Company Description
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,400 offices and laboratories around the world.
**Job Description**:
- Monitor and perform focused research, analyze and report on policy and market developments in the fuel and transport sector
- Network and maintain good relations with policy makers, major industry lobby groups and industry stakeholders
- Prepare presentations and communication with stakeholders regarding the results of research and analytical work using various communication tools incuding conference partipation, workshops, webinars, online presentations, etc.
- Update and maintain, as necessary, the SGS databases with global fuel quality requirements and actual market fuel quality
- Update and maintain, as necessary, the SGS databases with biofuel feedstock and sustainability criteria requirements
- Liason with industry, government and trade associations with respect to the development of industry standards, regulations and guidance to industry on transport fuels and emissions
- Other tasks as required by the supervisor.
**Qualifications**:
- Subject matter Expert knowledge is essential. The possession of sufficient technical, economic and legislative experience to be able to both research and report on transport fuel development is required. It may be a combination of both experience and education. For example, an educational background in chemistry and work experience and legislative and economic analysis
- Proven experience of working with fuels and/or biofuels, where the employee would have worked on technical fuel issues and produced analytical reports.
- Understanding of global and Latin American developments in energy sector, especially in relation to transport fuels, policy and legislation.
- Be familiar with the evolving policy within general Latinamerican legislation regarding renewable energy, energy transition, fuel quality and alternative fuels, climate change and environmental limits.
- Ability to understand the chemical composition of fuels and compare it with legislated quality requirements
- Strong social and interpersonal skills: ability to communicate effectively and maintain good relations with policy makers and industry stakeholders. The ability to effecively network at a policy and senior management level.
- Strategic thinking
- Research and analytical skills, be able to analyse large datasets
- Ability to work independently and manage projects
- Excellent knowledge of English and Spanish is a requirement, Portuguese desirable.