Sustainability Manager

Statkraft; Santiago; Hybride; CLP 88 409 000 - 147 348 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Statkraft seeks a Sustainability Manager Chile to lead the integrated sustainability function across environmental, social and human rights aspects from project development through operations. You will ensure regulatory compliance, manage impacts, risks and opportunities, and embed sustainability into business decisions.

In this role, you will lead our environmental assessment, permitting strategies and social management, build constructive relationships with communities and authorities, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in environmental or social management.
• 5+ years leading teams.
• Experience in environmental assessment, permitting and compliance.
• Experience in social management, community engagement and stakeholder risk management.
• Knowledge of Chilean environmental and social legislation.
• Experience in multinational/matrix organisations and budgets.
• Advanced written and spoken Spanish and English.

Responsabilités

• Lead sustainability strategy delivery across environmental and social management.
• Oversee environmental assessment, permitting strategies and compliance.
• Lead social management and community engagement strategy with stakeholders.
• Provide strategic advice on sustainability risks and opportunities.
• Develop an integrated, high-performing sustainability team and manage budgets and reporting.

Connaissances

Environmental management

Social management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Spanish and English

Formation

Higher education in environmental/civil engineering or related disciplines

Outils

IFC Performance Standards

Description du poste

Statkraft is a leading company in hydropower internationally and Europe's largest generator of renewable energy. The Group produces hydropower, wind power, solar power, and gas-fired power. Statkraft is a global company in energy market operations. Statkraft has around 6,200 employees in 20 countries.

Job Description

Sustainability Manager Chile will lead Statkraft Chile’s integrated sustainability function across environmental management and permitting, social management and human rights, throughout project development, construction and operations. The role will protect and strengthen Statkraft’s licence to operate, ensure compliance with applicable requirements, manage material sustainability, impacts, risks and opportunities, and integrate sustainability considerations into business decisions in line with local legislation, Operative Model and applicable corporate standards.

Responsabilities:

As Sustainability Manager Chile, you will play a key role in delivering our sustainability strategy, ensuring that environmental, social and human rights considerations are fully integrated into our business decisions, projects and operations.

You will lead the environmental and social management of our projects and operating assets, including environmental assessment and permitting strategies, regulatory compliance, environmental commitments, performance monitoring, audits and action plans.

A key part of your role will be leading our social management and community engagement strategy, building constructive relationships with communities, landowners, authorities and other relevant stakeholders. You will oversee social impact and risk management, grievance mechanisms, conflict prevention and resolution, social investment initiatives, and the local implementation of our human rights commitments.

Working closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams, you will provide strategic advice on sustainability risks and opportunities and ensure that environmental and social considerations are embedded early in investment, project development, construction and operational decisions.

You will also lead and develop an integrated, high-performing sustainability team, ensuring clear priorities, strong collaboration and effective execution. In addition, you will oversee sustainability performance, budgets, external consultants and reporting, ensuring reliable and timely information for both local and corporate requirements.

Sustainability owns the technical management of environmental and social impacts, community relations, human rights and sustainability reporting; Communications & Public Affairs owns corporate communications, institutional positioning, media relations and public-affairs strategy.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Relevant higher education in environmental engineering, civil engineering, natural resources, forestry, biology, geography, social sciences, law or a related discipline; postgraduate study in sustainability, environmental management, social management, human rights or ESG is desirable.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience, with strong depth in environmental or social management and demonstrated leadership across complementary sustainability disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading teams.
• Proven experience in environmental assessment, permitting and compliance, together with social management, community engagement and stakeholder-risk management.
• Solid knowledge of Chilean environmental and social legislation and applicable international good practice.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing budgets, consultants, contracts and service delivery.
• Renewable-energy, infrastructure or other regulated-industry experience is desirable, as is familiarity with IFC Performance Standards, human-rights due diligence and ESG reporting.
• Experience in multinational and matrix organisations
• Advanced written and spoken Spanish and English.

Additional Information

Statkraft offers competitive terms of employment and benefit schemes, and we’re a trusted employer that puts the safety of our people first. We believe that a safe and healthy working environment is a matter of choice, not chance.

Statkraft's vision is to renew the way the world is powered. To navigate the complex journey ahead, we need every voice at the table. We therefore work actively to be a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome all applicants regardless of background, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, nationality or disability.