Regional Environmental Manager , Environmental Assurance and Protection (EAP)

Amazon•Portland, OR

46d•$109,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

Our team is seeking a Regional Environmental Manager (REM) who will lead and drive environmental operational excellence across Amazon sites in the West Region. The REM will be responsible for ensuring environmental strategy and operational tactics are executed by providing technical support for existing operations and future expansion across the region. This role is onsite and will be based in Oregon, or Washington Area. The REM will travel up to 50%. This role will be virtually based in the West Region and will report to the Business Environmental Leader for the West Region. Travel to Amazon sites within the region is expected up to 50% of the time. The REM will partner with the operations leadership teams to execute company environmental procedures and ensure compliance with all applicable specific Federal, State and Local regulations. The REM will deliver a strategy for execution, supported by the EAP leadership team. The Environmental Assurance and Protection team protects Amazon businesses and supports the needs of our customers by proactively mitigating environmental regulatory risks and protecting the environment.

Requirements

6+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
Bachelor's Degree in the Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or related field

Nice To Haves

Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
Master's degree or equivalent
Professional Engineer or equivalent certification

Responsibilities

Utilize risk assessments and compliance evaluations, to lead continuous improvement initiatives to minimize environmental aspects and impacts and communicate and implement best practices.
Manage and execute multi-site responsibilities to comply with air emissions, storm-water, waste, wastewater and other environmental related laws, regulations and permits, which includes required Federal, State and local reporting such as USEPA, EPCRA/SARA, Form R, and Tier II, state mandated permit reporting, and other required reporting as needed
Develop and maintain relationships with business partners to support their success in environmental compliance, performance and sustainability initiatives
Drive an environmentally responsible culture within the organization
Manage and execute business conformance with Amazon Environmental policies through effective execution of Amazon Operational Environmental Procedures
Develop relevant environmental procedures as dictated by business and regulatory needs
Provide strategic environmental support and regulatory review for future business growth and expansion
Partner with operations, special projects and support teams in supporting the change management process
With continual scaling of organization, will grow to manage a team to successfully support business needs
Facilitate root cause analyses for all environmental incidents and recommend appropriate corrective actions for network implementation.
Conduct risk assessments and audits as necessary.
Measure and analyze sites’ performance against requirements and policies.