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Sustainability Program Manager, EU Ops Sustainability

Amazon • Spain • Added on Nov 2, 2026
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This program manager will coordinate energy efficiency projects across Amazon’s European logistics network, from planning and investment cases through delivery and performance tracking. The work connects operational teams with finance, engineering, property, design and technology partners to turn proposed changes into projects with measurable results.

The focus is the energy use and carbon footprint of facilities and transportation operations. By supporting building efficiency and evaluating climate technologies for pilots and wider use, the role can help Amazon reduce operational emissions while preparing sites for relevant European energy rules. The brief is grounded in execution: making reductions visible, financially assessed and repeatable across a large network.

This suits someone who combines structured program management with comfort in data, financial analysis and regulatory detail, and who can bring varied teams together to move energy projects from idea to implementation.

Job FAQs

What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?

The role could own the full cycle of energy efficiency programs, from defining scope and plans to coordinating delivery across operational, property, engineering, finance and IT teams. It also includes building investment cases, tracking outcomes and reporting progress to senior leaders. A wider aim is to make successful projects repeatable across facilities and operational stages, while checking alignment with European requirements such as EPBD, ISO 50001 and France’s Décret Tertiaire.

Key learning opportunities for this job

The position could build expertise in operational decarbonization, energy efficiency investment analysis and program governance across a large European logistics network. Working with financial models, capital requests and payback calculations may deepen commercial skills alongside sustainability knowledge. Exposure to regulations, operational teams and the Sustainability Accelerator’s climate technology pilots could also provide experience in assessing new solutions and considering how they might be deployed at scale.

How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?

A strong candidate would bring a bachelor’s degree and experience managing programs or projects across technical and non-technical teams. Advanced Excel, SQL, data-led process improvement and the ability to define requirements and performance measures are directly relevant. The work also calls for sound financial reasoning, clear communication with senior leaders and the judgment to manage competing stakeholder needs. Experience in energy efficiency, building operations or European environmental regulation could be useful, though the posting does not list these as required qualifications.

Advice to stand out and make a successful application

Use examples that show how you moved a cross-functional program from an unclear problem to a measured outcome. Explain the baseline, the actions taken, how you handled dependencies and what changed in the final energy, cost or operational metrics. For investment analysis, be ready to discuss how you assessed costs, payback and assumptions. A strong application can also connect experience with buildings, logistics or energy regulation to the role’s work across European operations, without claiming expertise the posting does not require.

What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?

The role is likely to focus on reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions across Amazon’s European fulfillment network. Building efficiency is a central theme, alongside operational programs that span first, middle and last-mile activity. It also has a compliance dimension, with the posting naming EPBD, ISO 50001 and France’s Décret Tertiaire. Evaluation and piloting of climate technologies may connect the program to new approaches for reducing energy use across facilities.

What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?

A likely challenge is coordinating projects across teams with different operational priorities, technical constraints and approval processes. The program manager must also make investment cases that balance expected energy and carbon benefits with cost and payback requirements. Regulatory requirements vary across Europe and may change over time. Applying them across a broad network, while measuring results consistently and addressing uncertain data or scaling limits, could require careful prioritization and course correction.

How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?

A typical day might combine reviews of project milestones and energy metrics with discussions involving operations, engineering, finance, real estate and IT. The manager could work through delivery risks, refine a business case or prepare a capital request for an efficiency project. Other days may focus on regulatory interpretation, updates for senior leaders or coordination with a climate technology start-up on a pilot. The balance is likely to shift between planning, analysis and resolving issues that affect delivery.

What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?

The role could develop skills in portfolio management, operational energy efficiency, investment analysis and sustainability reporting within a large multinational network. Direct exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional programs may also build experience in communicating business cases and coordinating complex delivery. Further development could come through work on regulatory implementation, facility decarbonization or climate technology pilots. The posting does not specify a promotion path, so longer-term progression would likely depend on results and available roles across sustainability and operations.

The main stakeholders you might be interacting with

Key partners named in the posting include Reliability Maintenance Engineering, Finance, Real Estate, Design and Construction, and IT. The role could also work with EU Operations, sustainability colleagues, program managers and business leaders who shape project scope and resource decisions. External or adjacent stakeholders may include climate technology start-ups participating in the Sustainability Accelerator and teams involved in applying European energy requirements. These interactions would support project evaluation, delivery, compliance and reporting.

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