Senior Environmental Governance Business Partner (Climate, Biodiversity, Environmental & Social Due Diligence)
At APM Terminals, a global leader in port and terminal operations, we enable global trade and drive sustainable growth. What drives us forward is a mindset of always improving — observing how work happens, identifying what creates value, and removing what gets in the way. We constantly look for smarter, simpler, and safer ways of operating. If you thrive in environments where people value learning and are committed to continuously improve daily operations, join us and be apart of our journey.
APM Terminals’ growth strategy requires that environmental, climate, biodiversity, and social risks are partnered closely with the business — not managed in isolation or addressed only as late‑stage compliance checks.
The Senior Environmental Governance Business Partner (Climate, Biodiversity, Environmental & Social Due Diligence) role is a strategic business‑partnering function. It provides integrated environmental and social risk expertise across the full project and asset lifecycle — from early investment screening and BIM transitions to operated terminals.
This role is essential for enabling informed investment decisions by ensuring that environmental and social risks are:
Identified early,
Consistently assessed,
Translated into business‑relevant trade‑offs, and
Governed at the right decision level before capital is committed.
It sets and maintains environmental governance frameworks, defines standards, and partners with the business to influence investment, design, acquisition, integration, and divestment decisions across the lifecycle of terminal assets.
🤝 What We Offer:
At APMT Terminals, we foster a dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel. Our commitment to improvement is driven by Lean principles, ensuring that every team member has the opportunity to develop their skills and advance their careers. Experience a diverse, multinational workplace where your operational insights directly influence how we work.
Location: The Hague, HQ
Position reports to: Senior QHSE Center of Excellence Manager
Travel: Travel may be required depending on business requirements (estimated >25–30%).
Key Responsibilities:
Core Environmental Business Partnering
Working through and collaboratively with the HSE BPs, act as a trusted business partner to Investments, Project Execution, BIM, and Terminal Operations across the entire project lifecycle.
Provide environmental and social risk partnering from:
early investment opportunity screening and due diligence.
project development and design.
business integration and transition (BIM).
operated terminal performance.
Investment & Capital Decision Partnering
Partner with Investment teams to:
embed climate, biodiversity and E&S risk into investment screening,
inform budgets, deal structuring, Concession Agreements and risk discussions,
identify when environmental and social risk may affect commercial decisions and social license to operate.
Provide investment environmental and social due diligence inputs, supporting go / no‑go, redesign or deferral decisions.
Business Integration Management (BIM) & Transition Support
Act as a core environmental governance partner to the BIM function during:
transitions from investment to project execution.
handover from project execution to operations.
integration of acquisitions into APM Terminals’ operated portfolio.
Ensure environmental, climate, biodiversity, and social risk controls are embedded into business integration plans.
Support BIM by defining:
Environmental expectations.
Environmental risk.
Environmental Governance & Standards
Developing APM Terminals environmental strategy, objectives, and long‑term roadmap.
Create environmental policies, standards and minimum requirements.
Align APM Terminals environmental objectives and performance with broader Maersk ESG, sustainability and corporate commitments.
Define and evolve APM Terminals environmental, climate, biodiversity, and social governance frameworks.
Ensure alignment with EU and international sustainability disclosure requirements (e.g. Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, European Sustainability Reporting Standards, EU Taxonomy Regulation, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, International Sustainability Disclosure Standards, Taskforce on Nature‑Related Financial Disclosures).
Act as functional authority on IFC Performance Standards, ESIA process management, and ISO 14001 implementation and governance.
Define how environmental responsibilities are delegated across APM Terminals.
Compliance & Regulatory Management
Set internal controls and assurance processes for regulatory compliance.
Develop systems for company-wide compliance with environmental laws, permits and reporting obligations.
Anticipate and provide internal alerts and analysis on emerging regulations (climate, biodiversity, etc.).
What We Are Looking For:
Continuous improvement mindset: we are looking for someone who brings a strong mindset of continuous improvement – someone who is naturally curious, committed to solving problems at the root, and driven to make things better every day.
Proven experience supporting investment decision‑making, project transitions, and operational governance, not solely project delivery or operational compliance.
Strong judgement and communication skills to translate environmental and social risk into commercially relevant insights across the asset lifecycle.
Experience influencing decisions across Investments and Operations functions.
Solid experience in environmental governance, ESIA leadership, lender‑facing E&S advisory roles within infrastructure‑heavy sectors.
Advanced expertise in: climate risk assessment, biodiversity and nature risk governance & ESIA consulting, environmental and social due diligence under IFC standards.
Deep expertise of IFC Performance Standards PS1–PS8 and their application across investment portfolios and project implementation.
Proven ability to influence or challenge capital allocation and growth decisions.
Strong ability to translate complex environmental and social risk into executive‑level decision inputs.
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