Air Quality Engineer

Air Quality Engineer, Dispersion Modeler, AWS Environmental, Air Quality Team

Job ID: 10383068 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Join a diverse, dynamic, and enthusiastic team of environmental engineering professionals who play a leading role in air quality permitting and compliance at Amazon Web Services (AWS). As a member of the Air Quality Team, you will develop and implement environmental programs aimed at ensuring compliance with air quality regulations and standards in the Americas while also enabling AWS’s growth around the world.

As an Air Quality Modeler, you will play a key role in air permitting and air quality compliance for new and existing AWS facilities in the Americas (AMER) region. You will be the environmental representative on behalf of the AWS Environmental Team in AMER responsible for the successful delivery of air dispersion modeling projects. You will partner with stakeholders across AWS to develop standards and mechanisms that incorporate air dispersion modeling into the process of planning, building, and operating data centers. You will manage strategic air dispersion modeling and air permitting projects and provide regulatory compliance guidance for both design and operations teams. The Air Quality Modeler will also work with internal and external partners that include government entities, AWS regional environmental engineers, consultants, design, construction, operations and other key stakeholders. You will regularly engage with stakeholders; report to AWS Environmental leaders; and ensure risks to air permitting and compliance pathways are being appropriately identified, communicated, and managed.

The successful candidate will have a strong track record of air dispersion modeling in support of air permitting in North America, the demonstrated ability to deliver multiple high‑priority projects simultaneously, the ability to drive alignment across teams with competing priorities, and be a strong advocate for air quality compliance and sustainability.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Function as a leader for air dispersion modeling work in AMER by completing air dispersion modeling analyses in support of air permitting and strategic data center planning and design.

• Develop air dispersion modeling tools and mechanisms which provide efficient technical oversight to environmental and partner teams.

• Collaborate with relevant business units such as environmental infrastructure development, design engineering, due diligence, real estate, construction, and operations beginning early in the capacity planning and site selection process and throughout the design phase of facilities to ensure future compliance with environmental regulations and air dispersion modeling thresholds.

• Manage contracts, budgets, and relationships with environmental consultants and vendors to complete air permit applications, air dispersion modeling analyses and perform air emissions testing.

• Prepare air permit applications in AMER by managing the preparation of air permit applications for new construction, modifications, amendments, and renewals.

• Function as a leader regarding regulatory agency interactions for permit evaluation and processing, new process and technology introduction, and technical application of air dispersion modeling protocols.

• Build effective relationships with regulatory bodies, laboratories, and service providers for air permitting program.

• Consult on strategies to reduce environmental impact of air emissions.

• Prioritize and manage multiple technically complex assignments concurrently.

• Represent Amazon at appropriate levels with governmental agencies and throughout the company.

A Day in the Life

This role’s primary focus is to function as an environmental air quality leader and provide critical air dispersion modeling analyses and strategies that support AWS growth and compliance in the Americas. You will work directly with partner teams throughout the data center development lifecycle to encourage sustainable air quality development and design and to ensure compliance with local, state and federal air regulations. Beyond the day‑to‑day responsibilities, you will monitor and review evolving and emerging air quality permitting/modeling regulations; you may be required to assess the impact(s) of regulatory changes to AWS and propose a course of action.

About the Team

You’ll join the Air Quality Team Modelling Group (AQTMG), AWS’s specialized air quality modeling experts who deliver expert air dispersion modeling and regulatory compliance support that enables data center development across the Americas while protecting air quality and public health. As force multipliers for partner teams—including Due Diligence, Global Environmental Services, Design Engineering, and Reliability—the team runs sophisticated computer simulations (AERMOD) to predict how air pollutants disperse in the atmosphere, ensuring compliance with all applicable air quality standards. The team maintain