Global Environmental Waste Program Lead, AWS Environmental
Seattle, OR - USA
Job Summary
The ideal candidate must lead waste program initiatives influence stakeholders and work independently while seeking guidance when needed. Strong strategic and tactical skills are essential including balancing short and long-term needs mitigating risks and delivering simplified solutions. Excellent communication skills are crucial with the ability to present to senior leadership and write strategic narratives. The role involves mentoring recruitment and process improvement. Cross-functional collaboration and consensus-building are key. The successful candidate will significantly impact long-term organizational goals and model best practices in Waste and Circular Economy driving change and innovation across the organization.
Key job responsibilities
Leadership and commitment. Ensure the global waste program evolves to meet changing organizational needs stakeholder expectations and environmental challenges and securing necessary resources and support for continuous improvement.
Collaboration. Collaborate with wider environmental operations legal policy and sustainability teams to perform reviews and updates needed to ensure the waste program remains relevant and effective.
Risk management and planning. Support the ongoing identification and assessment of environmental risks identified through the waste program across the full AWS lifecycle from equipment development and site selection through to decommissioning. Develop and implement strategic plans to address significant environmental risks and opportunities setting ambitious yet achievable improvements.
Implementation and operation. Oversee the design and deployment of our Waste program to enhance environmental performance and drive circular economy initiatives to ensure compliance with legal and other requirements. Lead associated environmental development training and awareness programs to embed skills throughout the organization.
Performance evaluation. Establish and manage a robust system for monitoring measuring and reporting performance of the waste program. Conduct regular assessments of waste related tools and processes being used by AWS collate and analyze waste data gathered to identify trends gaps and areas for improvement. Present performance reports and recommendations to top management.
Continual improvement. Drive the ongoing enhancement of the waste program leading management reviews implementing corrective and preventative actions and identifying innovative approaches to improve environmental performance.
About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were the people who keep the cloud running. 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 were looking for talented people who want to help.
Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Diverse Experiences
AWS 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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its 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 (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
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 theres nothing we cant achieve.
- 8 years of project management (including scope schedule budget quality risk and critical path management) experience
- Bachelors degree in environmental engineering geology environmental science or a related discipline.
- 10 years experience serving as an environmental professional with solid regional or global environmental management or program experience in waste management.
- Experience in environmental program development environmental compliance environmental risk environmental due diligence and environmental permitting/reporting.
- Strong environmental project management skills working with globally displaced teams across different business areas and levels within a growing business environment
- Ability to implement environmental performance enhancing initiatives and programs across functional teams building processes that scale globally in a fast paced growing organization.
- Experience in regional and/or global environmental management in cloud-based infrastructure companies preferred.
- 10 years in multinational company with focus on waste program development deployment implementation and verification.
- Excellent communication skills strong relationship builder solid influencing and negotiation skills and the ability to coach at multiple levels.
- Masters degree in science engineering or a related field
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at VA Herndon - 163500.00 - 221300.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 163500.00 - 221300.00 USD annually
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