Permitting Manager Jobs in Seattle, WA (NOW HIRING)

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a talented, technically gifted, and self-motivated Sr. Environmental Development and Permitting Manager to support AWS Manufacturing, Test, and Operations (MOTO) facilities. The successful candidate will join the AWS Environmental team - an expanding and dynamic team that is critical to enabling AWS's growth around the world, as well as ensuring regulatory compliance and the highest-level environmental performance of AWS's manufacturing operations.
This role sits within the MOTO Environmental organization and serves as the strategic owner for new site environmental development, environmental permitting across all MOTO facilities

Under this development and permitting umbrella, the role is also the team's senior technical subject matter expert (SME) for waste characterization and profiling, hazardous materials permitting, RCRA compliance program management, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting, air quality permitting, water quality and discharge compliance, and emergency response and spill prevention planning across all MOTO manufacturing facilities.
As the strategic owner of environmental development and permitting for the MOTO portfolio, you will define and lead the environmental permitting strategy for new site activations and facility expansions - developing replicable permit application frameworks,
Within the development and permitting mandate, you will set the technical strategy for waste management - ensuring that every new site, is backed by rigorous, proactive environmental compliance planning from the outset. You will develop repeatable compliance playbooks, program governance structures, and technical documentation frameworks that scale with the organization's most aggressive growth assumptions.
You will drive cross-organizational influence across Manufacturing Operations, Real Estate & Facilities, Legal, Supply Chain, and Sustainability teams - influencing without authority at senior levels and building durable technical programs that outlast any individual initiative.
This role has three onsite locations: Seattle, WA; IAD (Herndon, VA); and CVG (Florence, KY) - with a preferred location of CVG, tied to the manufacturing facility that is the primary initial focus of the MOTO Environmental compliance program.
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.

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.
Diverse Experiences
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Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.
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