Group Energy & Climate Lead

Are you passionate about making a significant impact in the realm of sustainability? Nyrstar acknowledges the substantial influence of energy and climate on both our environmental footprint and financial resilience. We’re seeking a visionary Group Energy and Climate Lead to steer our strategic efforts in these critical areas.

As the cornerstone of Nyrstar’s sustainability agenda, you will be the driving force behind our energy management and climate strategies. This is more than a role; it’s an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy, ensuring that our operations not only thrive but do so responsibly and sustainably. Your expertise will directly contribute to shaping Nyrstar’s future through active customer engagement, addressing a growing demand for transparency in our sustainability practices. You’ll be at the forefront, quantifying product-specific carbon footprints, and leading the conversation on CO2 impacts, effectively bridging the gap between our commercial ambitions and operational realities.

JOB SUMMARY

In this role you will be responsible for managing the company’s energy use and climate strategy to ensure sustainability and compliance with environmental laws. This crucial role focuses on energy and climate initiatives, playing a central part in customer relations and responding to queries about our sustainability efforts. Duties include calculating carbon footprints, giving CO2-related presentations, and coordinating with teams to address client needs. Daily tasks involve tracking sustainability trends and regulations, creating marketing content to showcase our work, and organizing internal requests to enhance our carbon management approach.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Strategic development entails formulating and executing a detailed energy and climate strategy that supports the company’s business aims and sustainability targets, as well as establishing and maintaining an Energy Management System (EnMS) in line with ISO 50001 or relevant standards.
• Policy formulation involves creating and revising company policies and procedures to manage energy use, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and combat climate change.
• Emissions tracking and reduction by overseeing and reducing the company’s carbon footprint by setting and striving for emissions reduction goals.
• Regulatory compliance and reporting by guaranteeing the company’s adherence to energy and climate regulations, including required reports and disclosures.
• Market and regulatory monitoring and staying updated on sustainability trends, laws, and best practices, focusing on carbon management and climate change, to guide company strategy and client communication.
• Stakeholder engagement, including company leaders, staff, clients, suppliers, and regulators, in energy and climate initiatives. Develop communication programs to boost awareness of the company’s energy strategy and progress.
• Risk assessment, identifying and mitigating risks related to fluctuations in energy costs, climate change effects, and shifts in regulations.
• Budget management for energy and climate initiatives, aiming for efficient and effective resource allocation.
• Training and capacity building by creating and conducting training to enhance in-house expertise and awareness in energy and climate management.
• Innovation and best practices in keeping up-to-date with industry trends, new technologies, and best practices for ongoing improvement in energy and climate management.
• Performance measurement of set goals, KPIs, and action plans for energy and climate; tracking and reporting on their progress.
• Sustainability marketing and communication by crafting marketing content and reports to convey the company’s sustainability efforts, carbon data, and eco-commitments to stakeholders.
• Internal coordination and ensuring company-wide communication and collaboration for unified sustainability efforts. Leading the energy management team across different sites and working with other departments.

KEY STAKEHOLDERS & RELATIONSHIPS

• Reporting to the Global Head of SHEQ & Sustainability.
• Internal – CEO, Senior Management, Global Head SHEQ & Sustainability, Corporate SHEQ team, Corporate Affairs team, General Managers, Site SHEQ Managers, Site Energy Managers, Supply chain and procurement team.
• External – Trafigura CHESS team, Trafigura Commercial team, Customers, suppliers and contractors, Regulatory Bodies and Government Agencies, Certification Bodies.