At Amazon, we are committed to and invested in the natural environment because it is good for business, the planet, our customers, and our communities. The Worldwide Environmental Assurance & Protection team capitalizes on Amazon’s scale, speed, and ability to invent and simplify to create a better and more resilient company. We manage our environmental impacts globally, uphold company standards and expectations, and seek to continuously improve the tools and processes that we use in doing so.

The Sr. Risk Mgr, Env Strategy will work directly with all leaders from EAP central businesses, covering Air, Water Waste and California operations compliance. The position will develop operating plans, assist with strategic documents, define and monitor budgets and provide structure across the organization. This role will work closely with environmental Field Teams in California and all operations business units to ensure that the designed programs will meet the needs of each stakeholder group. This role requires the ability to communicate technical concepts to audiences with varying backgrounds and experience. Additionally, this role may assist with legal, environmental consultants or technical teams to resolve environmental program barriers, ensuring customers have a positive experience with internal tools and resources, and coordinating streamlined access to process material.
This role is approved to sit out of any of California field offices.

Key job responsibilities
Scope, create, and proactively drive program operational plans.
Communicate to director level stakeholders on project status, risk and program changes
Manage the full life-cycle of environmental budget planning
Lead weekly meetings and track actions, owners and timelines to keep programs on schedule
Develop the overall program roadmap, tactically driving teams in and outside of your organization to deliver
Develop, implement, and govern KPI reporting for a portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones, and performance across all projects
-Work autonomously in an ambiguous environment, seeking to understand business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions and reasons behind leadership decisions
Oversee work performed by relevant contractors and consultants.
Utilize excellent written and verbal communication skills, while presenting to director level leaders.

About the team
The environmental assurance and protection team ushers the safe and compliant operations across air, water and waste. We pass all regulatory inspections with flying colors. We build intuitive operations solutions that associates willingly and consistently use on every shift. Our easy-to-use products are built for scale, adapt for all site types and staffing scenarios, and are zero-touch whenever possible.

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
• Experience developing and implementing environmental compliance programs including regulated waste, water, and air regulations in accordance with applicable laws
• Experience in engineering teams management in a fast-paced operations environment
• Bachelors degree in chemistry, chemical or environmental engineering or related field of study.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
• Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
• Master's degree in chemistry, chemical or environmental engineering or related field of study.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Eastvale - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, CA, Ontario - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, CA, Sacramento - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, CA, San Diego - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, CA, Tracy - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually