Overview
Description:
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world’s largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.
With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.
We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.
Overview
We are seeking an ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)/ Carbon Markets Specialist for our ESG & Policy Analysis Department, within the Strategy & Market Analysis organization.
The ESG & Policy Analysis Department is responsible for carbon crediting and offsetting, sourcing carbon credits through the voluntary carbon markets and long term supply arrangements, collaboration with partners and key internal and external stakeholders.
The ESG/ Carbon Markets Specialist will provide quantitative and qualitative analysis to support the areas of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and reductions initiatives with focus on offsetting and carbon markets mechanisms
Key Responsibilities
As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:
- Management and optimization of carbon credits inventory
- Carbon credits procurement, retirement strategy and execution plans
- Carbon markets operating model and governance framework
- Presentation of analytical results as well as the assessment of carbon credits uses for offsetting corporate emissions or products-bundled and assets with carbon neutrality
- Assessment of potential investments in carbon credits projects and long term supply arrangements
- Sustainability report narratives related to GHG reduction initiatives and offsetting activities
- Carbon markets intelligence and credits rating knowledge
- Building capacity related to carbon markets
Minimum Requirements
As a successful candidate you will have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business and Management or Engineering
- Minimum 12 years experience in the Oil & Gas industry, with at least 5 years experience relevant to the carbon markets with understanding of the compliance carbon markets, voluntary carbon markets, baseline and crediting mechanisms, carbon-related trade measures and carbon pricing.
- Familiar with the Voluntary Carbon Markets regulations and relevant policies
- Knowledge of global / governmental climate policies, regulations and market mechanisms.
- Experience assessing the implications of global climate policy and carbon market trends at regional and international levels
- Expert in climate policy development.
- Brand management experience to successfully shape Saudi Aramco’s sustainability policy.
- Expert in technical sustainability data, calculation methods and limitations.
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.
Job ID: 15533
About Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco is the world’s largest integrated oil and gas company; its upstream operations are based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and it also operates a global downstream business. Headquartered in the city of Dhahran, the company operates in eight locations within the Kingdom and 20 locations overseas, and employs around 76,000 people.
