Natural Gas Regulatory Affairs Specialist – Rio de Janeiro

02.04.2025

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What does the job involve?

Responsible for monitoring policy and regulatory frameworks related to the natural gas market in Brazil and developing compelling advocacy strategies to influence the development of regulatory frameworks.

You are utilizing your knowledge independently to solve highly complex tasks with a short to medium-term tactical impact/risk. You address key business challenges that align with Equinor’s short and long-term strategy via providing specialist support to your team and others. You independently communicate within the immediate team, across other areas, and towards key stakeholders from partners or external parties. You regularly navigate conflicting agendas and may lead negotiations with senior stakeholders. You resolve challenges, deliver improvements and contribute to shaping best practices. You promote change initiatives, demonstrate flexibility to adopt new highly complex activities/ways of working and advice others. You follow and comply with safety, ethics, and compliance requirements and align with leadership expectations and company values.

What will my tasks be?

Within This Position, Your Key Tasks Will Be To

• Monitor and assess the impact of policy and regulatory frameworks on the organization’s activities and strategy with focus on midstream/natural gas value chain and low carbon solutions.
• Stays updated on changes in regulations and policies at local, regional, and international levels.
• Prepare summaries of insights to support report development, identifying key considerations policy and regulatory response.
• Develop advocacy positions to influence the development of regulatory frameworks in support of the company’s objectives, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to promote the company’s interests.
• Provide regulatory advice to Equinor midstream business in Brazil (e.g. natural gas commercialization issues, gas transmission/shipping requirements, gas balancing rules, metering and tax questions) and more strategical issues (e.g. review of development plans, engagements with ANP, authorizations required, ANP regulatory agenda).
• Engage with industry associations (such as IBP), government bodies, and other stakeholders to promote the company’s advocacy positions.
• Responsible for preparing and reviewing documents required to support natural gas activities in Brazil, such as authorizations, official letters/requests, public consultations.

Here’s What We Expect From You

At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture. And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

• A bachelor’s degree in Law, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field is required.
• A master’s degree in Law, Economics, Business Administration, or Engineering is preferred.
• Proven Knowledge on the Brazilian regulation for the natural gas sector – ANP resolutions, laws and decrees.
• Proven Knowledge on ANP’s different web-based systems (e.g. SEI, i-ENGINE) and preferably with a good relationship with the O&G agency.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English (oral and written) is required.
• Proven understanding of the rules of the Brazilian power sector and liquids sector is considered an upside.
• Proven understanding of international gas markets regulatory framework and de-regulation process is considered an upside – including but not limited to items that need to be developed in Brazil (e.g. storage, transmission integration, transmission contracts and tariffs, flexible market tools).

What can we offer you?

We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That’s why we offer

Not just a job – a career

In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.

Attractive rewards

We give you a comprehensive benefits package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme and pension plan.

Wellness and work-life balance

We care about and prioritise our employees’ well-being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That’s why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.

An inclusive culture

We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status.

As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs.

Important notes about the application process

We expect you to openly offer all relevant information about yourself during the recruitment process. Background checks are performed on all final candidates, and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened using relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions laws. When applying for a job in Norway you will be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment.

About Equinor

Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 22,000 colleagues working in nearly 30 countries. We’re up for the challenge. Are you?