Environmental Engineer Jobs in Renton, WA (NOW HIRING)

MOTO is the environmental organization within AWS Infrastructure Services - the team responsible for making sure AWS grows responsibly, with environmental integrity at every stage of the infrastructure lifecycle. Within MOTO, this role is uniquely positioned: your work is focused squarely on environmental site development, which means you're operating at the front end of the growth engine, identifying and clearing the environmental path for the next generation of AWS facilities.
The team works closely with AWS Real Estate, Land Use, Legal, Risk, Water, Design, and Public Policy groups to advance projects from early site screening all the way through construction readiness. We engage directly with regulatory agencies, local planning authorities, and community stakeholders to build the approvals and relationships that make development possible.
MOTO is growing, and this region is a priority. You'll have real ownership over your geography, meaningful work on consequential projects, and direct impact on how - and how quickly - AWS builds its infrastructure footprint.
As Sr. Regional Environmental Engineer, you're the environmental lead for site selection, land acquisition, and greenfield entitlements across a multiple regions globally. The work centers on four core capabilities: environmental due diligence, greenfield approvals and permitting, real estate support, and stakeholder coordination. You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with Real Estate, Land Use, Legal, Risk, and Design teams - serving as their go-to environmental expert from the moment a candidate site surfaces through the day permits are in hand and construction can begin.
Operations and compliance responsibilities exist in this role, but they're supporting work - not the primary focus. The driving mission is enabling responsible, on-time site development that fuels AWS infrastructure growth.
Job Location is in Seattle, WA, Florence, KY or Herndon, VA
Key job responsibilities
Environmental Due Diligence & Site Selection - Primary
• Lead Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments for greenfield and brownfield candidate sites
• Evaluate environmental constraints, liabilities, and fatal flaws that could impact real estate acquisitions or development timelines
• Conduct natural, biological, cultural, and wetland resource evaluations as part of site screening
• Develop clear environmental risk profiles that help the team make smart, fast site selection decisions
• Support real estate negotiations with environmental findings, risk summaries, and liability assessments
• Lead noise assessments and other site-specific technical evaluations that inform siting decisions
Greenfield Approvals & Permitting - Primary
• Develop and execute greenfield entitlement strategies covering zoning, land use, and environmental permits
• Lead multi-media permitting - air, water, waste, and natural resources - for new site development
• Drive regulatory agency engagement and negotiations to secure greenfield approvals on schedule
• Manage wetland delineations, threatened and endangered species surveys, and cultural resource assessments
• Deliver the permits and approvals that enable on-time construction starts - this is one of your most critical outcomes
• Support public hearings and community engagement processes as part of greenfield approval workflows
Real Estate & Development Support - Primary
• Serve as the environmental subject matter expert for Real Estate and Land Use teams throughout site acquisition
• Evaluate environmental conditions that affect property value, development timelines, and transactional risk
• Develop comprehensive environmental due diligence packages for real estate transactions
• Advise on environmental covenants, deed restrictions, and institutional controls
• Coordinate with Legal and Risk teams on environmental liability allocation in purchase agreements
• Support land use entitlement processes with environmental data, analysis, and technical documentation
Stakeholder Coordination & Communication - Supporting
• Partner across Real Estate, Legal, Risk, Water, Design, Public Policy, and Construction to move projects forward
• Represent AWS in conversations with regulatory agencies, local planning authorities, and community stakeholders
• Communicate environmental risks, constraints, and timing clearly to development project teams
• Manage external consultants and contractors performing environmental field work
Operations Transition Support - Supporting
• Develop compliance frameworks for handoff from development to operations teams as new sites approach readiness
• Support environmental program development for facilities nearing operational launch
• Ensure environmental conditions of approval are clearly documented and properly transitioned to the operations team
A day in the life
Your morning might start with a stack of Phase I ESA reports - flagging the sites worth pursuing and the ones to cut loose. By mid-morning, you're on a call with Real Estate, talking through environmental conditions on a site the team is moving to acquire. After lunch, you're deep in a greenfield permitting strategy, coordinating with a state agency on a tricky wetland determination. By end of day, you've reviewed a field consultant's T&E survey, weighed in on a site constraint that's blocking design, and pushed two projects closer to construction-ready. Every day moves the work - and that's the point.
About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) 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.
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental, or equivalent
- Experience engaging with regulatory agencies in permit applications or equivalent
- Proven track record supporting real estate acquisitions with environmental risk assessments and transaction support
- Multi-media permitting experience - including CWA Section 404, NPDES, stormwater, and natural resource permits
- Broad working knowledge of environmental regulations as they apply to site development and land use
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with large scale infrastructure
- Experience in environmental compliance and permitting, waste management, contractual, regulatory, and liability assessments, environmental permit evaluations and applications, EIAs and water discharge requirements
- Experience in stakeholder and communication management
- Background supporting real estate transactions with environmental due diligence and risk advisory
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USA, VA, Herndon - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually