About the job

Senior Sustainability & Energy Specialist

CCL Global is currently recruiting a Senior Sustainability & Energy Specialist to support a major international energy organisation in the development and enhancement of its corporate sustainability, ESG, energy and emissions management capability.

This is a senior-level position with responsibility for strengthening the organisation's sustainability framework, governance structure, strategy, reporting processes and performance management, while also developing internal capability through coaching and knowledge transfer.

Location: Dubai, UAEContract: Initial 12-month renewable assignment.Sector: Oil & Gas / Energy

Key Responsibilities

• Review, consolidate and enhance the existing corporate sustainability framework and strategy.
• Develop sustainability governance structures, responsibilities, RACI matrices and reporting processes.
• Lead the development of the organisation's annual Sustainability Report aligned with GRI Standards.
• Establish reporting methodologies, templates, evidence requirements and internal review processes.
• Review and enhance energy, GHG emissions and flaring reporting, including corporate-level consolidation and data-quality controls.
• Develop and formalise ESG and sustainability KPIs, ownership structures and performance dashboards.
• Conduct and support materiality assessments and stakeholder engagement.
• Improve sustainability data governance, audit readiness and reporting consistency.
• Provide structured coaching and mentoring to junior sustainability personnel.
• Develop procedures, SOPs, reporting tools and documentation to enable long-term internal ownership of sustainability activities.

Experience & Requirements

• Significant experience within Sustainability, ESG, Energy or Environmental Performance Management.
• Proven experience developing or supporting GRI-aligned Sustainability Reports.
• Strong understanding of ESG frameworks, sustainability governance and corporate sustainability strategy.
• Technical understanding of GHG emissions, flaring and energy performance reporting.
• Experience developing sustainability/ESG KPI frameworks, dashboards and performance reporting.
• Experience undertaking or supporting materiality assessments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional coordination capability.
• Ability to coach, mentor and transfer technical knowledge.
• Excellent written reporting, analytical and presentation skills.
• Previous Oil & Gas or Energy sector experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of internationally recognised standards including ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and ISO 14064.
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