Decarbonization and Sustainability Environmental Specialist

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy company in Saudi Arabia seeks an experienced Environmental Specialist to drive decarbonization and sustainability efforts. Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering and have at least 17 years of experience in oil and gas. The role involves monitoring environmental standards, conducting GHG assessments, and implementing sustainability initiatives. This full-time position offers an opportunity to work on world-scale projects and is part of a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Comprehensive workforce development programs

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• 17+ years of experience in oil and gas refineries, petrochemical.
• EPI/QEP certification preferred.
• Familiar with development of decarbonization roadmap and GHG emission targets.

Responsibilities

• Monitor alignment with environmental protection policies.
• Identify and solve environmental problems.
• Conduct GHG assessments for various plants.
• Manage monitoring of air quality and waste management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting skills

Knowledge of environmental regulations

Knowledge of GHG emission management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering

Tools

ISO-14001 Environmental Management System

Job description

Title: Decarbonization and Sustainability Environmental Specialist

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 experienced Environmental Specialist with Refinery Experience to join our Global Manufacturing Excellence organization to work under the Decarbonization and Sustainability Division to work on environmental protection and performance aspects.

Decarbonization and Sustainability Division provides support to Saudi Aramco Global Manufacturing wholly owned and affiliates’ facilities in assessing and advising on the deployment and adoption of decarbonization, energy and environmental programs and initiatives. This includes identifying and analyzing operational challenges and developing engineering solutions to improve energy efficiency and GHG emissions.

Your primary role is to provide expert guidance and support in establishing environmental business plans objectives and emission baselines, developing solutions to environmental problems, conducting environmental performance calculations, daily monitoring and reporting, collecting and analyzing data to observe the GHG reduction opportunities, advising to improve the performance, and identifying deviations and developing solutions to environmental problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor facility operating and business plans objectives are consistent and in-line with Saudi Aramco environmental protection policy and all applicable environmental policies, GIs and standards.
• Identify deviations and developing solutions to environmental problems to ensure mitigation of facilities environmental risk and improve compliance to company and governmental environmental regulations.
• Conduct full potential GHG and environmental assessment and provide recommendations.
• Develop, review and implement Green House Gas management.
• Conduct internal GHG assessment in preparation for facilities such as refineries, NGL fractionation plants, and petrochemical plants and lube manufacturing plants.
• Monitor the solids and chemical disposals to guarantee a safe environmental protection in compliance with governmental regulations.
• Monitor air quality, waste water and water conservation, waste management performance.
• Develop, review and deployment of facilities environmental management system in alignment with ISO14001.
• Develop and maintain Environmental procedures and guidelines.
• Conduct internal environmental performance benchmarking studies among the oil and gas, refineries.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering.
• At least 17 years of experience in oil and gas refineries, petrochemical.
• EPI/QEP certified professional are preferred.
• Knowledge of the oil & gas, refining industry and its environmental challenges and risks.
• Knowledge of global / governmental environmental policies, regulations and standards.
• Expertise in technical sustainability data, calculation methodology and limitations.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in the field of environmental engineering.
• Familiar with ISO-14001 Environmental Management System and Requirement.
• Familiar with development of decarbonization roadmap, GHG emission baseline and target setting.

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work Location: Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in Job offer

Work Schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job offer

Job Post Duration

Job posting start date: 07/01/2025

Job posting end date: 12/31/2025

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.