Regional Environmental Engineer, AWS Environmental Team

Regional Environmental Engineer, AWS Environmental Team Job ID: | Amazon Data Services, Inc. Join a diverse, dynamic, and enthusiastic team of environmental professionals who play a leading role in environmental permitting and compliance at Amazon Web Services (AWS). The work of our Regional Environmental Engineers is critical to enabling AWS’s growth in the US and around the world. The AWS Environmental team is an expanding and dynamic team that is critical to enabling AWS’s growth worldwide and ensuring compliance of AWS’s global operations, including physical data centers, other AWS facilities, customer‑facing enterprises and products. The team has responsibility for architecting and implementing AWS’s global environmental programs—defining and implementing risk management and compliance systems, driving continuous improvement, setting and refining global policies and procedures, overseeing the development of standards, tools, auditing and metrics, and employee training. They ensure effective engagement by environmental teams on global initiatives that are part of Amazon’s ambitious sustainability goals and engage with all AWS business units to provide scalable, effective compliance strategies that support current and future business objectives while ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. Key job responsibilitiesAssess environmental risks and requirements, and develop mitigations and strategies to support data center siting and development and site‑specific project delivery. Lead technical aspects of environmental due diligence, including Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, regulatory and permitting evaluations, natural, biological and cultural resource evaluations, and noise assessments. Deliver environmental permits, approvals, and plans to enable on‑time and compliant construction and operations for new data center locations and expansion of existing sites. Communicate environmental requirements, risks, and activities to internal and external project partners. Coordinate with partner teams—including Real Estate, Design, Water, Legal, Risk, Power, and others—to optimize site designs to consider natural resource or operational constraints. Develop site development and permitting strategies that are environmentally responsible and sustainable while meeting project timelines. Lead regulatory agency interactions and negotiations in support of environmental permit acquisition and regional development strategies. Develop, manage and track metrics to evaluate project success.About the team AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. Diverse Experiences AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why AWS? AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating—customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee‑led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empowers us to be proud of our differences. Mentorship & Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. You’ll find endless knowledge‑sharing, mentorship, and other career‑advancing resources to help you develop into a well‑rounded professional. Work/Life Balance We value work‑life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. Basic QualificationsExperience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems. 3+ years of project management experience. Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent. 5+ years of experience delivering multi‑media environmental due diligence, permitting, and compliance for existing sites and new development.Preferred QualificationsExperience in project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure. Experience in multiple states within the US (preferably NC, GA, LA, MS, TX, TN, OK, FL). Experience managing and/or supporting community/public interactions. Experience with Smartsheet or other project management software. Up to 25% travel.Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $98,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $210,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign‑on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site. #J-18808-Ljbffr