Emea Energy Efficiency Leader

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. Our purpose—we bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress—is a call to go beyond, to reinvent future forms of progress and create sustainable shared value for all through the power of science. In a world facing an ever-growing population and quest for resources, we aim to be the driving force triggering the next breakthroughs to enable humanity to advance while protecting the planet we all share.

We bond with customers and partners to address today and tomorrow’s megatrends. As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social and environmental challenges. You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to safer, cleaner and more sustainable future.

**Role Overview**

**We are looking for**:

- The Solvay One Planet Industrial - Climate & Energy Transition (CET) team contributes to reaching the ambitious climate targets of the Solvay Group (by 2030: -30% emissions, coal phase-out and -30% pressure on biodiversity; by 2050 at the latest: carbon neutrality).
- The CET team is deployed in Europe, in the US and Asia-Pacific. In close collaboration with Solvay’s Global Business Units (GBU), the team identifies the opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, turns them into projects and makes sure they are implemented.

**We count on you for**:

- Analyze environmental and manufacturing data with strong focus on energy and greenhouse gasses in order to propose improvement project
- Identify, define and lead energy efficiency projects, in collaboration with the stakeholders (sites, Business Units, Group experts, external companies),
- Prepare and lead on-site technical diagnosis in the Solvay plants
- Manage a pipe of projects in coordination with the CET Europe manager
- Explore and generate new opportunities on breakthrough technologies, innovative business models.

**You can count on us for**:

- In your role, you will be at the heart of sustainable development in a major chemical company, having a real impact to drive strategy and key projects. You will work within an agile and dynamic team where you will learn working on all aspects of projects: technical, economical and contractual.

**You will bring**:

- Master degree in Engineering (preferred, in particular energy and/or chemical engineering).
- First successful experience in connection with energy and/or sustainable development.

Desired skills:

- Process & Strong technical knowledge
- Thermodynamics
- Energy Markets
- Business plan calculations
- Fluent in English written and spoken.

Desired behaviors:

- Strong analytical & synthesis skills
- Problem solving skills, perseverant and results oriented
- Strong communication skills, both verbally and written, to convince and lead.
- Reliable & CAN DO attitude
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-cultural and international environment
- Strongly passionate for sustainability.

**You will get**:

- Competitive salary and benefits
- 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
- Training platform for all employees
- Free language courses (24 languages available)
- Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

**Additional information**:

- Partial homeworking once successful onboarding; regular travel.

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**About us**

After 50 years, we are going back to the Moon... Solvay Materials are making it possible once again for Humans to return to the Moon. Check here our Artemis missions with NASA: we will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon.

Solvay’s purpose is to bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. We can only fulfill this purpose with a diverse workforce that feels respected and appreciated, and has equal opportunities to work, grow and thrive. Our differences, visible or not, are valued. As Solvay seeks to promote unity and not uniformity, we invite you - regardless of background, age, gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity - to consider a future with us.