Sr Environment Compliance Mgr, Eap
SEU team is seeking a Senior Environmental Compliance Manager who will be responsible for managing environmental compliance at Amazon Facilities within Italy.
They will also provide technical support for existing operations and future expansion across Italy and SEU.
The Senior Environmental Compliance Manager will report to the SEU Environmental Leader through the EU Environmental Assurance and Protection team.
The Senior Environmental Compliance Manager will partner with operations leadership teams to execute company environmental procedures and ensure compliance with all applicable specific country, state/province, region and local regulations.
Utilizing risk assessments and compliance evaluations, this individual will lead site specific continuous improvement initiatives to minimize environmental aspects and impacts and communicate and implement best practices.
This role entails up to 50% travel to multiple sites across Italy, and EU.
The applicable collective agreement for this role is Logistics, Delivery and Shipping Sector.
The position is classified at level Quadro or above, depending on the candidate's skills, competences and experience.
Key job responsibilities Compliance management: - Manage and execute multi-site responsibilities to comply with air emissions, storm-water, waste, wastewater, energy, and other environmental laws, regulations, and permits, including required country, state/province, and local reporting.
- Establish and maintain cross-organizational alignment on a unified environmental compliance vision, spanning all in-scope business units and integrating objectives into OP1, OP2, and quarterly planning cycles.
- Communicate compliance strategy, program status, and escalation risks clearly and concisely to Director- and VP-level audiences across Operations, Legal, Finance, and Technology.
- Define, implement, and govern key performance indicator (KPI) and compliance metric frameworks that provide real-time visibility into program performance, milestone achievement, and regulatory posture across all business units in the assigned country.
Risk assessment and mitigation:
- Serve as the environmental subject-matter expert for the assigned area; stay current on related industry trends (e.g., changing regulations, innovations in risk mitigation, testing mechanisms) and know how to apply them across teams.
- Measure and analyze sites' performance against published requirements in environmental policies.
For all deficiencies, identify and implement a remediation plan.
- Navigate ambiguity in environmental risk programs and projects where the risk, the business problem, and the solution may not be clearly defined.
- Drive goal- and regulation-based control outcomes and risk reduction, informing and helping to establish mechanisms to bring risk within tolerance levels.
Manage overall schedules, overcome obstacles, and keep scope under control.
Stakeholder / Program management: - Develop and maintain relationships with business partners to support their success in environmental compliance, performance and sustainability initiatives.
- Cooperate in contact with the authorities and in the implementation of notification, permission and approval procedures under environmental law (water / wastewater, pollution control, air, waste, energy).
- Lead the talent management lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding, and structured development planning that builds organizational depth and capability.
A day in the life Every day will be different.
You will be visiting Amazon's Italy locations, engaging with the local teams and ensure the sites and the business as a whole are set up to deliver effective environmental compliance.
You could be working with our Legal Team to engage a Regulator, collaborating with Maintenance or Safety partners, or helping sites deliver environmental training.
A flexible approach to work is essential in this role, as priorities can shift in a dynamic environment.
As a team,
we need to be able to respond accordingly.
About the team Amazon's Worldwide Environmental Assurance and Protection (EAP) team is responsible for ensuring that Amazon's global operation is the benchmark for environmental excellence across all similar industries.
EAP transforms environmental regulatory compliance into a zero-defect process through scalable, sustainable, and technology-enabled solutions that protect the business, our communities, and the environment.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Speak, write, and read fluently in Italian and English at C1 level or above - Bachelor's degree in the Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or related field of study, or equivalent level of qualification in line with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).
- In depth knowledge of EU environmental regulations, including country-level (IT) and local environmental regulations.
- Experience managing environmental compliance, audit, or risk management programs spanning multiple operational sites or BUs across different regulatory jurisdictions within the EU.
- Detail-oriented and technically minded, with the ability to deep-dive with engineering teams to understand operations process for environmental risk assessment.
- Experience leading and developing a team of professionals, including responsibility for goal setting, talent development, and workload allocation across multiple regulatory scopes.
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including Director level leadership.
- Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Master's degree in the Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or related field of study, or equivalent level of qualification in line with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) - Hands-on experience in warehouse operations and logistics - Experience partnering with legal counsel on regulatory strategy, enforcement response, and compliance risk mitigation in a high-stakes regulatory environment - Familiarity with ISO ***** environmental management system design, implementation, or certification.
- Proven ability to manage third party vendors effectively.
They will also provide technical support for existing operations and future expansion across Italy and SEU.
The Senior Environmental Compliance Manager will report to the SEU Environmental Leader through the EU Environmental Assurance and Protection team.
The Senior Environmental Compliance Manager will partner with operations leadership teams to execute company environmental procedures and ensure compliance with all applicable specific country, state/province, region and local regulations.
Utilizing risk assessments and compliance evaluations, this individual will lead site specific continuous improvement initiatives to minimize environmental aspects and impacts and communicate and implement best practices.
This role entails up to 50% travel to multiple sites across Italy, and EU.
The applicable collective agreement for this role is Logistics, Delivery and Shipping Sector.
The position is classified at level Quadro or above, depending on the candidate's skills, competences and experience.
Key job responsibilities Compliance management: - Manage and execute multi-site responsibilities to comply with air emissions, storm-water, waste, wastewater, energy, and other environmental laws, regulations, and permits, including required country, state/province, and local reporting.
- Establish and maintain cross-organizational alignment on a unified environmental compliance vision, spanning all in-scope business units and integrating objectives into OP1, OP2, and quarterly planning cycles.
- Communicate compliance strategy, program status, and escalation risks clearly and concisely to Director- and VP-level audiences across Operations, Legal, Finance, and Technology.
- Define, implement, and govern key performance indicator (KPI) and compliance metric frameworks that provide real-time visibility into program performance, milestone achievement, and regulatory posture across all business units in the assigned country.
Risk assessment and mitigation:
- Serve as the environmental subject-matter expert for the assigned area; stay current on related industry trends (e.g., changing regulations, innovations in risk mitigation, testing mechanisms) and know how to apply them across teams.
- Measure and analyze sites' performance against published requirements in environmental policies.
For all deficiencies, identify and implement a remediation plan.
- Navigate ambiguity in environmental risk programs and projects where the risk, the business problem, and the solution may not be clearly defined.
- Drive goal- and regulation-based control outcomes and risk reduction, informing and helping to establish mechanisms to bring risk within tolerance levels.
Manage overall schedules, overcome obstacles, and keep scope under control.
Stakeholder / Program management: - Develop and maintain relationships with business partners to support their success in environmental compliance, performance and sustainability initiatives.
- Cooperate in contact with the authorities and in the implementation of notification, permission and approval procedures under environmental law (water / wastewater, pollution control, air, waste, energy).
- Lead the talent management lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding, and structured development planning that builds organizational depth and capability.
A day in the life Every day will be different.
You will be visiting Amazon's Italy locations, engaging with the local teams and ensure the sites and the business as a whole are set up to deliver effective environmental compliance.
You could be working with our Legal Team to engage a Regulator, collaborating with Maintenance or Safety partners, or helping sites deliver environmental training.
A flexible approach to work is essential in this role, as priorities can shift in a dynamic environment.
As a team,
we need to be able to respond accordingly.
About the team Amazon's Worldwide Environmental Assurance and Protection (EAP) team is responsible for ensuring that Amazon's global operation is the benchmark for environmental excellence across all similar industries.
EAP transforms environmental regulatory compliance into a zero-defect process through scalable, sustainable, and technology-enabled solutions that protect the business, our communities, and the environment.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Speak, write, and read fluently in Italian and English at C1 level or above - Bachelor's degree in the Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or related field of study, or equivalent level of qualification in line with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).
- In depth knowledge of EU environmental regulations, including country-level (IT) and local environmental regulations.
- Experience managing environmental compliance, audit, or risk management programs spanning multiple operational sites or BUs across different regulatory jurisdictions within the EU.
- Detail-oriented and technically minded, with the ability to deep-dive with engineering teams to understand operations process for environmental risk assessment.
- Experience leading and developing a team of professionals, including responsibility for goal setting, talent development, and workload allocation across multiple regulatory scopes.
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including Director level leadership.
- Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Master's degree in the Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or related field of study, or equivalent level of qualification in line with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) - Hands-on experience in warehouse operations and logistics - Experience partnering with legal counsel on regulatory strategy, enforcement response, and compliance risk mitigation in a high-stakes regulatory environment - Familiarity with ISO ***** environmental management system design, implementation, or certification.
- Proven ability to manage third party vendors effectively.