Senior Sustainability Engineer

Salary: £60,000 - 110,000 per year

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related field
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
• Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities, including but not limited to data centers, power generation, or oil and gas facilities
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
• Professional Engineering or Architectural License
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
• Knowledge of carbon technologies, such as Direct Air Capture and Material Decarbonization
• Masters Degree in Sustainability, Environmental Policy or related field

Responsibilities:

• Understand the design and functionality of AWS data centers globally
• Create and modify existing mechanisms to track carbon throughout the project life-cycle
• Own the tracking of carbon for projects within your region, including working directly with our construction team and equipment suppliers to identify opportunities for carbon reduction
• Identify project- and region-specific opportunities to reduce carbon on specific builds
• Propose and develop carbon reduction initiatives to be implemented globally across the AWS fleet
• Own sustainability certifications for builds in your region as mandated by building permit requirements or AWS policies
• Support our public policy teams in engaging with local authorities on sustainability issues
• Produce clear and concise documentation such as detailed design specifications, white papers, and reports
• Initiate and drive to completion sustainability initiatives for our future generations of data center designs
• Be positive and always offer creative, out-of-the-box solutions
• Work with internal groups including Design Engineering, Construction, Equipment procurement, Contractors procurement, and AWS Sustainability
• Collaborate with external groups including material producers, equipment manufacturers, General Contractors, consultants, regulators, and industry consortia
• Travel up to 25% as part of the role across the EMEA region

Technologies:

• AWS
• Cloud
• Support
• Security
• Hardware
• Network
• Web

More:

We are AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS), and we own the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that keep the cloud running. We work on challenging problems across a diverse, inclusive team and collaborate across AWS to deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing capacity at the lowest possible cost. Our DCE Sustainability team is focused on advancing AWSs goals of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and water positive by 2030, identifying engineering solutions to reduce carbon emissions and water use across our data centers. We support continued learning, employee development, mentorship, and career growth, and this role covers projects throughout the EMEA region with international travel expected.

last updated 36 week of 2026