Job Description
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.
The Environmental PM is a key member of the Environmental Infrastructure Development team supporting delivery of AWS datacenter expansion projects. You will partner with AWS stakeholders to develop regional and site-specific development strategies that enable the construction and operation of AWS datacenters. You will lead environmental due diligence for site selection and acquisition, develop and execute regional and site-specific environmental permitting strategies, and support environmental compliance during construction and in preparation for operations. This role requires regular engagement during the development lifecycle with multiple AWS teams including Real Estate, Risk, Water, Design Engineering, Public Policy, Community Relations, and Construction, as well as external stakeholders including regulatory agencies, consultants, and contractors. You will coordinate with internal and external counsel on site acquisition, permitting, and regulatory compliance risks and support development of contractual environmental obligations.
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 environmental permitting and compliance requirements associated with large-scale infrastructure, as well as experience with Clean Water Act (CWA) 404 and NPDES permitting in the eastern United States, Phase I/Phase II site evaluations, and large-scale development. projects
About the team
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. The AWS Environmental Team is an expanding 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.
- Position is onsite.
- Up to 25% travel may be required.
Key job responsibilities
- Assess environmental risks and requirements and develop mitigations and permitting strategies to support land acquisition and delivery of new data center capacity.
- Lead environmental due diligence activities, including Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, regulatory and permitting evaluations, and natural, biological and cultural resource evaluations.
- 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 to internal and external project partners and collaborate with regulatory agencies, environmental consultants, design engineers, legal teams, and project managers, to facilitate the permitting process and address environmental concerns.
- Coordinate with partner teams to optimize site masterplans accounting for environmentally sensitive areas and develop site development and permitting strategies that ensure that projects are environmentally responsible and sustainable and meet required timelines.
- Coordinate and lead regulatory agency interactions and negotiations in support of environmental permit acquisition and regional development strategies.
- Develop, manage and track metrics to evaluate project delivery.
A day in the life
The AWS Environmental Infrastructure Development team supports the full lifecycle of infrastructure development, beginning with site selection and due diligence and continuing through design, construction, and transition to operations. We partner with internal and external partners and stakeholders to deliver new data center infrastructure that meets environmental requirements and optimizes environmental opportunities.
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.
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.
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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, biology, engineering or related discipline.
- 7+ years delivering multi-media environmental permitting, and compliance projects with specific experience managing federal and state requirements and permitting associated with surface water, groundwater, wastewater, natural and cultural resources, and endangered species.
- 5+ years experience delivering environmental due diligence for greenfield and brownfield sites, including Phase I and Phase II ESAs.
- 5+ years experience working with large project teams and multiple stakeholders
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