Manufacturing Environmental Waste Program Manager, AWS Environmental Team

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a talented and self-motivated Environmental Waste Program Manager to support AWS Manufacturing, Test, and Operations (MOTO) facilities. 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 the highest-level environmental performance of AWS’s manufacturing operations.

This role sits within the MOTO Environmental organization and is responsible for managing waste program requirements and risk across the full manufacturing lifecycle — from equipment development and facility buildout through operations and decommissioning. You will collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards of environmental performance for our manufacturing facilities and our customers, and you will experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

This role is based in Seattle, WA or Herdon, VA

Key job responsibilities
Leadership & Commitment

• Ensure the MOTO waste program evolves to meet changing organizational needs, stakeholder expectations, and environmental challenges.
• Support leadership efforts and contribute to continuous improvement of the waste management program.
• Champion environmental responsibility within MOTO and advocate for best-in-class waste practices across manufacturing sites.

Collaboration

• Collaborate with environmental, operations, manufacturing execution, legal, policy, and sustainability teams to perform periodic reviews and updates.
• Ensure the waste program remains relevant, effective, and aligned with evolving regulatory requirements across all MOTO facilities.
• Build collaborative relationships with manufacturing execution, operations, and design teams to ensure waste risks are identified early and managed appropriately.

Risk Management & Planning

• Support the ongoing identification and assessment of environmental risks identified through the waste program across the full MOTO lifecycle — from equipment development and facility buildout through to decommissioning.
• Support the development and implementation of plans to address significant environmental risks and opportunities, contributing to improvement targets.
• Develop new compliance programs for first-of-a-kind manufacturing operational processes generating novel waste streams.

Implementation & Operation

• Support the design and deployment of the MOTO waste program to enhance environmental performance and drive circular economy initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with legal and other regulatory requirements applicable to waste management across manufacturing facilities.
• Support associated environmental development training and awareness programs to embed waste management skills throughout the manufacturing organization.

Performance Evaluation

• Establish and manage a robust system for monitoring, measuring, and reporting performance of the MOTO waste program.
• Conduct regular assessments of waste-related tools and processes being used across manufacturing sites; collate and analyze waste data to identify trends, gaps, and areas for improvement.
• Develop environmental metrics to measure, monitor, and forecast waste performance across MOTO facilities.
• Conduct thorough and accurate environmental audits for continuous improvement purposes.
• Prepare and contribute to performance reports and recommendations for senior leadership on a regular cadence.

Continual Improvement

• Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of the waste program by supporting management reviews, implementing corrective and preventative actions, and identifying innovative approaches to improve environmental performance.
• Complete thorough and accurate environmental incident investigations related to waste and develop appropriate corrective actions.
• Assist in time-critical report submissions to various governmental agencies as required.

A day in the life
Day-to-day, this role manages waste compliance across MOTO manufacturing facilities — reviewing waste characterization data, coordinating with operations teams on proper handling and disposal, tracking regulatory deadlines, and maintaining waste manifests and records. The role supports audits, monitors waste metrics, troubleshoots disposal issues with vendors, and collaborates with manufacturing execution teams to ensure new processes meet waste regulations before going live.

About the team
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.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

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.