Sustainability Manager
Description
Job Purpose:
The Sustainability Manager will provide dedicated leadership for sustainability projects that support the company’s renewable fuels growth, complementing the team’s ongoing certification and compliance responsibilities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
· Cross-Functional Project Leadership: Coordinate cross-functional teams to advance internal improvements, obtain new certifications, and expand market access.
· Feedstock & Business Model Innovation: Drive new feedstock development initiatives and implement emerging business models, such as book-and-claim.asz
· Policy & Stakeholder Engagement: Actively engage with policy and industry stakeholders to align business strategies with evolving sustainability requirements.
· Strategy Execution & Handover: Translate complex sustainability requirements and market opportunities into practical plans, driving projects from initial assessment through implementation and operational handover.
· Value Delivery & Integrity: Ensure project execution delivers agreed milestones, seamless operational adoption, and measurable business value while strictly maintaining sustainability integrity
Qualifications and Requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Sustainability, Chemistry, Energy, Business, or a related discipline (or equivalent relevant experience).
· Demonstrated capability and track record in cross-functional project delivery.
· Strong understanding of renewable fuel supply chains, sustainability certifications, feedstock eligibility, mass balance, and lifecycle GHG assessments.
· Sound commercial awareness with the ability to interpret and translate regulatory and market-access requirements into practical, actionable projects.
· Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
· Proven ability to collaborate effectively across business, technical, and IT/AI teams.
· Relevant sustainability certification training or GHG / LCA training.
· Recognized project management qualification (e.g., PMP or equivalent)
EcoCeres is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. EcoCeres is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
