Regional Environmental Engineer, AWS Environmental

Amazon is hiring a Regional Environmental Engineer, AWS Environmental in Tokyo, Japan. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Ensure environmental compliance and safety standards for AWS data centers and infrastructure facilities in Tokyo.

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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.

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.

For over 15 years, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud computing platform. What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of IT resources over the Internet.
In 2019, Amazon announced The Climate Pledge, which includes our commitment to power our operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025, on the path to achieving net zero carbon across our businesses by 2040. To learn more about AWS, visit https://aws.amazon.com and https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/environment/the-cloud.

The AWS Environmental team is an expanding and dynamic team that is critical to enabling AWS’s growth around the world, as well as ensuring compliance of AWS’s global operations, including physical data centers, as well as other AWS facilities, customer-facing enterprises and products. The Environmental team has responsibility for developing and implementing AWS’s global environmental programs.

We are seeking an Environmental Engineer to support AWS environmental compliance in Tokyo, Japan. The environmental engineer will ensure standards and policies support regulatory compliance, and they will provide appropriate environmental guidance to regional operations teams. The individual will support environmental performance analysis, reporting, monitor metrics, support due diligence processes and guide the operations teams in implementation of Amazon environmental procedures. The environmental engineer will work with internal and external partners that include government entities, contractors, consultants, design, construction, operations and other key stakeholders.

The Environmental Engineer must have excellent communication skills, local language skills, strong environmental regulatory knowledge, demonstrated success in supporting roles for program development and management of complex and technical projects.

Key job responsibilities
Assess and support compliance with national and local environmental regulations, contractual obligations, and internal Amazon policies.

Support the growth of the business through environmental due diligence reviews and permitting support.

Play a key role in regional environmental programs by integrating with engineering, construction, and operations - drive an environmentally responsible culture within the organization.

Support the maintenance of and compliance with implemented Environmental Management Systems (EMS).

Ensure work performed by contractors, consultants, and employees is completed in accordance with Amazon standards.

Develop, analyze, and forecast environmental metrics, horizon scan for risk and effectively communicate insights to internal stakeholders
Support environmental audits to drive continuous improvement.

Build collaborative relationships with various stakeholders to ensure risks are identified early and managed appropriately.

Submit time critical environmental reports to various governmental agencies.

Complete thorough environmental investigations and associated regulatory report including working with operations and necessary stakeholders to develop and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions.

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

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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Basic qualifications

- Experience in environmental compliance and permitting, waste management, contractual, regulatory, and liability assessments, environmental permit evaluations and applications, EIAs and water discharge requirements
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities with experience in environmental reporting, documentation, environmental investigations and developing corrective actions
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or its equivalent in Environmental, Chemical, Civil or related fields
- Strong communication skills (Japanese) with the ability to collaborate with various departments, external stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and regulatory agencies

Preferred qualifications

- 2+ years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.) experience
- Electrical or mechanical Journeyman License
- 2+ years of experience in implementation of environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
- 2+ years of experience with environmental auditing and compliance verification

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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Key facts

Regional Environmental Engineer, AWS Environmental is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in JP, 13, Tokyo.
The job was posted on October 9, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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