Overview
NEOM is an accelerator of human progress and a vision of what a new future might look like. A region in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, NEOM is being built from the ground up to include hyperconnected, cognitive cities, ports, next-generation infrastructure and industries, enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues and tourist destinations.
As a destination, it will be a home for people who dream big and want to be part of building a new model for exceptional livability, creating thriving businesses and reinventing environmental conservation.
As a workplace, it is a place for people who share our core values of care, curiosity, diversity, passion, respect, and becoming a catalyst for change.
Are you ready to help NEOM find solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges? Are you prepared to create a lasting legacy that benefits generations to come? Then we want to hear from you!
Role Overview
The purpose of this role is to provide, support and delivery of initiatives to ensure that all applicable activities in NEOM meet the required levels of sustainability performance, in areas such as Sustainable Procurement, Circular Economy, Sustainable Design and Decarbonization.
Requirements Summary
- Experience across the fields of sustainable built environment planning and design including, but not be limited to:
- A broad understanding of sustainability benchmarking and supplier and product assessment and selection
- Sustainability data gathering, analysis and reporting of proponents and supply chains
- Exposure to markets that have a maturity of sustainability performance data and information for materials and products, along with experience of developing proponents and their supply chain
- Experience in supporting the sustainability performance of supply chains of businesses
- Proven ability to support the company to meet required levels of sustainability performance, in areas such as Sustainable Procurement, Circular Economy, Sustainable Design and Decarbonization.
ROLE COMPETENCIES & ACTIVITIES
The Senior Sustainability Specialist's responsibilities will include, but not limited to:
Knowledge
- Sustainability data for suppliers, products and materials
- How corporations can analyze and improve their sustainability performance and that of their supply chain
- Sustainable infrastructure rating systems
- Awareness of basic principles of sustainable design process and how it is used to carry out compliance with sustainability standards
- Good awareness of environmental and sustainability initiatives in a Corporate Environment
Skills
- Training skills for key sustainability performance areas, with other departments and suppliers
- Verbal corporate communication skills and infographic and presentations development skills
- Assessment of suppliers, products and materials
- Evaluating supplier tender submissions
- Carry out assessments for supplier, product and material sustainability performance.
Collaboration and Advocacy
- Interfaces closely with the internal teams to ensure appropriate, rigorous and timely deliverables for NEOM Department sustainability initiative projects
- Work collaboratively and engage with relevant teams on all NEOM activities’ related environmental and sustainability issues
- Supports leadership, assets owners, tenants, master-planners, procurement professionals, designers, consultants, suppliers and sustainability specialists in the sustainability initiatives and compliance in NEOM.
Sustainability Implementation
- Support teams as required to enable NEOM to meet required levels of sustainability performance, in areas such as Sustainable Procurement, Circular Economy, Sustainable Design and Decarbonization
- Coordinate the effective, high quality and timely interface in relation to assessment and improvement of environmental and sustainability performance of suppliers, materials, products and equipment
- Monitor the compliance review of sustainability initiatives documentation in accordance with department and relevant NEOM-wide institutional mechanisms, processes and procedures
- Engage with consultants and colleagues in the preparation of sustainability-related standards and guidelines, policies and procedures
- Drives the implementation of best practice and innovation with the objective of achieving NEOM sustainability goals with particular focus on sustainability initiatives relating to Sustainable Procurement, Sustainable Design and Circular Economy
- Monitors continued alignment of NEOM activities with the NEOM sustainability requirements as well as IFC performance standards and world’s best practice.
- Monitor that sustainability issues are effectively implemented during all Corporate Activities and project phases
- Monitor that Supplier, Materials and Equipment Assessments and all other Second Line Corporate Governance Programs are conducted and audit records and reports are compiled, as appropriate.
- Provide technical support and guidance on sustainability related Second Line Corporate Governance Programs within NEOM and to external stakeholders where interface is required (e.g. developers/ consultants/ suppliers).
- Supports with the implementation of sustainability initiatives and communication / educational programs
Stakeholder engagement
- Provide technical support and guidance related to sustainability within NEOM and to external stakeholders where interface is required (e.g., developers / consultants / suppliers) to ensure required levels of sustainability performance, in areas such as Sustainable Procurement, Circular Economy, Sustainable Design and Decarbonization are met
- Extensive collaboration and sharing of information with agreed internal and external stakeholders
- Represent NEOM in relation to Sustainability from time to time in national and international engagements and conferences if needed.
People / Culture Management
- Contribute to and help maintain a high-performance culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement in the team.
Culture and Values
- Embrace NEOM’s culture and Values https://www.neom.com/en-us/about.
- Act with honesty and integrity by following best practices, and upholding the robust standards and expectations set out in NEOM’s Code of Conduct.
- Maintain fair, ethical and professional work practices in accordance with NEOM’s Values and Code of Conduct.
- Adhere to NEOM’s Policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with rules.
Experience & Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- 3+ years of experience across the fields of sustainable built environment planning and design
- A broad understanding of sustainability benchmarking and supplier and product assessment and selection
- Sustainability data gathering, analysis and reporting of proponents and supply chains
- Exposure to markets that have a maturity of sustainability performance data and information for materials and products, along with experience of developing proponents and their supply chain
- Experience in supporting the sustainability performance of supply chains of businesses
- Proven ability to support the company to meet required levels of sustainability performance, in areas such as Sustainable Procurement, Circular Economy, Sustainable Design and Decarbonization.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability or related Engineering field
- Master’s degree is preferred.
- Professional qualifications and work experience with development and/or implementation of ‘Sustainability Implementation and Accreditation / Certification’
