Company:
Amazon TA
Location: London
Closing Date: 06/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Our team is seeking a Senior Environmental Compliance Managerwho will lead and drive environmental operational excellence acrossour operations in UK and Ireland. They will also provide technicalsupport at our existing operations and future expansion across theregion.
This role is responsible for ensuring strategyand operational tactics are executed by providing technical supportfor existing operations and future expansion across multiplefacilities within their region.
The Senior EnvironmentalCompliance Manager will report to the Business Environmental Leaderfor UK and IRL through the EU Environmental Assurance andProtection team.
The Senior Environmental ComplianceManager will also partner with the operations leadership teams toexecute company environmental procedures and ensure compliance withall applicable specific country, state/province, region and localregulations. Utilizing risk assessments and compliance evaluations,this individual will lead site specific continuous improvementinitiatives to minimize environmental aspects and impacts andcommunicate and implement best practices. This role entails up to50% travel to multiple sites across the countries listedabove.
Key jobresponsibilities
• Manage and execute multi-siteresponsibilities to comply with air emissions, stormwater, waste,wastewater and other environmental related laws, regulations andpermits. This includes required Country, State/Province and localreporting.
• Develop and maintain relationships withbusiness partners to support their success in environmentalcompliance, performance and sustainability initiatives.
•Participate in the development, introduction, control, improvementand application of environmental management control systems,procedures, processes and products.
• Measure and analyzesites' performance against published requirements in environmentalpolicies. For all deficiencies, identify a plan for the site toimplement and fix all identified deficiencies.
•Cooperate in contacts with the authorities and in theimplementation of any notification, permission and approvalprocedures according to environmental law (water / waste water,pollution control, waste).
• Participate in the annualdata collection and reporting (internal, external) as well ascontrols (measurements, reviews) on environmentally relevantissues.
• Manage environmental risk program(s) and/orprojects, where the risk is defined, but the business problem andsolution may not be defined.
• Be the environmentalsubject matter expert for your area; up to date on related industrytrends (e.g., changing regulations, innovations in risk mitigation,testing mechanisms), knowing how to apply them across teams, andwhen not to.
• Drive goal and regulation-based controloutcomes and/or risk reduction, informing/helping to establishmechanisms where applicable to bring risk within tolerancelevels.
• Manage overall schedules for your environmentalrisk mitigation projects, overcome issues, and keep the scope ofeffort under control.
A day in thelife
Every day will be different. You will be visitingour UK and Ireland locations, engaging with the local teams andensuring the sites and the business as a whole are set up todeliver effective environmental compliance. You could be workingwith our Legal Team to engage a Regulator or helping sites deliverenvironmental training. The ability to flex is essential in thisrole, as priorities will change on an almost daily basis and as ateam, we need to be able to respondaccordingly.
About the team
TheEnvironmental Assurance and Protection team protects Amazonbusinesses and supports the needs of our customers by proactivelymitigating environmental regulatory risks and protecting theenvironment.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS -Bachelor's degree in civil, chemical or environmental engineeringor related field.
- Experience in serving as anenvironmental technical resource, program specialist, or programmanager.
- English written and verbal communicationskills, including comfortable interfacing with site and regionalleaders.
- In depth knowledge of EU, country andregion-specific environmental regulation.
- Experience inengaging with Regulatory Agencies in permitapplications.
PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS - Experience in warehouse operations andlogistics is preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Officeand the use of pivot tables and the development of charts andgraphics.
- Detailed-minded and technically-oriented tocomfortably deep dive with engineering teams to understandoperations process for environmental risk assessment.
-Experience managing change in multiple site environments and theability to influence peers andsuperiors.
Amazon is an equal opportunitiesemployer. We believe passionately that employing a diverseworkforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisionsbased on your experience and skills. We value your passion todiscover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy andthe security of your data is a longstanding top priority forAmazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice() to know more about how wecollect, use and transfer the personal data of ourcandidates.
Amazon is committed to a diverseand inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employerand does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin,gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteranstatus, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Forindividuals with disabilities who would like to request anaccommodation, please visit
This role is responsible for ensuring strategyand operational tactics are executed by providing technical supportfor existing operations and future expansion across multiplefacilities within their region.
The Senior EnvironmentalCompliance Manager will report to the Business Environmental Leaderfor UK and IRL through the EU Environmental Assurance andProtection team.
The Senior Environmental ComplianceManager will also partner with the operations leadership teams toexecute company environmental procedures and ensure compliance withall applicable specific country, state/province, region and localregulations. Utilizing risk assessments and compliance evaluations,this individual will lead site specific continuous improvementinitiatives to minimize environmental aspects and impacts andcommunicate and implement best practices. This role entails up to50% travel to multiple sites across the countries listedabove.
Key jobresponsibilities
• Manage and execute multi-siteresponsibilities to comply with air emissions, stormwater, waste,wastewater and other environmental related laws, regulations andpermits. This includes required Country, State/Province and localreporting.
• Develop and maintain relationships withbusiness partners to support their success in environmentalcompliance, performance and sustainability initiatives.
•Participate in the development, introduction, control, improvementand application of environmental management control systems,procedures, processes and products.
• Measure and analyzesites' performance against published requirements in environmentalpolicies. For all deficiencies, identify a plan for the site toimplement and fix all identified deficiencies.
•Cooperate in contacts with the authorities and in theimplementation of any notification, permission and approvalprocedures according to environmental law (water / waste water,pollution control, waste).
• Participate in the annualdata collection and reporting (internal, external) as well ascontrols (measurements, reviews) on environmentally relevantissues.
• Manage environmental risk program(s) and/orprojects, where the risk is defined, but the business problem andsolution may not be defined.
• Be the environmentalsubject matter expert for your area; up to date on related industrytrends (e.g., changing regulations, innovations in risk mitigation,testing mechanisms), knowing how to apply them across teams, andwhen not to.
• Drive goal and regulation-based controloutcomes and/or risk reduction, informing/helping to establishmechanisms where applicable to bring risk within tolerancelevels.
• Manage overall schedules for your environmentalrisk mitigation projects, overcome issues, and keep the scope ofeffort under control.
A day in thelife
Every day will be different. You will be visitingour UK and Ireland locations, engaging with the local teams andensuring the sites and the business as a whole are set up todeliver effective environmental compliance. You could be workingwith our Legal Team to engage a Regulator or helping sites deliverenvironmental training. The ability to flex is essential in thisrole, as priorities will change on an almost daily basis and as ateam, we need to be able to respondaccordingly.
About the team
TheEnvironmental Assurance and Protection team protects Amazonbusinesses and supports the needs of our customers by proactivelymitigating environmental regulatory risks and protecting theenvironment.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS -Bachelor's degree in civil, chemical or environmental engineeringor related field.
- Experience in serving as anenvironmental technical resource, program specialist, or programmanager.
- English written and verbal communicationskills, including comfortable interfacing with site and regionalleaders.
- In depth knowledge of EU, country andregion-specific environmental regulation.
- Experience inengaging with Regulatory Agencies in permitapplications.
PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS - Experience in warehouse operations andlogistics is preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Officeand the use of pivot tables and the development of charts andgraphics.
- Detailed-minded and technically-oriented tocomfortably deep dive with engineering teams to understandoperations process for environmental risk assessment.
-Experience managing change in multiple site environments and theability to influence peers andsuperiors.
Amazon is an equal opportunitiesemployer. We believe passionately that employing a diverseworkforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisionsbased on your experience and skills. We value your passion todiscover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy andthe security of your data is a longstanding top priority forAmazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice() to know more about how wecollect, use and transfer the personal data of ourcandidates.
Amazon is committed to a diverseand inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employerand does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin,gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteranstatus, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Forindividuals with disabilities who would like to request anaccommodation, please visit
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