Senior Biomass Sustainability & Compliance Specialist

Description

As a Senior Specialist within this team, you will be responsible for providing experienced technical contribution to key work streams including the Assurance programme for the Low Carbon Dispatchable Agreement, leading our expertise in woody biomass.

• Collaborating with trusted third-party suppliers to enhance and sustain systems and services that enable effective assurance activities.
• Responsible for underpinning validation and verification activities for Woody Biomass which directly lead to payment of over £1 billion of subsidy.
• Working with producers/ emitters/ generators to implement appropriate assurance programmes, particularly in the Woody Biomass Supply Chain.
• Providing expertise for biomass verification activities, and cross-cutting best practice into other schemes..
• Providing technical expertise to the Verification Team for Woody Biomass and other Biomass Assurance activities
• Working with internal/external teams to provide MRV guidance on upcoming schemes, especially focused on the Woody Biomass Supply Chain.
• Ongoing biomass assurance development across LCCC existing and upcoming schemes.

Requirements

WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week

• Proven leadership skills to provide enable development of other team members.
• Extensive experience applying compliance standards.
• Extensive technical competency in low carbon technologies activities, notably biomass technologies.
• Be a team player, with strong interpersonal skills, working collaboratively towards a shared vision for the future.
• Proven knowledge of biomass supply chain and forestry management standards and certification schemes including SBP, FSC and SFI
• Extensive knowledge of energy supply chains including biomass/biofuels, hydrogen and other energy vectors.
• Bachelors Degree in a STEM subject or alternative showing analytical thinking, problem-solving, or technical understanding relevant to the role.
• Understanding of relevant regulations for energy production and emissions reductions in the UK and internationally such as RO, FiT, RHI, ETS, CBAM and others.
• Be highly competent in application of standards and compliance requirements.
• Direct experience in industry of the Woody Biomass supply chain and related certification schemes is essential for this role.

Benefits

Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.

At LCCC, we are powered by curiosity, driven to learn from different perspectives and experiences as we work towards a flexible energy future. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can be their authentic selves and feel empowered to own every outcome.

Salary: circa £68k depending on experience

• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
• Three paid volunteering days a year
• Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
• Up to 8% pension contribution
• Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
• Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on-call GP service
• Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
• Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
• 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays

Training + Development

Interview process

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