Type: Full Time
Region: UK - South East
Town/City: Guildford, Surrey
Post Date: 20/05/2026
Reference: BBBH30702_1779285110
Sustainability Certification Lead – Guildford, Surrey | Competitive Salary + Benefits
Are you passionate about driving sustainability strategy within the renewable energy sector? Do you thrive at the intersection of commercial delivery, carbon markets, certification, and net‑zero innovation? Allen & York are partnering with Future Biogas to recruit a Sustainability Certification Lead for their growing team.
The Opportunity
This is a commercially focused sustainability leadership role, offering the chance to manage and develop key sustainability certification and MRV processes that underpin major commercial agreements and revenue opportunities. You will work closely with senior leadership across sustainability, business development, finance, operations and compliance, take ownership of commercially facing sustainability frameworks and support Future Biogas’s net‑zero and growth strategy. You’ll also lead and mentor a small sustainability team and act as a key point of contact with regulators, certification bodies, auditors, consultants and corporate stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead sustainability certification and accreditation activities including ISCC, REGO, RGGO, DENA, Achilles and Proof of Sustainability.
- Support delivery of sustainability strategy, governance, reporting and emissions reduction targets.
- Provide technical oversight on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and GHG emissions calculations.
- Support commercial agreements and certificate market opportunities through robust MRV processes.
- Build and manage relationships with external stakeholders including regulators, auditors and certification bodies.
- Identify sustainability-related commercial risks and support mitigation strategies.
- Line‑manage Sustainability Coordinator and Sustainability Assistant.
About You
- Experience within renewable energy, anaerobic digestion, carbon markets or wider sustainability sectors.
- Strong understanding of sustainability certification and carbon accounting methodologies.
- Knowledge of guarantees of origin and environmental certificate markets.
- Experience in Life Cycle Assessment and emissions modelling.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Previous team leadership or mentoring experience.
- A proactive and solutions‑focused mindset.
Why Join Future Biogas?
This is an opportunity to join a highly respected and rapidly growing renewable energy business at the forefront of decarbonisation innovation. With significant investment backing, ambitious growth plans and industry‑leading projects, Future Biogas offers the chance to play a genuinely impactful role in shaping the UK's low‑carbon future.
Contact: Thomas Herbert, Recruitment Lead – +4(0)1202 888986 or tjherbert@allen-york.com
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