Senior Energy Specialist

Job #:
req32078

Organization:
World Bank

Sector:
Energy

Grade:
GG

Term Duration:
3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type:
International Recruitment

Location:
Washington, DC,United States or Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Required Language(s):
English

Preferred Language(s):
Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish

Closing Date:
3/14/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank consists of two entities - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). It is a global development cooperative owned by 189 member countries. As the largest development bank in the world, the World Bank provides loans, guarantees, risk management products, and advisory services to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, and coordinates responses to regional and global challenges. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org.

Infrastructure Vice Presidency

Globally, one billion people live more than 2 kilometers from all-weather roads, 685 million people lack electricity, and nearly 4 billion people lack internet access. Access to basic infrastructure services is critical for creating economic opportunities for the poor. The Infrastructure (INF) Vice Presidency within the World Bank is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies. It currently consists of four global departments: Energy & Extractives (EEX); Transport (TRA); Urban, Resilience and Land (URL), and Global Infrastructure Finance Department. It oversees the Bank's work across energy and transport sectors, urban development, as well as efforts to promote energy transition, low-carbon transportation, livable cities, disaster risk resilience, land management, and quality infrastructure services through public-private partnerships. Infrastructure represents around $110 billion of the Bank's portfolio. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure

The Global Flaring and Methane Reduction (GFMR) Partnership

Launched at COP28 in Dubai in 2023, GFMR is a unit within the Energy & Extractives Global Department. Its mission is to boost global efforts to end routine gas flaring and reduce methane emissions along the entire oil and gas value chain. GFMR executes on its mission by providing grant funding and technical assistance, enabling policy reform and institutional strengthening, and mobilizing financing to support governments and state-owned operators to detect and abate routine gas flaring and methane emissions.
To help implement its technical work program, GFMR is recruiting a Senior Energy Specialist (the "Specialist"), based in either the World Bank's office in Abu Dhabi, UAE or at headquarters in Washington, DC.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

The Specialist will help implement GFMR's technical work program, working in close collaboration with the Program Manager, staff and consultants globally.

The Specialist will be a core team member with the following activities:

• The Specialist will help screen, assess and select potential methane and flaring reduction projects to be supported by GFMR grant funding, in compliance with GFMR's selection and eligibility criteria; and provide industry and techno-economic advice to the unit.
• Work with GFMR staff on developing projects and providing guidance on all aspects of the technical assessment of gas flaring or methane emission reduction projects, including the:
a)rationale for the proposed mitigation options and practices, considering the baseline emissions and the destination/use of recovered flared or fugitive gas;
b)appropriateness of the major equipment types to be used to implement emission identification, measurement, and reduction activities;
c)definition of the scope of pre-feasibility studies, ensuring they are appropriate to define the project scope and fit-for-purpose, including the cost estimates;
d)consistency of the proposed technology/implementation approach with the recommended best industry technology/practices, considering the national circumstances; and
e)development of roadmaps to assist clients move toward the best practices or the plans to address the current gaps and barriers, including in collaboration with other partners.
• Advise the development/assessment of the emissions baselines for the targeted facilities to demonstrate the projects' contribution to achieving emission reductions, considering the key barriers and gaps faced by the project participant.
• Identify policy, regulatory, fiscal and/or market barriers, which adversely impact the technical feasibility and economic viability of abatement projects and support the design of relevant policy and regulatory reforms.
• Develop and deliver technical assistance to build operational capabilities and systems; support selection of measurement, monitoring, and abatement technologies and practices and development of relevant maintenance and repair systems.
• Work with relevant staff to assess and prepare the economic and cost efficiency evaluation of the proposed activities, including the development of a cash flow models and review of underlying assumptions made.
• Assess the estimated emission reductions from the proposed project activities, including core assumptions made, direct measurements, or other methods.
• Identify and assess the project risks and their impact on the economic and financial viability of GFMR-supported activities and propose risk mitigation measures.
• Build the government's (and/or operators') technical, economic and institutional capacities to ensure sustainable emission reductions. The Specialist will:
a)contribute to the dialogue and collaboration efforts between GFMR and other global and private sector-led initiatives on flaring and methane emission reduction in the oil and gas sector;
b)monitor the evolving global industry and institutional knowledge and best practices for lessons learned on Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MMRV) systems (OGMP2.0 and similar standards), emission detection and quantification technologies, satellite data collection and analysis, mitigation technologies, and data and knowledge gaps; and
c)support the GFMR team in providing technical assistance in implementing OGMP2.0 (and similar standards) and methane regulatory advisory services to operators and governments.
d)Lead and/or be a core member of some of the knowledge-sharing initiatives under the GMFR Technical work program, including the: (i) publication of gas flaring and methane emission data and the annual Gas Flaring Tracker Report; (ii) developing case studies for flare and methane abatement; (iii) organizing and participating in virtual workshops as needed.
• Represent GFMR in various technical working groups (internal and external) related to flaring and methane emission reduction initiatives, including industry forums, seminars and other opportunities that promote best standards, practices and innovative solutions.
• Work with colleagues and other World Bank staff to prepare briefing documents and other materials for GFMR's Program Manager, other senior World Bank officials (as needed), and the GFMR Technical Advisory Group and Steering Committee to communicate progress towards GFMR's objectives.

The Specialist will be based either in the World Bank's office in Abu Dhabi, UAE or at headquarters in Washington, DC. Frequent virtual meetings will be held with other GFMR team members and World Bank staff in Washington, DC and regional offices. Occasional travel should be expected, as well as travel to countries to support GFMR's work program and projects, as requested by the Program Manager and Technical Program Lead.

The Specialist will report to GFMR's Program Manager and work closely with the Technical Program Lead, who are both based at the World Bank's headquarters in Washington, DC.

Selection Criteria

This role requires a significant amount of expertise in oil and gas upstream, midstream and downstream operations, as demonstrated by at least 8 years of relevant experience across one or more of the following areas:

• Oil and gas business development, including experience in engineering, technology, project implementation, associated gas monetization and commercialization, asset-scale and regional energy infrastructure, pre-feasibility studies, planning and monitoring.
• Economic and commercial assessment of oil and gas projects, including development of cashflows, market studies, and assessment of technical and market risk and how they can be mitigated.
• Methane emission detection and measurement campaigns across the value chain, including defining the objectives, methodologies and technological solutions to be deployed, and assessment and interpretation of results.
• Emission mitigation programs with robust MMRV systems and execution of such programs, including the integration of risk mitigation measures relevant to policy and regulatory aspects, application of shadow price of carbon for economic assessments.
• Management of 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, as well as appropriate mitigation technologies and practices.
• Experience in developing countries in any of the above capacities and, in particular, in development and techno-economic analysis of emission reduction projects.
• Fluency in English, oral and written; a working knowledge of Arabic, French, Russian or Spanish is a significant plus.
• A 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.
• Strong analytical and data processing skills, including a sophisticated use of MS Excel; experience with Power BI, and GIS mapping software such as ArcGIS would be a plus.
• Ability to work independently and also participate in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to present complex issues with clarity and objectivity.
• The candidate must have a track record of teamwork in a diverse and collaborative environment.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

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