The Zinc Lead Environment will contribute to the development of Zinc Department-wide environment management systems and improvement of global environmental performance. The role will support the implementation and ongoing evolution of Glencore Zinc’s Health, Safety, Environment, Communities & Human Rights (HSEC&HR) strategy, including the associated environmental technical procedures and guidance, in alignment with Glencore’s Environment Policy. In this position, travel to sites will of around approximately 40% of time. This role reports to the Head of Environment.

The role

• Provides functional and technical support in the Zinc Department, primarily in the areas of Environment (Biodiversity, Air, Water, Waste and Land Management), Closure Planning and Energy & Climate Change.
• Co-ordinate the development and the implementation of the Zinc Department HSEC&HR Strategy and Annual Plan, primarily in the areas of Environment, Closure Planning and Energy & Climate Change.
• Provide support and Zinc Department-level monitoring of performance related to Environmental objectives, targets, and metrics.
• Co-ordinate the development and implementation of the Zinc Department HSEC & HR Assurance and Verification Plan and activities, primarily in the areas of Environment, Closure Planning and Energy & Climate Change.
• Co-ordinate the development of Glencore Zinc Department Environmental, Closure Planning and Energy & Climate Change System Documents.
• Provide leadership support to the Zinc Department HSEC & HR team to assist in meeting business objectives.
• Deliver technical support to the Zinc Department in meeting environmental compliance and achieving environmental performance objectives, including Environment baseline, risk and impact assessments.
• Closure Planning and Financial Provisioning, Energy and Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services, Land Stewardship and Rehabilitation, Geochemistry (including Acid Rock Drainage and metal leaching), Water Management (including Hydrogeology), Waste Management, Incident Management and Reporting and Contaminated Sites Assessment and Auditing (assurance and verification).
• Support data management and ensure timely and accurate delivery of any required information for internal and external reporting, including statutory reporting, the Annual Report, Annual Sustainability Report, and ICMM-required reporting.
• Provide coordination of environment training programmes and workshops to assist in the implementation of technical standards across the Zinc Department.

Our ideal person

• An experienced professional with high influencing and decision-making capability
• A high level of personal credibility, with the authority to build respect and trust at all levels of a company
• Calm, confident and collaborative. Comfortable “rolling up the sleeves” with a “can do” approach
• A genuine passion for building and sustaining positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Proven ability to navigate complexity and act strategically, as well as being flexible and adaptable to fast changing priorities
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills and proven analytical and creative problem-solving capability

Minimum requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Environment, Science or Engineering disciplines
• Minimum of 7 years’ relevant experience in the resources sector, including operational experience
• Comprehensive background in managing Environment performance
• Experience in the development and implementation of HSEC Strategies and conducting HSEC audits
• Working knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 31000
• Understanding of international standards such as UN Guiding Principles, IFC, UN Sustainable
• Development Goals, Global Biodiversity Framework, TNFD, TCFD.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office suite of products including: Power Point, Word and Excel
• Fluency in English
• Proficiency in Spanish or Russian will be highly regarded

Benefits

• We are committed to providing benefits, which promote mental, physical, and financial well-being. From healthy meal options in our restaurants and bistros to free use of the in-house gym including sport classes with professional trainers.
• We reimburse public transport for commuting to work; alternatively, we offer free parking space.
• We provide tuition assistance for further education and training courses.
• We have a competitive parental leave policy. Our childcare benefits also include emergency childcare services and financial assistance towards daycare costs.
• Employees’ Swiss Pension 2nd pillar is fully paid by Glencore.

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.

With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.

Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restated 2019 baseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end of 2035 and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications.

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