Senior Specialist Sustainability & Energy Solutions

About Ma'aden

Ma'aden, established in 1997, is recognized as one of the fastest-growing mining companies globally and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. The company is instrumental in developing the mining industry to become a key economic pillar for Saudi Arabia, focusing on building a world-class, integrated mining value chain.

Role Overview

The Senior Specialist, Sustainability & Energy Solutions, based in Thuwal, contributes to Ma'aden's sustainability and resource growth objectives. This full-time role involves identifying opportunities to enhance energy efficiency, optimize resource utilization, and improve environmental performance across operations. The specialist will transform operational and sustainability data into actionable insights to support informed decision-making and value creation, contributing to sustainability initiatives that strengthen operational performance and reduce resource intensity.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver insights to improve energy efficiency, resource utilization, and sustainability performance for assigned initiatives.
• Identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities through data-driven analysis and benchmarking.
• Establish performance baselines, indicators, and tracking mechanisms to support measurable sustainability outcomes.
• Execute sustainability and energy optimization initiatives to achieve targeted operational and environmental benefits.
• Support pilot programs, proof-of-concepts, and implementation activities to accelerate innovation adoption.
• Provide technical and economic analysis to strengthen prioritization and investment decisions.
• Produce accurate dashboards, reports, and performance insights for effective management decisions.
• Translate complex technical and operational data into practical recommendations and business actions.
• Advance opportunities to improve sustainability performance, energy efficiency, and resource effectiveness.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry practices that support operational improvement and sustainability goals.
• Build effective partnerships across operations, engineering, sustainability, and Technology & Innovation functions.
• Ensure sustainability activities align with environmental regulations, ESG requirements, and corporate governance standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• 2-5 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver data-driven recommendations for improved energy efficiency and resource utilization.
• Experience in tracking Sustainability KPIs and providing actionable performance insights.
• Proficiency in identifying and implementing improvement opportunities that support value creation and operational excellence.
• Capability to ensure sustainability reporting and project activities meet governance and compliance requirements.
• Experience in engaging stakeholders effectively for successful implementation of sustainability initiatives.

Success Factors

Success in this role is measured by the delivery of measurable operational and environmental improvements through sustainability and energy optimization initiatives. This includes effective tracking of sustainability KPIs, the generation of actionable performance insights, and the consistent adherence to governance and compliance requirements in all sustainability reporting and project activities. Effective stakeholder engagement is also a key indicator of success.