Waste Program Manager, APAC, AWS Environmental

Description

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, 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 centers, as well as other AWS facilities, customer-facing enterprises and products. The Environmental team has responsibility for developing and implementing AWS’s global environmental programs.

We are seeking a Waste Program Manager to support the Regional Waste Program Manager for Asia-Pacific (APAC). You will partner with regional compliance teams and the Global Waste Program team to support business operations, including sustainability and circular economy goals. The successful candidate will have a results-oriented approach, strong analytical skill set, and proven ability to lead complex projects across multiple teams. You will be expected to represent the AWS Environmental team internally as well as to external groups, including vendors. You will be responsible for regional implementation of our global waste standards. You will be working with an experienced waste management professional as part of the broader AWS Environmental team. 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 regional operations and internal sustainability/circular economy goals.

Key job responsibilities
- Assess and support compliance with national and local environmental regulations, contractual obligations, and internal Amazon policies.
- Assist with development, integration, and execution of strategies, programs, processes, and actions throughout the region to facilitate regulatory compliance and sustainable waste practices, such as implementation of circular economy practices.
- Support AWS sustainability goals and enhance internal reuse opportunities across AWS.
- Monitor regional business performance against applicable environmental regulations, programs and standards, and sustainability and circular economy objectives.
- Ensure adequate assessment, prevention, control, and management of waste as well as waste-related risks arising from operations, vendors, suppliers, and products.
- Leverage understanding of regional waste and recycling programs and regulatory requirements to support teams including Operations, EHS, Legal, Sustainability and other internal stakeholders.
- Help develop and implement standardized technological and program solutions to make compliance easier while also reducing impact through waste elimination and reuse practices.
- Support the maintenance of and compliance with implemented Environmental Management Systems (EMS).
- Ensure work performed by contractors, consultants, and employees is completed in accordance with Amazon standards.
- Support environmental audits to drive continuous improvement.
- Build collaborative relationships with various stakeholders to ensure risks are identified early and managed appropriately.
- Submit time critical environmental reports to various governmental agencies.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental, or equivalent, or 3+ years of project management and implementation experience
- Experience in safety and/or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, service operations, or related fields
- Experience developing and implementing environmental compliance programs including regulated waste, water, and air regulations in accordance with applicable laws
- Experience in waste management including understanding of waste management regulations, waste storage and handling requirements, and permitting processes in APJC region, waste data interpretation, reporting, analysis and verification, and waste management guidance development including drafting SOPs, maintaining documentation, and record keeping

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience using English communication skills, both written and verbal, to foster seamless interaction with stakeholders at all levels
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Experience managing change in a multiple site environment and across multiple direct reports
- Experience demonstrating strong analytical abilities and confidence in the use of data
- Experience working with and managing third party vendors, or experience in planning, scheduling and auditing maintenance activities
- Understanding of ISO14001 requirements is desirable

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