This program manager will coordinate energy-efficiency projects across Amazon’s European logistics network, from planning and investment cases through delivery and impact tracking. The work connects operational teams with finance, engineering, real estate and procurement, while also assessing climate technologies that could move from pilot to wider use.
The role targets energy use and carbon emissions across fulfillment buildings and transport operations. It also links practical improvements to European requirements such as the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, France’s Décret Tertiaire and ISO 50001, helping the business plan for compliance while finding reductions ahead of deadlines. The emphasis is on measurable operational change, supported by financial analysis and performance data.
This suits someone who can turn complex, cross-team goals into clear plans, combine energy and carbon metrics with business cases, and communicate progress to both operational partners and senior leaders.
Job FAQs
What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?
The role would manage energy-efficiency programs from scope and business case through implementation, measurement and corrective action. This includes coordinating operational and technical partners, building financial models for investment decisions, and tracking progress through portfolio KPIs.
A further strand is regulatory readiness: interpreting relevant European building and energy requirements, then connecting them to practical programs across logistics sites. The role may also assess climate technologies from accelerator startups and support pilots that could be applied across the fulfillment network.
Key learning opportunities for this job
The position could build practical expertise in energy management for logistics sites, including how building systems and operational constraints shape efficiency projects. Exposure to investment models, capital requests and payback analysis would also deepen commercial decision-making skills.
Working across EU operations and with climate technology startups may provide insight into pilot evaluation and scale-up. The role could also develop knowledge of EPBD, ISO 50001 and national requirements such as Décret Tertiaire, alongside data tools used to report program performance.
How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?
A strong candidate would bring experience leading cross-functional programs and using data to identify problems, set measures and track results. The posting also points to a relevant degree and experience in areas such as project management, finance, supply chain, engineering or consulting.
Useful strengths include financial modelling, clear communication with senior and operational stakeholders, and the ability to work through ambiguity. Familiarity with energy or building regulations, logistics operations, building systems, SQL or Python, and another European language could be valuable, though some are preferred rather than required.
Advice to stand out and make a successful application
Make the application concrete: describe a complex program you led, the teams involved, the investment decision behind it and the measured result. Where possible, show how you built a business case or handled budget trade-offs, rather than presenting sustainability goals without operational outcomes.
Connect your experience to the job’s specific context: energy efficiency across logistics buildings, European requirements, and the route from technology pilot to scaled deployment. Be ready to explain how you would set KPIs, flag delivery risks and communicate progress to both site partners and senior leaders.
What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?
The main focus is reducing energy demand and carbon emissions across Amazon’s European operations, including fulfillment facilities and transportation. The work appears to combine efficiency projects with assessment of climate technologies that may support wider operational reductions.
Compliance is another stated strand, with references to EPBD, Décret Tertiaire and ISO 50001. The role would likely connect those requirements to investment plans, program measures and delivery timelines rather than own company-wide sustainability reporting.
What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?
The role may need to align teams with different priorities, operating constraints and decision processes across several countries. Projects must show credible financial value while delivering measurable energy and carbon outcomes, which can make investment approvals and consistent execution demanding.
Regulatory requirements vary and evolve, while the work spans a large operational network. Another challenge is distinguishing technologies that can work at a single site from those that can be reliably deployed across multiple facilities, then tracking results with comparable data.
How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?
A typical day could include reviewing program milestones and energy or carbon metrics, then meeting with operations, engineering, finance or real estate partners to resolve delivery questions. The manager may also update investment models or prepare a capital request for an efficiency project.
Other work could involve checking regulatory implications, assessing a startup technology or reviewing a pilot’s results. Priorities are likely to shift as operational needs, project risks and leadership decisions change across the European portfolio.
What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?
The role could deepen expertise in operational decarbonization, energy investment analysis and European building requirements, while building a record of delivering programs across multiple functions and countries. It may also offer experience evaluating climate technologies and moving pilots toward broader use.
Over time, that combination could support progression into larger regional sustainability programs, operational strategy or energy management roles. The posting does not specify a promotion path, so growth would likely depend on program results and available opportunities within the business.
The main stakeholders you might be interacting with
The role is expected to work with Reliability Maintenance Engineering, Finance, Real Estate, Design and Construction, IT, EU Operations and wider sustainability teams. These partners would contribute site knowledge, technical requirements, funding decisions, data and implementation support.
It may also involve senior leaders who need clear progress reporting and decisions on investment or delivery risks. For selected climate technology projects, startup teams could be additional partners during evaluation, piloting and potential scale-up.
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