Senior Director, Sustainability

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We are seeking for a Senior Director, Sustainability, to be part of the management team responsible for leading the sustainability framework across all the business units within Singtel Digital Infra Co (DI CO) with a specialised focus on Nxera Data Centre. This role is expected to act as a change agent and subject matter expert for sustainability related matters within the organization, in working closely and leading other relevant departments such as operations, products, and strategy to achieve the organisation's sustainability aspiration. Beyond the organisation, this role must advocate for sustainability initiatives externally to establish Nxera as a Green Data Centre leader; and to support the sales of greener offerings in the region. 

Job Responsibilities

• To develop and be responsible for the sustainability strategy of DI CO and galvanise the various functions within the organisation to achieve the collective goals. 
• To stay updated with sustainability industry trends, risks, and opportunities to support strategic planning and facilitate discussions with key partners including collaborating with the Group Sustainability function.
• Manage end-to-end sustainability related matters to energy, water and waste across DI CO and build strong working relationship with other functional teams to integrate sustainability ownership and inspire positive changes across the organization.
• Set up processes and controls for collecting, organizing, and reporting ESG information. This comprises collecting, validating, calculating, and aggregating ESG data for reporting purposes for DI CO and the Group.
• Own shared accountability of the sustainability metrices e.g. PUE, WUE, carbon emission with the operations team and to have line of sight and accountability of the sustainability improvement road map strategy, ensuring that we adopt the respective industry best practises.
• To work with the strategy team on green innovation and partnerships with external parties such as IHLs, other research units, governmental organisations and other technology companies.
• To be the subject-matter expert within DI CO in developing sustainability opportunities and to equip the other functions with the right sustainability related competency for their respective functions.
• To be responsible for the total sustainability budget to deliver the sustainability strategy.
• Other relevant duties to the role and responsibilities may be assigned to you from time to time to support the business growth of our organization.

Job requirements

• Possess a Degree in Engineering i.e. Mechanical and Electrical/ Electronics Engineering.
• Minimum 12-15 years of experience in a technical and/or sustainability domain. Have worked in large facilities management area and in a leadership position for at least 5 years.
• Experienced in leading a cross-functional team to develop the sustainability strategies for mid and long term for ICT operations especially in Data Centres.
• Familiar with green Data Centre requirements and operations, Energy Management and sourcing knowledge.
• Have an appreciation of the Data Centre industry, operational concerns, and respective technical limitations/commercial customer demands.
• Experienced in environmental management system and carbon management sustainability.
• Possess good project management skills such as ability to actively manage and balance task, cost and time.
• Has a dynamic personality with strong inter-personal and communication skills to engage diverse stakeholders within and beyond the organisation.
• Strong understanding of the Renewable energy landscape in the region.
• Apt in implementing environmental concepts (e.g. carbon foot printing, design-for-environment etc.)
• Highly preferred to possess certifications such as:
• Singapore Certified Energy Manager
• Green Mark Manager and
• ISO1400 series qualification
• Possess strong familiarity in the areas of:
• Environmental and carbon reporting standards (e.g. CDP)
• Sustainability reporting according to the various standards such as GRI, SASB and etc
• Carbon Accounting and ISSB standards