Water Strategy Manager, AWS AMER Water Team - East Region

Description

Do you have the passion to work in the AWS Water industry with a focus on water stewardship and sustainability efforts? Do you have the industry background, technical depth, and business development skills needed to help further establish AWS as the leader in the water industry?

Amazon is seeking a self-starter to join the AWS Water team in pioneering the future for data center water supply in how AWS delivers water projects and partners with water utilities/companies across the United States. In this role, you will manage multiple, large scale and technically complex water infrastructure projects across multiple geographies by facilitating close collaboration between both internal and external stakeholders.

Internally, responsibilities include large portfolio project management, reporting status, risks, mitigations and successes to leadership, as well as influencing multiple cross-functional partner teams in the overall data center water delivery business process. Externally, this role takes ownership of managing utility relationships, and contracting with the utility and/or Owner’s Engineer. The individual will be part of an integrated team to implement a fast scaling portfolio of water infrastructure projects that meets and exceeds AWS’ water program requirements, ultimately delivering projects on time, with tangible reliability and cost-saving results.

The ideal candidate will have both a business and a technology background with demonstrated experience working with utilities and earning customer trust.

• Support the development and execution of our water supply and infrastructure strategy for AWS data centers.
• Work collaboratively with Amazon Infrastructure team to support the development of strategic water sourcing opportunities.
• Develop and negotiate terms for water and wastewater supply contracts with public and private utilities.
• Analyze trends and regulations in the water space to proactively identify opportunities that benefit AWS.
• Work with utility regulators to develop policies and guidelines that enable broader AWS strategies and objectives that support growth and development and water sustainability programming.
• Manage water projects against plans and objectives to ensure commitments are met, delivering against cost savings goals.
• Be a passionate self-starter.
• Work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions.
• Up to 30% travel requirements for project delivery.

• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) required - Economics/Planning/Engineering/Business
• 8+ years of project-related experience working with local or state government agencies, utilities, land entitlement or site development due diligence, and permitting entities.
• 5+ years cultivating strong relationships with diverse set of internal and externals stakeholders and ability to communicate key messages to leadership.
• Experience building relationships and working with industry stakeholders, such as utilities and regional planning agencies

• Advanced degree in Economics, Engineering, Planning, or Business with 5+ years in commercial real estate, zoning, or land entitlement focused on water infrastructure
• Understanding of mechanical cooling systems and data center designs
• Proven ability to evaluate new water markets, utility tariffs, policies, water contracts, sourcing opportunities and technologies.
• Experience with water sustainability programs, forecasting, and alternative supply development for industrial cooling
• 10+ years in water infrastructure planning, design, construction, or operations across regions
• Knowledge of east coast water regulations
• Analytical mindset to identify gaps, predict performance, and provide rapid recommendations
• Proficiency in SQL or data analytics tools

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