Senior Energy Specialist

The Senior Energy Specialist will provide technical-economic advice and support project development for methane and flaring reduction projects under the GFMR Trust Fund. The role involves technical assessment, policy advisory, capacity building, and collaboration with global initiatives to reduce gas flaring and methane emissions in the oil and gas sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical-economic advice and help screen, assess and select potential methane and flaring reduction projects to be supported by GFMR grant funding and technical assistance.
• Support project development and provide guidance on all aspects of the technical assessment of gas flaring or methane emission reduction projects including rationale for mitigation options, technology appropriateness, scope of pre-feasibility studies, consistency with best industry practices, and practical pathways to address gaps and barriers.
• Advise the development of emissions baselines at facility-level and evaluation of abatement potential.
• Support the design of relevant policies and regulatory reforms to achieve bankable abatement solutions.
• Develop and deliver technical assistance to build operational capabilities and systems including measurement, monitoring, and abatement technologies and practices.
• Work with WBG staff to assess and prepare economic and cost efficiency evaluation of proposed activities including cash flow models.
• Identify and assess abatement project risks and develop risk mitigation measures.
• Build government and operator technical, economic and institutional capacities to ensure long-term, sustainable emission reductions and practices.
• Contribute to dialogue and collaboration between WBG and other global and private sector-led initiatives on flaring and methane emission reduction in the oil and gas sector.
• Monitor evolving global industry and institutional knowledge and best practices for lessons learned on MRV systems, abatement technologies, satellite data collection and analysis.
• Support GFMR team in providing technical assistance in implementing OGMP2.0 and methane regulatory advisory services to operators and governments.
• Lead or be a member of the team on knowledge-sharing initiatives including publication of gas flaring and methane emission data, developing case studies, organizing and participating in workshops, conferences, events, forums, and meetings.
• Represent GFMR in various technical working groups related to flaring and methane emission reduction initiatives including industry forums and seminars.
• Prepare briefing documents and other materials for GFMR’s Program Manager, senior World Bank officials, and GFMR Technical Advisory Group and Steering Committee to communicate progress towards GFMR’s objectives.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in disciplines relevant to the oil & gas industry, such as process or civil engineering, natural gas engineering, petroleum engineering, oil & gas emission management or similar fields from an internationally-recognized academic institution.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in oil and gas upstream, midstream and downstream operations.
• Experience in oil and gas business development including engineering, technology, project implementation, associated gas monetization and commercialization, gas value chains, asset-scale and regional energy infrastructure, pre-feasibility studies, planning and monitoring.
• Experience in economic and commercial assessment of oil and gas projects including gas and LNG market analysis, public and private sector investment opportunities, development of cashflow models, and identification/mitigation of technical, commercial and market risks.
• Experience conducting methane emission detection and measurement campaigns across the value chain including defining objectives, methodologies, technological solutions, and assessment and interpretation of results.
• Experience with emission abatement programs with robust MMRV systems and execution, including integration of risk mitigation measures relevant to policy and regulatory aspects and application of shadow price of carbon for economic assessments.
• Experience managing oil and gas sector methane emissions along the entire value chain, gas flaring, venting and methane leaks; including emission identification, MMRV standards and digital infrastructure, and appropriate mitigation technologies and practices.
• Experience working in developing countries in development and techno-economic analysis of emission reduction projects.
• Fluency in English, oral and written; working knowledge of Arabic, French, Russian or Spanish is a significant plus.
• Strong analytical and data processing skills including sophisticated use of MS Excel; experience with Power BI and GIS mapping software such as ArcGIS is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and participate in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to present complex issues with clarity and objectivity.
• Track record of teamwork in a diverse and collaborative environment.

Skills

• Process Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Natural Gas Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Oil and Gas Emission Management
• Oil and Gas Upstream Operations
• Oil and Gas Midstream Operations
• Oil and Gas Downstream Operations
• Oil and Gas Business Development
• Project Implementation
• Associated Gas Monetization
• Gas Value Chains
• Energy Infrastructure Management
• Pre-feasibility Studies
• Economic Assessments
• Commercial Assessment
• Gas Market Analysis
• LNG Market Analysis
• Investment Opportunity Analysis
• Cashflow Modeling
• Risk Identification Mitigation Planning
• Methane Emissions Detection
• Methane Emission Measurement
• Emission Abatement Programs
• MMRV Systems
• Policy and Regulatory Integration
• Shadow Price of Carbon
• Methane Emission Management
• Gas Flaring Reduction
• Venting and Methane Leak Mitigation
• Digital Infrastructure for Emissions
• Techno-economic Analysis
• Emission Reduction Projects
• MS Excel
• Power BI
• GIS Mapping
• ArcGIS

Languages

English, Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish