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Description

We are looking for a dynamic and skilled person to join our existing EMEA environmental permitting team. The role requires experience in air permitting and emissions modelling plus general environmental permitting experience, such as IED permits, environmental assessment, and environmental inputs to planning applications.

Based in Dublin (but also open to London), this role will involve leading on multiple regions and sites in-development. Our scale of growth and success means that this is a fast-paced role and critical to AWS's ongoing success!

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.

Key job responsibilities

• Air permitting - emissions modelling, air impact assessments, air quality management.

• Environmental permitting - environmental impact assessment (EIAs), IED permitting, natural and cultural heritage assessments, inputs to planning applications.

• Environmental due diligence - contaminated site management, remediation, initial environmental risk analysis, site screening, site approvals.

• Regulatory and agency engagement;

• Function as a leader regarding regulatory agency interactions, permit, and planning approval processes.

• Ensure work performed by contractors, consultants, and employees is completed in accordance with Amazon standards.

• Prioritize and manage multiple technically complex assignments concurrently.

A day in the life

A typical day involves managing many site-development projects all at various stages of development. Some will be at the due diligence stage so work would involve reviewing due diligence reports and identifying risks and mitigations needed for site acquisition.

Other projects will be in design and permitting and work for this involves managing environmental studies (such as air and noise modelling, biodiversity studies) and working with our consultants to prepare environmental permit applications to regulatory-approval.

We work very closely with partner teams such as Real Estate, Risk/Due Diligence, Design Engineering and Legal. The role is very dynamic and managing multiple projects with minimal manager oversight is a key skill.

About the team

You will sit in the EMEA Infrastructure-Development (InfraDev) team within the global Environmental organization of AWS. We are responsible for environmental due diligence, permitting and approvals for all new AWS sites in Europe, Middle East and Africa. We are a small, global team but highly-effective. We manage multiples of projects in EMEA and are always innovating in how we complete our work. Its a great role in a dynamic team that is at the forefront of AWS.

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Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in environmental engineering, science, or related field of study.

• Experience with EU air quality legislation and air emissions modelling and assessment in Europe.

• Experience of EU permit evaluations and applications, Environmental Impact Assessments, biodiversity integration, water discharge requirements, and waste management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experienced in managing and delivering multiple sites/locations in EMEA at any one point in time.

• Highly autonomous and can work with minimal guidance with excellent organizational and project management skills.

• Experience in a fast paced, changing/growing organization.

• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability across multiple jurisdictions.

• Travel estimated at 20% in EMEA to visit potential sites and sites subject to design and permitting

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