Regional Environmental Lead - APAC

Main Purpose:The Regional Environmental Management Lead oversees the region's Environmental performance and develops, implements, and monitors environmental strategies that promote sustainable developmentKnowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the collation of GHG data for the business, ensuring compliance with the Global Environment and Sustainability Reporting requirements.
• Embed Puma Energy’s Environmental Standards across the organisation, ensuring compliance.
• Responsible for maintaining HSSE networks to effectively deliver and share learnings and best practices internally and externally across the APAC Region in a structured, standard, and auditable manner.
• Support Global Environmental and Sustainability initiatives.
• Monitor and assure Environment and Sustainability indicators with analysis and trending of the incident and NCR data.
• Ensure lessons learnt from environmental incidents are cascaded across the organisation and the wider group.
• Develop Environmental and Sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other Puma Energy Environmental and Sustainability professionals.
• Assist in evaluating workplace environments, equipment, and practices for compliance.
• Design and implement Environmental workplace processes and procedures that help protect workers from potentially hazardous work conditions.
• Review Sphera entries for Environmental incidents, identify trends and support developing and communicating proactive initiatives.
• Develop training and awareness material to support Environmental initiatives.
• Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to Environmental and Sustainability.
• Identify and investigate non-conformances of natural resource management, waste management, recycling, or other Puma Energy Environmental policies.
• Identify or procure needed resources to implement Environmental and Sustainability programs or manage issues.
• Verify that the in-country Operations have identified and documented its environmental aspects (i.e., Environment Impact Register).
• Verify that the in-country Operations have identified and documented relevant legislative requirements to comply with (i.e., Legal Register).
• Verify that the in-country Operations have developed an Environmental Management Plan and Program.
• Assess or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost-effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance.
• Escalate overdue or negligent Environmental action management to the Regional Head of HSSE and the applicable Country Operations Management.
• Lead or manage others undertaking ISO 14001 audits across in-country Operations.
• Ensure Country HSSE Mgrs./ Business Partners and Country Operational Managers are made aware of changes or updates to Environmental Regulations, Codes of Practice, or Puma Energy EMS requirements relevant to their jurisdiction and operations
• Provide technical or administrative support for Global  Environmental and Sustainability programs or issues.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety or similar
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or similar.

Experience, Skills & Competencies:

• A minimum of 3-5 years of practical experience in an environmental systems, governance, or assurance role.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience in leading audits, including auditing of standards ISO 14001.
• Critical thinker with innovative problem-solving skills.
• Highly computer literate with proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and related business and communication tools.
• Familiarity with (or willingness to learn about) Environmental legislative frameworks across global jurisdictions.
• Familiarity with (or willingness to learn about) international standards ISO 14001, ISO 9001
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills.
• Strategic and creative mindset.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Proactive, can work independently to produce outcomes.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Internal : 

• Country HSSE Mgrs./ Business Partners
• Global Environment Manager
• Global HSSE Reporting & GHG Data Lead
• Country Operational Managers
• Laboratory Supervisors
• Country Functional Leaders
• Site Operational Teams, Supervisors, Employees and Contractors

External:

• Contractors & Consultants
• Industry Partners
• Accreditation Agencies
• External Auditors
• Environmental Regulators
• HSSE System Platform Providers (e.g., Sphera, Avetta, etc.)