Regional Enviro Engineer, AWS Environmental

Amazon • Hayward, CA

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About The Position

As a Regional Environmental Engineer, you will lead the environmental regulatory compliance function of your assigned area. You will be responsible for advancing environmental compliance culture and improving the regulatory adherence of our data centers, by protecting the environment through environmental incident prevention, investigation, and mitigation. Each day you will work with our data center community, the people who make the cloud go. They are working with sources of air emissions, such as emergency backup generators, large scale water and wastewater systems, and handling waste from critical IT equipment. You will work closely with experts in security, construction, operations, logistics, compliance, corporate counsel, and human resources to further the global environmental compliance program. You will use data to evaluate trends related to leading and lagging indicators to help your customer focus on environmental regulatory compliance. You will partner with employees as well as contractors to achieve environmental compliance goals and improve our already strong compliance culture. As AWS increases data capacity, you will partner with construction managers to ensure environmental risks are identified and mitigated prior to live operations. You will work in a fast-paced environment where our operations are rapidly changing, advocating compliant changes in the face of new infrastructure, new tools, and new products/processes.

Requirements

• Experience developing and implementing environmental compliance programs including regulated waste, water, and air regulations in accordance with applicable laws
• 5+ years of regulatory and risk management experience
• Broad knowledge of US environmental regulations
• BA/BS degree in chemistry, chemical or environmental engineering, or related field of study

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading change in multiple site environments and influenceing those that are not direct reports or within your organization
• Experience in a fast paced, dynamic organization
• Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing, planning, and managing time
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
• Experience successfully implementing environmental systems and compliance programs in operational settings
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem-solving ability

Responsibilities

• Regular interactions with our customers delivering environmental compliance leadership and guidance
• Implement environmental standards, policies and practices including, but not limited to; environmental management systems, training, risk assessments, and applicable environmental regulations
• Conduct environmental compliance audits of data centers and active construction sites to ensure compliance with environmental requirements and for continuous improvement;
• Performs environmental incident investigations and associated regulatory reports, and develop appropriate corrective actions.
• Maintain adequate compliance record keeping and data integrity.
• Perform data trend analysis to present to cluster leadership to support business and environmental compliance initiatives.
• Consult and partner with compliance and legal teams for interpretations and guidance.
• Represent Amazon at appropriate levels with governmental agencies and throughout the company;
• Prepare and submit time-critical reports to various governmental agencies;
• Coordinates with Enviro InfraDevelopment to prioritize environmental compliance in planning and execution in all phases of development projects.
• Identifies improvement opportunities, and partners with Enviro InfraDevelopment on programmatic issues that impact construction/operations handover phases.
• Audits projects to the mental model ‘do you have a process, and are you following it?’ Then analyzes data (leading and lagging indicators) for trends, risks/opportunities and reports out at project/regional levels.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level