U.S. Sustainability Director
Location: Green River, WY
Role Purpose
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.
Key Responsibilities
Sustainability Strategy & Governance
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
Carbon, Water & Waste
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)
Stakeholder, Community & External Engagement
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
ESG & Sustainability Reporting
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, EcoVadis, Sustainalytics and Sedex
Skill, Capability and Educational Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
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, EcoVadis, 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
Skills & Competencies
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
