U.S. Sustainability Director

U.S. Sustainability Director

Location:

Green River, WY

Lead sustainability across WE Soda's US operations, ensuring the Group Sustainability Plan is understood and actively embedded across the US leadership team. Scope includes, but is not limited to, planning, governance, reporting, management systems, sustainability transformation and stakeholder management. The role also ensures the Group Sustainability Plan reflects local and regional context.

Support the development and adaptation of the Group Sustainability Plan Track and report progress against the Group Sustainability Plan Ensure the sustainability strategy remains relevant within the national and local context

Lead deployment of the regional sustainability roadmap

Coordinate sustainability governance activity in-country

Coordinate sustainability assurance and certification activity, notably IRMA (Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance) and, where relevant, Responsible Glass Support and provide input on building the roadmap for ISO 14001 (environmental) and ISO 45001 (health & safety) management-system certification

Lead carbon strategy, reporting and reduction roadmap governance for the country

Partner closely with engineering, energy and water teams to agree long-term technical roadmaps

Coordinate regional sustainability initiatives covering carbon, waste, water efficiency and catchment stewardship

Lead environmental performance initiatives - emissions, waste, water, land, wildlife, and resource management - driving the company's broader sustainability commitments, ESG reporting, and GHG emissions data governance

Own the beyond-compliance environmental agenda, including nature protection and biodiversity, tailings safety, and closure planning

Lead water rights strategy and agency engagement, and oversee easement negotiations with landowners and crossing agreements with third parties (US operations)

Support, or lead where appropriate, local stakeholder engagement including local communities, national NGOs, academic institutions and local regulators

Coordinate with the country leadership team on government affairs activity linked to sustainability, climate, emissions trading schemes (ETS) and carbon markets, and environmental topics

Support external sustainability positioning and engagement

Lead ESG reporting and disclosure activity for the country

Oversee ESG data governance, assurance and digitization

Produce quarterly sustainability dashboards

Undertake site-based environmental and social impact assessments

Coordinate the collection and consolidation of data and narrative for Group reporting frameworks and ratings, including TCFD/TNFD (climate- and nature-related financial disclosures), CDP, Eco Vadis, Sustainalytics and Sedex

B.S in environmental science, sustainability, engineering or a related discipline required; a relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred

Senior-level experience in sustainability, ESG or EHS leadership within heavy industry, chemicals, mining or manufacturing, required

Strong working knowledge of ESG reporting frameworks and ratings relevant to the role (e.g. TCFD/TNFD, CDP, Eco Vadis, Sustainalytics, Sedex, IRMA), required

Experience engaging regulators, NGOs, academic institutions and community stakeholders in a national context, required

Proven ability to translate group-level strategy into local delivery, strongly preferred

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across a matrix organization

Able to operate credibly at both strategic and site-operational level

Confident, clear communicator, able to represent the company externally

Willingness to travel regularly between sites and periodically to company headquarters in London