Regional Environmental Engineer — Data Center Permitting

Amazon Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 139,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Regional Environmental Engineer to lead regional environmental permitting, due diligence, and compliance for AWS datacenter development.

You will manage Phase I/II assessments, coordinate with Real Estate, Legal, Risk, and Design teams, and drive sustainable permitting strategies across multiple sites. The role requires 7+ years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage complex regulatory interactions to support AWS

Qualifications

• Experience delivering multi-media environmental due diligence, permitting, and compliance projects with specific expertise in CWA 404 and NPDES permitting, groundwater protection, wastewater discharge, and natural and cultural resource evaluations
• 7+ years experience conducting environmental due diligence for greenfield and brownfield sites.
• At least 3 years of project or task management experience for environmental permitting and/or due diligence projects.

Responsibilities

• Assess environmental risks and requirements and develop mitigations and strategies to support data center siting and development strategies 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

Skills

Environmental due diligence

CWA 404 & NPDES permitting

Groundwater protection

Wastewater discharge

Natural & cultural resource eval

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Regional Environmental Engineer to lead regional environmental permitting, due diligence, and compliance for AWS datacenter development.

You will manage Phase I/II assessments, coordinate with Real Estate, Legal, Risk, and Design teams, and drive sustainable permitting strategies across multiple sites. The role requires 7+ years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage complex regulatory interactions to support AWS