will not be an employee of Amazon.

This position serves as the central point of accountability for orchestrating complex initiatives from inception through successful completion. The role demands a strategic leader who can balance multiple competing priorities while maintaining rigorous oversight of timelines, resource allocation, and deliverable quality. Working alongside highly skilled engineering professionals, this individual will drive the design, development, and implementation of sophisticated physical distribution systems deployed across global locations. The position requires someone who can seamlessly navigate between technical details and executive-level communication, ensuring all stakeholders remain informed and aligned throughout the initiative lifecycle. Success in this role depends on the ability to anticipate challenges, implement proactive solutions, and maintain unwavering focus on achieving defined objectives while fostering collaboration across diverse teams and external partners.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate all phases of initiatives from planning through implementation and closure
• Travel on site to manage vendors working on a retrofit projects (REI's)
• Establish realistic timelines and milestones while ensuring adherence to established schedules
• Assign tasks and responsibilities to team members based on skills, availability, and priorities
• Monitor progress continuously and identify potential roadblocks or delays before they impact delivery
• Prepare comprehensive status reports and presentations for senior leadership
• Lead and direct the work of team members, providing guidance and removing obstacles
• Manage relationships with external equipment vendors, customers, and strategic partners
• Control scope to prevent expansion beyond agreed-upon parameters
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks throughout the initiative lifecycle
• Facilitate communication between technical teams and business stakeholders
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet quality standards and functional requirements
• Coordinate with support teams to minimize operational disruption during implementation

Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures within engineering (retrofits)
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences
• Advanced problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in fast-paced environments
• Solid understanding of design approaches for fulfillment and distribution center systems
• Knowledge of industry technologies utilized in physical distribution environments
• Risk management and mitigation expertise
• Stakeholder management and relationship building
• Budget management and resource allocation
• Strategic planning and execution capabilities

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in the field or related area
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex initiatives
• Experience leading and directing the work of others
• Background working with external vendors, customers, or partners
• Demonstrated experience managing technology or integration initiatives

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred

This is an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact on global operations while working with some of the industry's most talented professionals. The role offers substantial autonomy and creative freedom, allowing you to leverage your extensive experience and judgment to shape how initiatives are executed. You will be positioned at the intersection of technology and operations, with the ability to influence strategic decisions and drive meaningful results that affect distribution systems worldwide.

This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to Amazon.

The pay range that Tundra in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $58.62/hour - $66.44/hour.

Tundra’s benefits offering includes optional medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, and a New Child Benefit.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security