Regional Enviro Engineer, AWS Environmental - DCC Communities

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re 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 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, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll 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 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 centres and other AWS facilities. The team has responsibility for architecting and implementing AWS's environmental programmes, including defining and implementing risk management and compliance systems; setting and refining policies and procedures; overseeing the development of standards, tools, auditing and metrics; and engaging with all AWS business units to provide scalable and effective compliance strategies that support current and future business objectives while ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.

The Regional Environmental Engineer (REE) will be responsible for environmental compliance at data centers in Hong Kong. The REE will develop standards and policies to support regulatory compliance and provide environmental compliance guidance for regional operations and construction teams. The individual will complete environmental performance analysis, establish and monitor metrics, and guide the teams in implementation of Amazon environmental standards. The REE will work with internal and external partners (through respective teams) that include government entities, contractors, consultants, design, construction, operations and other key stakeholders. This position is based in the HKG region and will require regular domestic travel and occasional international travel. Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese and English speaking and writing proficiency is required.

The REE must have excellent communication skills, strong environmental regulatory knowledge, particularly with respect to Hong Kong regulations and standards, demonstrated success in program management, and experience leading teams in complex and technical projects.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage and oversee compliance with local and federal environmental regulations of Hong Kong and Amazon standards and policies.
• Develop regional strategic programs by integrating with engineering, construction, and operations. Drive an environmentally responsible culture within the organization.
• Function as a leader regarding assistance with Hong Kong regulatory agency interactions, permit evaluation and processing, and new process and technology introduction
• Ensure work performed by contractors, consultants, and employees is completed in accordance with Amazon standards.
• Develop environmental metrics to measure, monitor and forecast performance
• Conduct thorough and accurate environmental audits of data centers in the HKG region for continuous improvement.
• Prioritize and manage multiple technically complex assignments concurrently.
• Assist legal and/or public policy teams at appropriate levels with governmental agencies.
• Build collaborative relationships with various stakeholders to ensure risks are identified early and managed appropriately.
• Submit time critical reports to the public policy team, which will be interacting with various governmental agencies
• Complete thorough and accurate environmental incident investigations and associated regulatory reports and develop appropriate corrective actions

Basic qualifications

- A completed Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry, chemical or environmental engineering or related field of study.

- Minimum of 7 years of experience serving as an environmental technical resource, environmental manager, program specialist, or environmental consultant

- Experience with environmental permit evaluations and applications, planning approvals, environmental authorisation, regulatory compliance with air and noise emission, water discharge and waste management in Hong Kong

- Proficient with MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems

Preferred qualifications

- Broad knowledge of global environmental regulations and programs

- Experience leading change in multiple site environments and the ability to influence those that are not direct reports or within your organization

- Experience successfully implementing environmental systems

- Excellent organizational and project management skills

- Strong interpersonal skills: excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong relationship builder, solid influencing and negotiation skills, and the ability to coach at multiple levels and comfort interfacing with senior leaders inside and outside the company

- Experience in a fast paced, changing/growing organization

- Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability

- Experience working in data center infrastructure sector

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