Senior Environmental Program Manager - 12 Month Contract (Hiring Immediately)

If you are passionate about the environment and keen on leading a Europeanteam to elevate the environmental compliance space within Amazon, this role isfor you. The Environmental Assurance and Protection (EAP) team is looking for amotivated, analytical, hands-on, and results-oriented leader to work withinits Program Management team. Reporting into the EU Head of EAP, the Environmental Program Manager will leadEU Launch and RetrofitsExpansionsInitiatives (REI), and other priorityprograms within EAP. They will work closely with both Globally and EU EAP,Design & Construction, Preconstruction, Launch, Workplace Health and Safety,and Sustainability with additional cross functional relationships with EUOperations, Engineering, and Amazons central continuous improvementfunctions. They will seek to build and improve existing processes and influence techproducts to drive environmental compliance through existing Change Managementmechanisms, protecting process standardization, and performance management. This role will also work with a team of technical EAP Global and Regionalexperts to define and deliver against the EU environmental three-year plan andstrategy. They will partner with Finance and Procurement to identify savingsopportunities and efficiencies from vendor contracts and services, sharingbest practices and to ensure global standard implementationlessons. A successful candidate will have an established background in managingprograms including budget allocation and tracking, building and scalingprocesses with cross functional teams, and delivering results in a fast-pacedenvironment. Successful candidates will be curious, thinking big, highly motivated andeffective within distributed teams. Comfortable with ambiguities, conflictingpriorities and multi-cultural team. *Please note this role will be a 12 month contract Key job responsibilities - EU EAP owner of the Launch and RetrofitsExpansionsInitiatives (REI)Program, protecting environmental compliance through each life cycle. - Define EU EAP standards and documentation to ingrain environmentalactivities into Launch and REI. - Improve integration of EU EAP to EU Launch and REI mechanisms. - Build robust reporting mechanisms to track environmental complianceactivities to leadership. - Define the long-term strategy and end state for collaboration of Amazonwith 3P vendors, to achieve the 3Y compliance goals and bridge current gaps; - Identify KPIs to manage performance, data quality and cost of Launch andREI - Establish mechanisms to control spent and performance, and align yearlytargets with Finance; - Influence tech teams to develop long term solutions to manage Launch andREI needs from EAP, - Create a framework to cover the end to end needs by business type in EU forLaunch and REI. - Build trust with all stakeholders and partners in the LaunchREI space. About the team A team of environmental experts, passionate about processes to optimize andensure compliance with EU regulations. ### BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advancedlevel - Experience in compliance, audit or risk management - A completed Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry, chemical or environmentalengineering or related field of study. - Broad knowledge of EU and EU country specific regulations and programs. - Experience leading change in multiple site environments (travel up to 50%)and the ability to influence those that are not direct reports or within yourorganization - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfortinterfacing with Sr. Managers and Directors - Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability ### PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification - Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles SixSigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent - Masters degree or equivalent Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately thatemploying a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruitingdecisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion todiscover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the securityof your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult ourPrivacy Notice (https:www.amazon.jobsenprivacy_page) to know more abouthow we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equalopportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, nationalorigin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status,disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals withdisabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visithttps:www.amazon.jobscontentenhow-we-hireaccommodations.