AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)
AWS Infrastructure Services 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. You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, environmental experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. For over 15 years, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud computing platform. Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of IT resources over the Internet.
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 Frankfurt, Germany region. The environmental engineer will support new site development in the Frankfurt, Germany area, 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, German and English 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.
Manage and ensure compliance with local and national environmental regulations, contractual obligations, and Amazon policy; Conduct thorough environmental audits and incident investigations, complete associated regulatory reporting, and develop and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) in collaboration with operations and relevant stakeholders.
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Work/Life Balance
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We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. 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)
* Proven experience with regulatory assessments, permit preparation and compliance management
* Strong communication skills in German and English
* Experience in data center or industrial facility environmental management
* 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
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