Director, Environmental & Sustainability Data & Systems

Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Dir Environmental and Sustainability Data & Systems within our Environmental & Sustainability group based in Denver, CO or Houston, TX.

Key Responsibilities:

The Director Environmental and Sustainability Data & Systems position is responsible for:

• Supporting Oxy’s Environmental and Sustainability department, including Air Quality, Environmental, Global Sustainable Solutions and Sustainability functions, to advance Oxy’s sustainability efforts;
• Managing a team of direct reports, providing guidance and support to achieve departmental goals;
• Leading the strategic vision to achieve Oxy's Environmental and Sustainability (E&S) digital ambition by aligning sustainability efforts with the overall business strategy;
• Defining data management and system needs for E&S functions’ data and reporting requirements;
• Driving continuous improvement by identifying and implementing systems to efficiently collect, manage and reconcile data and generate reports to enhance transparency of key E&S-related data;
• Developing standardized controls and procedures for E&S data management in support of mandatory and voluntary reporting and data assurance requirements;
• Dissecting complex regulatory requirements both domestically and internationally and identifying commonalities in support of enterprise-wide solutions for E&S data management and systems;
• Evaluating new technologies and innovative approaches to improve data management (e.g., AI, robotic processing automation, automated workflows, data reconciliation, etc.);
• Monitoring changing regulations and/or emerging trends/issues to keep at the forefront of changing E&S data needs and reporting requirements;
• Expanding intra-company collaboration with cross-functional teams for coordination of E&S-related data management with Health & Safety and other business functions;
• Develop, review, maintain, and enhance E&S dashboards and reports for internal and external stakeholders;
• Other duties as required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, computer science, earth sciences, or minimum 20 years equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading teams.
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft suite of applications including Power BI) for analysis, review and reporting of data.
• Good analytical and quantitative data management skills.
• Experience with data management systems to benchmark and synthesize data and communicate internally trends and insights.
• Knowledge of greenhouse gas emissions, climate-related risks, environmental issues, social and ESG-related issues, and the domestic and international regulatory reporting landscape.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical issues to broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to drive continuous improvement, identifying ways for managing E&S data more efficiently and effectively.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Prior energy, materials, utilities or capital-goods industry experience preferred.
• Corporate E&S-related reporting experience in a multi-national business context preferred.

 

Relocation will not be provided.

The salary range for this position is:$ 205,600 - $ 282,700 Annual