Global Environmental Water Program Lead, AWS Environmental

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AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) 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, operati

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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, environment 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. For over 15 years, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud computing platform. What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of IT resources over the Internet. In 2019, Amazon announced The Climate Pledge, which includes our commitment to power our operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025, on the path to achieving net zero carbon across our businesses by 2040. To learn more about AWS, visit https://aws.amazon.com and https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/environment/the-cloud. Amazon is looking for a talented and self-motivated Environmental Water Program Manager to support AWS globally. The successful candidate will join the AWS Environmental team, an expanding and dynamic team that is critical to enabling AWS's growth around the world, as well as ensuring regulatory compliance and highest-level environmental performance of AWS's data center global operations. The Environmental team has responsibility for managing Environmental requirements and risk from site selection through to decommissioning. This role requires a highly skilled professional to manage complex, ambiguous water challenges and initiatives across organizational boundaries. The ideal candidate must lead water 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. A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital, focusing on challenging the status quo and creating inclusive products. The successful candidate will significantly impact long-term organizational goals and model best practices in their domain, driving change and innovation across the organization. Key job responsibilities Leadership and commitment. Ensure the Water program evolves to meet changing organizational needs, stakeholder expectations, and environmental challenges, and securing necessary resources and support for continuous improvement. Collaborate with wider environmental, design, real estate, water and operations teams to perform reviews and updates needed to ensure the water program remains relevant and effective. Risk management and planning. Support the ongoing identification and assessment of environmental risks identified through the water program across the full AWS DC lifecycle from site selection, through due diligence, design, permitting, operations and 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 Water program to enhance environmental performance to ensure compliance with legal and other requirements. Lead associated environmental water 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 water program. Conduct regular assessments of tools and processes being used by the environmental team, collate and analyze water data to identify trends, gaps, and areas for improvement. Present performance reports and recommendations to top management. Continual improvement. Drive the ongoing enhancement of the water program leading management reviews, implementing corrective and preventative actions, and identifying innovative approaches to improve environmental performance.

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