Sustainability Manager – Sustainable Fuels (Marine Fuels)

Your tasks

• Leading the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of ISCC schemes for Alternative Marine Fuels (AMF), ensuring alignment with evolving legislation, market requirements, and international standards 
• Providing technical expertise on AMF pathways to support scheme development, audit procedures, and system documentation
• Monitoring global regulatory frameworks for sustainable marine fuels and assessing their implications for ISCC certification schemes
• Developing proactive responses and certification solutions to address emerging regulatory requirements, including FuelEU Maritime, EU ETS, IMO frameworks, and other relevant initiatives
• Researching and further developing chain of custody methodologies and systems for alternative marine fuels, including mass balance and book-and-claim approaches
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders across the maritime sector, including fuel producers, suppliers, traders, ship operators, port authorities, policymakers, and regulatory bodies
• Proactively identifying opportunities for collaboration, market development, and enhancement of ISCC activities 
• Designing, developing, and delivering training programmes for certification bodies, auditors, system users, regulators, and other stakeholders 
• Representing ISCC at conferences, industry events, stakeholder workshops, webinars, and meetings as a subject matter expert on alternative marine fuels 
• Developing presentations, technical papers, guidance documents, and other thought leadership materials for the marine fuels sector

Your profile

• University degree in environmental sciences, law, policy, economics, business management, natural sciences, or a related field 
• Min. 3 years of professional experience after graduation, with at least 2 years in a relevant industry, such as a certification organization, sustainability scheme, fuel producer or trader, shipping company, or stakeholder association 
• Proven background in sustainable and alternative fuels (e.g. marine fuels, biofuels) or conventional fuels 
• Proven experience in marine fuel operations such as fuel infrastructure, trading, bunkering and/ or vessel operations 
• Understanding of sustainability certification systems and relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g. FuelEU Maritime, IMO CII, MARPOL, EU RED)
• Familiarity with voluntary market frameworks applicable to the marine sector such as SBTi and GHGP
• Knowledge of chain of custody methodologies (e.g. Mass Balance, Book & Claim) and product supply operations 
• Proven ability in stakeholder engagement, external communications, and public speaking 
• Experience in client relationship management or similar stakeholder-facing roles 
• Strong communication, organisational, analytical, and independent working style
• Excellent English language skills (at least C1, written and spoken) 

Why us?

• Various team events throughout the year (Celebrating Diversity, Summer Team Event, Christmas Party)
• Close collaboration with our sister companies Meo Carbon Solutions GmbH, GRAS Global Risk Assessment Services, 4C Services, ClimatePal, and TYC
• The opportunity to work independently and shape processes

• Professional onboarding to help you have an ideal start with us
• Frequent feedback sessions to ensure a high quality of communication and mutual reflection 
• Many free language classes
• Access to several trainings as well as specific technical courses
• We promote from within! 

• Hybrid set-up
• 4 weeks remote work at a place of choice (after probation)
• Flexible working hours and trust based working time
• 30 vacation days and 3 additional vacation days (Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, Carnival Monday)
• Sabbatical options

• A generous pension scheme (bAV) in line with our sustainability values
• JobTicket/Deutschlandticket
• Annual bonus scheme based on performance

• Subsidized Urban Sports Club
• Health weeks promoting healthy habits in personal and professional life

Ready to join our team?