Regional Environmental Engineer, AWS Environmental Team
Regional Environmental Engineer, AWS Environmental Team
Job ID: 3083454 | Amazon Web Services, Inc.
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, supporting 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 technical specialists and experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. Your work will support AWS’s growth in the U.S. and around the world by partnering with stakeholders across Real Estate, Legal, Risk, Water, Design, Public Policy, Construction, and Operations to develop regional and site-specific development strategies, manage environmental due diligence, and ensure compliance during design, construction, and data‑center operations.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Assess environmental risks and develop mitigations to support data‑center siting and development strategies.
- Lead environmental due diligence, 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 expansions.
- Communicate environmental requirements, risks, and activities to both internal and external project partners.
- Coordinate with partner teams—Design, Water, Legal, Risk, Power—to optimize site designs for natural resource or operational constraints.
- Lead regulatory agency interactions and negotiations to support environmental permit acquisition and regional development strategies.
- Develop, manage, and track metrics to evaluate project success.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, or a related discipline.
- 7+ years of experience delivering multimedia environmental due diligence, permitting, and compliance for existing sites and new development.
- 5+ years conducting environmental due diligence for greenfield and brownfield sites, including Phase I and Phase II ESAs and support for investigative and remedial activities.
- At least 3 years of project or task management experience for environmental permitting and/or due diligence projects.
Preferred Qualifications
- Data‑center or critical infrastructure due diligence, design, construction, and/or risk assessment experience.
- Experience in multiple U.S. states, preferably Ohio, Missouri, and Indiana.
- Experience managing or supporting community/public interactions.
- Experience with Smartsheet or other project‑management software.
- Up to 25% travel.
- Experience working with large teams on a diverse slate of projects.
Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.
The base pay for this position ranges from $98,700 per year in our lowest geographic market up to $210,800 per year in our highest geographic market. Equity, sign‑on payments, and other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package.