Water Strategy & Infrastructure Delivery Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 155,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Water Strategy Manager to lead water supply and infrastructure initiatives for AWS data centers across the Americas.

You will coordinate with infrastructure teams to source water for large projects and manage external utility contracts. The role requires extensive experience in water-related negotiations, regulatory analysis, and cross-functional collaboration, with up to 30% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) required - Economics/Planning/Engineering/Business.
• 10+ years of project-related experience working with local or state government agencies, utilities, land entitlement or site development due diligence, and permitting entities.
• 10+ years' work experience managing multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills and ability to recommend actionable decisions with limited/uncertain data.
• 10+ years cultivating strong relationships with diverse set of internal and externals stakeholders and ability to communicate key messages to leadership.
• 5+ years’ experience defining terms and conditions, negotiating, and executing water and wastewater supply agreements for commercial or industrial land development purposes.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of our water supply and infrastructure strategy for AWS data centers in TX and other parts of the Americas.
• Work collaboratively with Amazon Infrastructure teams to support the development of strategic water sourcing opportunities for large-scale, multi-year development projects.
• Develop and negotiate terms for water and wastewater supply contracts with public and private utilities.
• Analyze trends and regulations in the water space to proactively identify opportunities that benefit AWS or the datacenter industry.
• Work with utility regulators to develop policies and guidelines that enable broader AWS strategies and objectives that support growth and development and water sustainability programming.
• Manage water projects against plans and objectives to ensure commitments are met, delivering against cost savings goals.
• Be a passionate self-starter.
• Work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions.
• Up to 30% travel requirements for project delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Water contracts

Project management

Regulatory analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) in Economics/Planning/Engineering/Business

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Water Strategy Manager to lead water supply and infrastructure initiatives for AWS data centers across the Americas.

You will coordinate with infrastructure teams to source water for large projects and manage external utility contracts. The role requires extensive experience in water-related negotiations, regulatory analysis, and cross-functional collaboration, with up to 30% travel.