Spire is seeking a Sustainability, Lead to function as technical subject matter expert in building, managing, and implementing the Company's sustainability data and strategy.
Company Overview
At Spire, we believe energy exists to help people. To enrich their lives, grow their businesses, advance their communities. It's a simple idea, but one that's at the heart of our business. We're dedicated to understanding our customers' needs and goals to better serve them today and tomorrow. That's why we're always looking for driven, collaborative people to join our team. Because we believe that offering our customers the best service means bringing together the best people.
We value safety, inclusion, and integrity. We connect to people, get the job done, and leave a memory and everything about our culture comes back to one thing: a handshake at the front door. We have 4 essential behaviors that show how the Spire culture comes to life:
- We Collaborate: We reach across boundaries to connect with each other and deliver on our promises. We put teamwork first, knowing that our collective energy makes us stronger.
- We Care: We create good memories by treating people how we want to be treated: We are inclusive, respectful and kind. We actively create a caring culture that feels like a handshake at the front door.
- We Advance: We are active learners who never stop looking for ways to innovate and improve ourselves, and our company. We embrace ongoing development and process improvement with passion and tenacity.
- We Have Perspective: We strive to gain additional perspective about Spire's business and the ever-changing energy industry. We know that every employee plays an important role in Spire's success, and we give our best to better understand how to help move the company forward.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Collects and evaluates data for measurement, tracking and reporting for GHG emissions from all Spire business operations. Including:
- Emissions modeling, quantification, and forecasting.
- Validation and verification according to recognized standards.
- Provides expertise to functional and business unit leadership to identify opportunities for emissions reductions. Measures and reports emissions reductions and assists business units in implementation of mitigation strategies.
- Identifies and develops opportunities for Spire functional and business unit leadership to offset emissions from operations. Provides guidance and assistance to functional and business unit leadership to implement targeted opportunities.
- Establishes and administers process for Corporate Greenhouse Gas Inventory to meet requirements of internal and external audit processes.
- Manages GHG inventory reporting to meet standards for:
- Management reporting, board reporting,
- Sustainability Report and supporting GRI data,
- Natural Gas Sustainability Initiative (NGSI) reporting
- One Future Reporting
- Other federal, state, or local reporting, as required.
- Works with functional and business unit leadership to develop data tracking and reporting mechanisms to accommodate current and new reporting streams, as required by management or other regulatory bodies.
- Administers carbon credits for all business units, including administration of EPA accounts and coordination of business unit activities with carbon credit vendors (i.e.. Anew.)
Essential Characteristics and Competencies
- Ability to lead by example in support of the Company's essential characteristics and values: strong ethics and integrity, dedication to a safe work environment, commitment to a diverse workforce that recognizes and respects every individual's unique skill and perspective.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to adapt in a changing culture.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and establish rapport with a diverse array of people.
- Ability to think creatively, work independently, and manage time effectively in order to meet individual goals and deadlines.
- Ability to work as part of a team and display a positive attitude for this dynamic environment.
- Exhibits problem-solving skills in ambiguous situations where there is no clear-cut answer.
- Exhibits a bias for action.
Required Education (certifications, licenses)
- Bachelor's Degree, required.
- Graduate degree, preferred.
- 3-5 years of experience in developing and preparing corporate reporting of emissions and/or offsets.
- 10+ years progressive experience required, ideally including roles in utility operations, engineering, and/or compliance management or reporting.
- Experience in environmental science, emissions tracking, analysis, and reporting, and/or implementation of environmental/renewable measures, preferred.
Spire Inc.
Alabama United States
www.spireenergy.com/
