Senior Specialist – Environment and Sustainability

Designation: Senior Specialist - Environment and Sustainability
Location: East-Wharf, Karachi (On-Site)
Employment Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Education: Minimum 16 years of education or Masters Degree preferably in Environmental Sciences
Experience: Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience preferably within Port/Terminal/Marine Sector
Requirement: Candidate must be certified ISO 14001 Auditor

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
The company is a leading terminal operator managing port berths under a long-term concession with the Karachi Port Trust (KPT). It plays a critical role in facilitating Pakistans maritime trade by delivering efficient, reliable, and technology-driven terminal operations. With a strong focus on trade facilitation.

Core Responsibilities:

Environmental Management Systems (EMS)-

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the Environmental Management System (EMS) and related control procedures in alignment with AD Ports Group's ESG and HSSE framework and international standards.
• Develop and maintain terminal-level environmental and ESG plans,
  procedures, and controls to ensure compliance and operational consistency.
• Coordinate environmental emergency preparedness and response planning, including drills and incident management.
• Conduct regular environmental audits, inspections, and risk assessments to identify gaps and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure integration of environmental risk management into terminal
  operations and decision-making.

Environmental Compliance & Regulatory Alignment

• Ensure full compliance with applicable local, national, and international environmental regulations, permits, and standards.
• Act as the primary interface with environmental regulators, port authorities, auditors, and lenders on environmental compliance-related matters.
• Engage proactively with regulators, port authorities, auditors, industry
  partners, and local communities to ensure transparent communication and compliance.
• Prepare, submit, and manage all statutory, regulatory, and lender-required environmental and ESG reports.
• Monitor contractor and third-party environmental performance and embed ESG requirements into contracts and projects.

Sustainability, Decarbonization & Circular Economy

• Lead the implementation of sustainability and decarbonization initiatives across Karachi terminals in line with the Group's decarbonization roadmap.
• Drive programs related to energy efficiency, emissions reduction, waste
  minimization, and resource optimization.
• Promote circular economy practices within terminal operations, including waste segregation, reuse, recycling, and value recovery initiatives.
• Monitor and analyze energy consumption, water use, waste streams, and GHG emissions.
• Integration and monitoring of sustainability objectives, ESG KPIs, and
  decarbonization targets.
• Collaborate closely with Group ESG teams on sustainability strategy
  development and execution.

Environmental & ESG Performance Monitoring and Reporting

• Establish and maintain robust data collection, monitoring, and quality control systems for environmental and sustainability metrics.
• Coordinate ESG data management and reporting in line with recognized
  frameworks (e.g. GRI, CSRD, GHG Protocol).
• Prepare accurate, timely, and high-quality ESG reports, dashboards, and KPIs for terminal management, corporate teams, regulators, and external stakeholders.
• Analyze performance trends, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend corrective actions for continuous improvement.