Sr. Environmental Program Manager, AWS Environmental Programs Team - AMER

DESCRIPTION

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

You will partner with AWS stakeholders to develop regional and site-specific development strategies enabling the construction and operation of AWS datacenters and infrastructure within the Americas. You will develop and lead initiatives to maintain compliance with both internal and external sound and acoustic requirements during environmental due diligence, design, environmental permitting, construction, and data center operations. This role requires regular engagement with multiple AWS stakeholders including Real Estate, Legal, Risk, Design, Public Policy, Construction, and Operational teams, as well as external stakeholders including regulatory agencies, consultants, and contractors.

A successful candidate in this role will have a proven track record of delivering multiple, high-priority projects with tight timelines that require strong communication with partner teams, outside consultants and counsel, and regulatory agencies. The candidate must have a strong understanding of multi-media United States environmental permitting, remediation, and compliance requirements associated with large-scale infrastructure, ideally with expertise in sound and acoustic compliance.

Key job responsibilities
Assess environmental risks and requirements and develop strategies and mitigation to support data center delivery with a focus on sound and acoustics.

Design and lead technical initiatives for continual improvement of sound and acoustic compliance for both internal and external requirements.

Develop long-term strategy and vision for the environmental sound and acoustic compliance program in the Americas.

Develop, manage and track metrics and goals to evaluate program success.

Provide technical expertise on environmental due diligence for site acquisition focusing on noise assessments.

Communicate environmental requirements, risks, and activities to internal and external project partners with a focus on sound and acoustic requirements.

Coordinate with partner teams including Real Estate, Design, Water, Legal, Risk, Power, and others to optimize site designs to consider sound and acoustic requirements.

Lead regulatory agency interactions and negotiations in support of environmental permit acquisition and regional development strategies.

About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, 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.

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. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

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 empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

The AWS Environmental team is a dynamic team that is critical to enabling AWS’s growth around the world, as well as ensuring compliance of AWS’s global operations, including physical data centers, as well as other AWS facilities, customer-facing enterprises and products. The team has responsibility for AWS’s global environmental programs. This includes implementing risk management and compliance systems; driving continuous improvement; crafting and maintaining global policies and procedures; overseeing tools, audits, and metrics; and training employees. The team engages on global initiatives, including Amazon’s ambitious sustainability goals; and engages with all AWS business units providing scalable and effective strategies that support business objectives while complying with environmental regulations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, or related discipline.

7+ years experience delivering multi-media environmental due diligence, permitting, and compliance for existing sites and new development.

7+ years experience conducting environmental due diligence for greenfield and brownfield sites including acoustic assessments.

At least 5 years of project or task management experience for environmental permitting and/or environmental compliance.