Regional Environmental Engineer, AWS Environmental

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. 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, environmental experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for environmental, 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 AWS Environmental team is an expanding and dynamic 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. The Environmental team has responsibility for developing and implementing AWS’s global environmental programs.

We are seeking an Environmental Engineer to support site development and environmental compliance in the United Kingdom. The environmental engineer will support new site development in the UK, including environmental permit preparation, communication with the authorities and overseeing consultants helping with the permit preparation. The engineer will also ensure standards and policies support regulatory compliance, and they will provide appropriate environmental guidance to regional operations teams. The individual will support environmental performance analysis, reporting, monitor metrics and guide the operations teams in implementation of Amazon environmental procedures.

The environmental engineer will work with internal and external partners that include government entities, contractors, consultants, design, construction, operations and other key stakeholders. The Environmental Engineer must have excellent communication skills, local language skills, strong environmental regulatory knowledge including environmental permit preparation processes, demonstrated success in supporting roles for program development and management of complex and technical projects.

• Assess and support compliance with local and national environmental regulations, contractual obligations, and Amazon policy.
• Support environmental permit preparation and submittal to environmental authorities, negotiating permit requirements.
• Review and follow environmental due diligence processes for new site selection liaising with internal stakeholders.
• Play a key role in regional environmental programs by integrating with engineering, construction, and operation teams - drive an environmentally responsible culture within the organization while maintaining environmental management processes and external accreditation.
• Ensure work performed by contractors, consultants, and employees is completed in accordance with Amazon standards.
• Develop, analyze, and present environmental metrics, horizon scan for risk and effectively communicate insights to internal stakeholders.
• Submit time‑critical environmental reports to various governmental agencies.
• Complete thorough environmental investigations and associated regulatory reporting including working with operations/necessary stakeholders to develop and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

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.

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.

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 (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

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.

• Bachelor degree in environmental science, chemical or environmental engineering, or related field
• 7+ years serving as an environmental technical resource, compliance specialist, or program manager
• Strong knowledge of environmental regulations (air quality, water quality, waste management, hazardous materials)
• Applied knowledge of local, national and European environmental laws and standards
• Proven experience with regulatory assessments, permit preparation and compliance management
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and handle regulatory deadlines
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills
• Experience in environmental reporting and documentation
• Ability to conduct environmental investigations and develop corrective actions
• Strong communication skills in local language and English
• Ability to collaborate with various departments and external stakeholders
• Experience working with contractors, consultants, and regulatory agencies

• Master’s degree or equivalent in environmental field
• Experience in data center or industrial facility environmental management
• Knowledge of environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
• Experience with environmental impact assessments
• Familiarity with sustainability reporting and metrics
• Knowledge of waste management and circular economy principles
• Experience with environmental auditing and compliance verification
• Understanding of climate change regulations and carbon reporting