Sustainability Coordinator - Renewable Energy & Gas

Future Biogas | Guildford, Surrey | Competitive Salary + Benefits

Help shape the future of renewable gas and sustainable energy.

Future Biogas is a leading player in the UK anaerobic digestion industry, developing and operating renewable energy assets that convert feedstocks into biogas and biomethane. With ambitious plans for growth, the business is continuing to play an important role in the transition to a lower-carbon energy system.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sustainability Coordinator to join the team in Guildford, supporting sustainability compliance, environmental certification and energy attribute trading across the business.

This is a varied role at the intersection of sustainability, renewable energy and regulatory compliance, offering the opportunity to apply specialist technical knowledge within a growing sector.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing Renewable Gas Guarantees of Origin (RGGOs) registries and internal databases, coordinating data & information for trades, transactions & contracts.
• Coordinating ISCC audits, ensuring associated data, information and processes are compliant and contributing towards their continuous improvement.
• Coordinating voluntary biomass fuel certification across operational sites.
• Supporting Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) compliance, reviewing data from farming, operations, finance and energy platforms.
• Supporting environmental audit programmes and sustainability certification processes.
• Measuring, reporting and verifying environmental performance, including emissions dashboards and investor reporting.
• Researching evolving sustainability regulations and certification requirements, helping to improve internal policies, standards and procedures.
• Supporting due diligence on assets and contributing to wider sustainability initiatives.

About You

The ideal candidate will have experience in sustainability compliance, environmental auditing or energy certification, with an agricultural or energy industry background being particularly advantageous.

Relevant knowledge and experience should include:

• Environmental auditing: knowledge and experience of environmental audit programmes, including principles of continuous improvement
• ISCC certification: knowledge and experience of International Sustainability and Carbon Certification accreditations.
• RHI compliance: understanding of Renewable Heat Incentive compliance requirements and processes.
• Energy attribute certificates: familiarity with certification procedures, including mass balancing, book-and-claim and chain of custody.
• Regulatory developments: awareness of the evolving legislative landscape surrounding energy attribute certificates, including additionality requirements.
• Data analysis and reporting: strong analytical skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel, with excellent attention to detail.

A degree in environmental science, sustainability or a related discipline would be advantageous. Strong organisation, communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities are also important.

Why Join Future Biogas?

• Join an established business at the forefront of the UK anaerobic digestion and renewable gas industry.
• Contribute to the certification and commercialisation of renewable energy.
• Gain exposure to sustainability compliance, energy attribute certificates and environmental reporting.
• Develop specialist expertise in a growing and evolving industry.
• Help support the transition to a lower-carbon energy system.

Interested:

If you have experience in sustainability certification, environmental auditing or energy attribute certificates and are looking to develop your career in renewable energy, we'd love to hear from you.

Location: Guildford, Surrey

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Apply today to find out more about this opportunity with Future Biogas.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Thomas Herbert, Recruitment Lead, on +4(0)1202 888986 or email: [email protected]

Please note: We anticipate a high response rate for this role, therefore candidates will be reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews arranged accordingly.

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