Head of ESG Execution

Position Title: Head of ESG Execution Location: Manila Department: Utility Project Department About Peak Energy Peak Energy is a leading clean energy platform dedicated to developing, financing, building, and operating utility‑scale solar, rooftop generation, onshore wind, and battery storage solutions across the Asia‑Pacific region. As a fast‑growing scale‑up, we combine world‑class technical expertise with entrepreneurial agility, drawing on the experience of industry leaders from TotalEnergies, Vestas, Cleantech Energy, and other top players. With over 300 MW of operating assets and 1.5 GW of projects in development across Japan, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia, we are greenfield developers at heart. At the same time, we partner flexibly with industrials, developers, and investors to accelerate delivery and scale impact. Our approach blends the customer focus of a developer, the technical expertise of an EPC, and the financial strength of a global institution—enabling clients to meet decarbonisation targets on time, on budget, and without risk of delivery failure. Peak Energy is wholly owned by Stonepeak, one of the world’s largest alternative investment firms specialising in infrastructure and real assets, with over USD 76 billion in assets under management. This financial strength, combined with our deep local market relationships, allows us to optimise capital deployment into high‑quality assets. Our clients can expect clean energy solutions delivered on time, on budget, and at scale—with no surprises. Let’s partner together to accelerate your sustainability journey. Role Overview You will be responsible for project‑level identification of environmental, social, and physical climate risks and development of mitigation measures; as well as to analyse and transform climate, nature/biodiversity related data into actionable insights and initiatives. In addition, the role will focus on the practical delivery of fit‑for‑purpose policies and governance procedures—from board‑level delegations to cross‑functional operating policies— with consistency, traceability, and clarity. The role will work closely with all corporate functions to ensure that the right policies at the asset and platform level and that they can be effectively implemented across the organisation. The role requires strategic thinking, regulatory awareness, strong stakeholder engagement, and analytical depth to minimise environmental and social risks and impacts. Key Responsibilities Platform Level Policy Implementation Develop and implement a comprehensive internal ESG policy architecture covering corporate, functional, and project‑level needs. Establish clear delegation of authority frameworks, accountability structures, and policy approval protocols. Partner with Project Development, Investment, Legal, and other functions to support the drafting, review, and alignment of key policies and contracts to Peak’s ESG standards. Prepare the organisation for investor/lender due diligence and certification assessments by ensuring required policies and controls are in place. Asset Level Environmental and Social Risk Assessment and Implementation Assess environmental, social, and climate‑related risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies to support investment decisions during development and towards financial close. Support in the development of methodologies to assess risks, vulnerabilities and impacts, as well as mitigation and adaptation measures during asset construction and operation phases. Participate in due diligence reviews of investment papers and project documentation. Support internal teams in meeting environmental and social requirements and developing related policies and guidelines. Oversee the collection, monitoring and reporting of environmental, social, physical hazards and biodiversity data across Peak’s operations. Contribute to digitalisation initiatives on process improvement. Conduct review and documentation of environmental and social action plans at the regional and project level. Coordinate policy awareness and implementation across business units and countries, ensuring alignment throughout the Peak Energy organisation. Identify and evaluate physical climate risks and impact across global operations. Keep up to date with the latest research, technologies and best practices in the field of climate science, physical risk and resource availability. Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in environmental management, science, engineering, biology, climate science or sustainability‑related discipline. Experience: At least 7 years of experience with environmental management and sustainability‑related field. Experience in environmental and social risk impact assessment, physical climate risk management or project evaluation. Technical understanding of ESG standards, impact measurement, corporate GHG measurement and target setting, including methodologies for setting net‑zero or Science‑Based Targets. Knowledge of best practices, standards and initiatives relevant for investors, such as ISSB, SBTi, SASB, UN PRI, and UN SDGs. Proficiency in data analysis, reporting and presentation using Microsoft Office such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Access to Power BI is desirable. Experience in engaging directly with companies, investors, consultants and sustainability standard bodies, including coordinating corporate or portfolio sustainability reports and/or reports to sustainability standards. Team player who is detail‑oriented, self‑motivated, resourceful and accountable. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment. Strong analytical, communication, problem‑solving and critical thinking skills, as well as strong project management and execution capability. Ability to travel occasionally. Additional Desirable Qualifications: Master’s degree in relevant field. Familiar with risk management framework related to environmental management, climate science nature, biodiversity or physical climate hazards. Business level English is preferred. #J-18808-Ljbffr