Senior Sustainability Engineer , Data Center Engineering Sustainability

As part of Amazons Climate Pledge to reach net zero carbon by 2040 AWS is committed to reducing carbon emissions across our infrastructure and we are seeking a Senior Sustainability Engineer to drive carbon reduction in the design of our Data Centers across our rapidly expanding APAC portfolio.

As a Senior Sustainability Engineer you will work closely with the AWS Sustainability team Global Design Engineering teams and Procurement teams to reduce carbon intensity in current and future AWS data centers. You will create mechanisms to identify opportunities for carbon reduction and track their success. Our standard data center solutions are adapted to the many geographies in which we operate and our building materials structures and equipment are adapted to that local environment the materials available and the construction techniques and competencies in that market. This provides the potential for specific carbon reduction opportunities on a building-by-building basis.


Key job responsibilities
Understand the design and functionality of AWS data centers globally
Create and/or modify existing mechanisms to track carbon throughout the project life-cycle
Own the tracking of carbon for projects within your region -including working directly with our construction team and equipment suppliers to identify opportunities for carbon reduction (with our scale we drive the design of our equipment)
Identify project/region specific opportunities to reduce carbon on specific builds
Identify and pilot novel low-carbon materials and technologies
Engage with material suppliers and industry groups to accelerate market availability of decarbonized products
Propose and develop carbon reduction initiatives to be implemented globally across the AWS fleet
Work with manufacturers to improve supply chain transparency and reduce product carbon intensity
Support sustainability certifications for builds in your region as mandated by building permit requirements or AWS policies.
Support our public policy teams in engaging with local authorities on sustainability regulatory consultations or issues
Producing clear and concise documentation such as detailed design specifications white papers and reports
Collaborate with design construction procurement and sustainability teams to drive continuous improvement
Initiate and drive to completion sustainability initiatives for our future generations of data center designs.
Be positive and always offer creative out of the box solutions

A day in the life
At Amazon you will be responsible for working on multi-million-dollar designs that support our array of businesses and wide variety of customers. Great ideas are encouraged and supported.

Our engineers have hands-on practical sustainability experience across the project lifecycle from concept design through construction commissioning and handover. You will be relied on as a subject matter expert in embodied carbon material decarbonization and sustainability compliance. At Amazon we highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued employee development.

As a Senior Sustainability Engineer at Amazon you will work with internal groups including Design Engineering Construction Equipment procurement Contractors procurement and AWS Sustainability as well as external groups including material producers equipment manufacturers General Contractors consultants regulators and industry consortia.

Amazon has a global presence and up to 25% travel will be expected as part of this role. Projects will be throughout the APAC region and a degree of international travel and support will be necessary.

About the team
The DCE Sustainability teams mission is to advance AWSs goals of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and water positive by 2030. We identify the emerging engineering solutions needed to minimize the carbon emissions and water use of our data centers then work to support their development scaling and incorporation into AWS data centers. We are the first point of contact for DCEs partner teams working on sustainability and we are Senior Leaderships voice on sustainability within the organization.

The broader Data Center Design Engineering team at AWS consists of Architects Structural Mechanical Electrical Civil Fire Protection and Controls Engineers working to design the next generation of data centers. The team is committed to achieving world-class uptime for our customers and strives to develop a fleet of buildings emphasizing security safety and efficiency while finding new ways to meet our growing demand.


- Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
- Experience performing complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and presenting the justification to management in a high-level review
- Experience in data center design construction operations or facility maintenance
- Bachelors degree in an engineering or sustainability or equivalent experience
- Practical experience in obtaining managing and analyzing carbon data
- Experience leading sustainable building programs
- An ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce carbon with minimum impact on cost quality reliability or maintainability.

- 4 years of data center engineering experience
- Knowledge of critical data center equipment
- Knowledge on carbon technologies such as Direct Air Capture and Material Decarbonization
- Masters Degree in Sustainability Environmental Policy or related field
- Experience with design and specification of renewable energy projects
- Practical experience of completing LEED and/or BREAM certifications/GreenMark/Green Star WELL NABERS ISCA

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
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