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Water Manager, Data Center Development

United States, Menlo Park Employment contract 132000.00 - 188000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted June 09, 2026
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Job Description

Meta is seeking a Water Manager to lead water stewardship and environmental compliance efforts in support of data center development and operations. In this role, you will drive strategies to minimize water consumption, manage regulatory permitting, and advance sustainable water use across Meta's data center portfolio. You will work at the intersection of environmental engineering, infrastructure development, and corporate sustainability, ensuring that Meta's data centers meet rigorous water efficiency targets and comply with applicable environmental regulations.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead water and wastewater due diligence, risk assessments, and strategy for data center site selection efforts in the U.S., including watershed analyses, utility and infrastructure assessments, water rights needs, and/or water-related permit requirements
  • Facilitate and drive communication and cross-team coordination between internal water stakeholders, including sustainability, engineering, design, and construction
  • Manage and develop water/sewer agreements during all phases of a project, including initial negotiations along with partner teams during site selection, including the renegotiation of agreements if needed
  • Lead discussions and long-term relationships with water utilities regarding technical aspects of projects, including water/sewer agreement terms and conditions, projected capacity requirements of various data center products, and off-site infrastructure improvements
  • Scope, review findings, and provide direction to consultants and internal teams on water evaluations, when necessary
  • Communicate to multiple diverse Meta teams and leadership regarding water risks and operational viability for new sites, as well as water commitments and obligations for selected sites
  • Work with internal partners on external stakeholder communication
  • Collaborate with the Meta Policy team to monitor relevant state and local policies that could affect water for specific sites
  • Provide expertise to diverse internal teams and coordinate with other teams about relevant water issues and requirements. Develop training and educational tools regarding water goals, compliance, and awareness
  • Manage the preparation of transition documents for use by the Water Program Manager during construction and operations for data centers, including coordinating input from consultants and diverse internal teams
  • Assist in facilitating the growth of the water program within Meta Data Centers as the company continues to grow and builds water excellence

Requirements

  • Ability to manage multiple projects and coordinate with internal staff, external consultants, and other stakeholders
  • Ability to communicate and work with highly confidential information
  • Experience independently managing task execution, tracking progress, and driving deliverables to completion with minimal oversight
  • Professional experience in working with water utilities in the United States
  • Ability to travel domestically (up to 30%)
  • Technical expertise related to water use and wastewater discharge, water efficiency techniques, as well as water policy and permitting in the United States
  • Strong communication, organizational, and program management skills
  • Ability to work in teams, and establish and maintain cross-functional and working relationships
  • Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of professional experience in the planning, design, construction, and operation of utility infrastructure projects for water supply, treatment, and conveyance and wastewater treatment, water resources management, and/or hydrology/hydrogeology

Nice to have

  • Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
  • Experience with water and wastewater infrastructure planning for data centers
  • Professional Civil Engineer's License
  • Experience supporting water stewardship programs for data centers, hyperscale facilities, or other high water-use technology infrastructure
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
  • Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
  • Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
  • Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
  • Master's degree in related field

What we offer

  • bonus
  • equity
  • benefits
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