Environmental Specialist-Relocate to Saudi Arabia

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 Environmental professional to join Saudi Aramco Upstream Business Support department, Operational Excellence and Compliance (UOE&CD) Division.

The Environmental Group under the UOE&CD oversees and report on environmental requirements and activities to the President of Upstream driving performance through close monitoring, optimizing processes and providing guidance and support to operating departments within the business line.

Key Responsibilities:

As successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Ensure Upstream operations remain compliant with ISO 14001 requirements by conducting Environmental Management System (EMS) audits and Environmental Compliance Assessments (ECA) to improve/maintain Environmental Leadership KPI, bridge compliance gaps and prepare facilities for corporate assessments.
• Identify and address gaps in compliance against current Corporate and Government regulations.
• Report environmental compliance aspects including scorecard dashboard KPIs, internal metrics and indicators. These are mainly flaring, SO2 emissions, GHG emission, water conservation, waste management, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Particulate Matter (PMs) & Carbon Dioxide (CO2).
• Support sustainability reporting process by facilitating the environmental third-party assurance audits with corporate, reviewing reports prior to issuance.
• Advise on regulatory compliance aspects and improving environmental processes.
• Engage external stakeholders for issues related to environmental compliance in liaison with relevant corporate entities and representatives.
• Monitor performance of modified processes to ensure desired outcomes are achieved.
• Evaluate data and provide trend analysis and highlight gaps in compliance followed by recommendations to address potential gaps identified.
• Advice upstream operations on managing environmental risks and provide recommendations to mitigate impacts.
• Provide expert feedback to Company standards review committees and advice revision process.

Minimum Requirements:

• As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Chemical, Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university or an environmental science degree with relevant experience in the industry. An advanced degree is preferred (Master’s degree).
• You will have 5-10 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry.
• You must have proven experience in environmental management systems including auditing ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems;
• Certifications such as certified environmental professional (CEP), ISO14001 EMS Lead Auditor, NEBOSH Environmental Management, GRI sustainability professional certification are also preferred.
• Experience in waste management, water conservation, air quality monitoring, reporting is a requirement.
• You will have good understanding of GHG Reporting Accounting Standards, International Best Practices in pollution prevention and mitigation.
• Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies knowledge is preferred.

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.