Sustainability Senior Specialist

About the role

Çimsa develops sustainable solutions for the building materials of the future and is looking for a Sustainability Senior Specialist to help implement its sustainability strategy, improve its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance and drive sustainability initiatives across the organisation. The role works closely with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to monitor performance, coordinate reporting and assessment, ensure regulatory alignment and embed sustainability in business operations.

Key responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the company's sustainability strategy, targets and priorities, and coordinate action plans and progress monitoring.
• Contribute to projects on carbon footprint reduction, energy efficiency, environmental performance and sustainable business practices.
• Monitor and analyse sustainability KPIs and prepare improvement recommendations.
• Manage ESG data collection, validation, consolidation and reporting, and coordinate the Integrated Annual Report, Turkish Sustainability Reporting Standards (TSRS) and CDP disclosures.
• Support ESG assessments and ratings such as BIST Sustainability Index, EcoVadis, FTSE4Good and UN Global Compact, and coordination of CSC certification and sustainability audits.
• Explore AI-driven solutions to improve ESG data quality and automate reporting.
• Prepare presentations, reports and communications, and organise employee awareness, training, CSR projects and award applications.
• Support the Sustainability Management Committee and monitor national and international regulations and emerging ESG trends.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in sustainability, ESG, corporate reporting, climate change or environmental performance.
• Knowledge of sustainability regulations, ESG reporting frameworks and international standards; experience in ESG data collection, monitoring, analysis and reporting.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Turkish.
• Strong analytical, project management and stakeholder management skills, with excellent planning and attention to detail.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to use AI-powered tools for ESG data analysis and reporting automation.
• Asset: hands-on experience with TSRS, GRI, CDP, EcoVadis, FTSE4Good, UN Global Compact, SAP and sustainability data management systems, and experience in sustainability audits or assurance.