Air Quality Engineer, AWS Environmental, Air Quality Team

Description

AWS Infrastructure Services 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.

Join a diverse, dynamic, and enthusiastic team of environmental compliance professionals who play a leading role in air quality permitting and compliance at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where we have a history of leading the world in innovative technologies and services. As a member of the Air Permitting team, you will support environmental programs aimed at ensuring compliance with air quality regulations and standards in the Americas while also enabling AWS's growth around the world.

As an Air Quality Engineer you will support air permitting and air quality compliance for new and existing AWS facilities within an assigned regional location (typically 1-4 data center sites). You will work under moderate guidance to manage compliance activities and program components through directed work projects. You will collaborate with stakeholders across AWS to support standards and mechanisms that incorporate air quality permitting into the process of planning, building, and operating data centers.

You will assist with air quality engineering projects and provide compliance support for both design and operations teams under guidance from senior team members. The Air Quality Engineer will also work with internal and external partners that include government entities, AWS regional environmental engineers, consultants, design, construction, operations and other key stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have basic knowledge of air quality engineering solutions and air permitting in North America, the ability to complete well-defined tasks according to clear instructions, and demonstrate commitment to air quality compliance and sustainability.

Key job responsibilities

Key job responsibilities:

• Support air permitting work in AMER by assisting with the preparation of air permit applications for new construction, modifications, amendments, and renewals under guidance

• Assist in managing relationships with environmental consultants and testing firms to complete air permit applications and air dispersion modeling analyses

• Support regulatory agency interactions for permit evaluation and processing under supervision

• Complete assigned tasks according to clear instructions and guidance

• Support Amazon representation at appropriate levels with governmental agencies and throughout the company

• Assist in reviewing environmental permitting requirements for new power generation technologies, including both prime power generation and back up emergency power for data centers

• Support identification of permitting implications of both onsite and offsite power generation and supply to data centers (in front of and behind meter)

• Assist in identifying applicable climate/energy regulations and implications on development of both traditional natural gas power generation and alternative/clean energy solutions

• Work collaboratively with energy, design engineering, public policy, capacity delivery, real estate, due diligence, and legal teams on well-defined project components

• Basic knowledge of natural gas and hydrogen based energy generation preferred

• Basic understanding of Title V, NANSR, and PSD air permitting in the US

• Interest in data center permitting and compliance

A day in the life

This role's primary focus is to support environmental air quality engineering activities and assist with compliance systems that support AWS growth in the Americas within your assigned regional location. You will work with partner teams throughout the data center development lifecycle under guidance to support sustainable air quality development and design and to ensure compliance with local, state and federal air…