Biomethane Sales Trader

CFP Energy; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CFP Energy is seeking an experienced Biomethane Sales Trader to grow its biomethane trading activity across European markets, trading physical biomethane and related environmental certificates, building a customer book, and delivering revenue targets.

You will monitor market fundamentals, price signals and regulatory developments, structure and price bilateral transactions, and manage risk within defined limits while collaborating with utilities, industrials and brokers from our Amsterdam office.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Energy Management or related quantitative field.
• 5+ years' experience in energy or commodity trading, ideally across gas, power, LNG or environmental certificates.
• Direct experience in trading biomethane, biogas and/or GoOs.
• Experience managing a trading book or sales portfolio with P&L accountability.
• Strong knowledge of biomethane market fundamentals, including supply and demand drivers and pricing benchmarks.
• Knowledge of certification and registry mechanisms, including ISCC, REDcert, national biomethane registries and GoO transfer processes.
• Knowledge of RED II/III compliance and its impact on certificate value.
• Understanding of grid injection, mass balance and book-and-claim accounting.
• Experience with or knowledge of derivatives and hedging instruments relevant to gas and environmental commodities.
• Ability to make fast, well-informed decisions under time pressure and in volatile market conditions.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with traders, brokers and clients.

Responsibilities

• Trade physical biomethane and related environmental certificates; manage positions and identify opportunities to maximise commercial value.
• Structure and price bilateral transactions, working directly with utilities, industrial customers, fuel suppliers and other market participants.
• Build and manage a customer book, develop new relationships and deliver revenue and margin targets.
• Monitor market fundamentals, pricing, liquidity and regulatory developments to identify trading and sales opportunities, while managing risk within defined limits.
• Develop CFP Energy's biomethane business across European markets through trading, origination and client relationships.

Education

Degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Energy Management or related quantitative field

Job description

Biomethane Sales Trader – CFP Energy Group

About us

CFP Energy is a leading specialist in carbon and environmental markets, helping large corporate organisations to navigate complex regulatory environments and volatile market conditions.

With 20 years of experience, CFP Energy has built deep expertise across all major compliance carbon markets in Europe, including the EU and UK ETS. Operating from 9 offices across Europe, CFP Energy provides access to environmental markets alongside a broader suite of services across voluntary carbon, biofuels and financial products. The company supports businesses through market access services and tailored financial solutions that unlock liquidity and enable investment, supporting wider commercial growth.

With cross-commodity access and a fully integrated offering across environmental, biofuels, and financial services, CFP Energy acts as a strategic partner for organisations navigating the energy transition.

Role

We are looking for an experienced Biomethane Sales Trader to help grow CFP Energy's activity across the biomethane markets.

You will trade physical biomethane and related environmental certificates, manage positions and identify opportunities to maximise commercial value. You will also structure and price bilateral transactions, working directly with utilities, industrial customers, fuel suppliers and other market participants.

A key focus will be building and managing a customer book, developing new relationships and delivering revenue and margin targets. You will monitor market fundamentals, pricing, liquidity and regulatory developments to identify trading and sales opportunities, while managing risk within defined limits.

The role combines trading, commercial origination, client relationship management and market analysis, with the opportunity to play a key role in developing CFP Energy's biomethane business across European markets.

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Energy Management or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years' experience in energy or commodity trading, ideally across gas, power, LNG or environmental certificates.
• Direct experience in trading biomethane, biogas and/or Guarantees of Origin (GoOs).
• Experience managing a trading book or sales portfolio with P&L accountability.
• Strong knowledge of biomethane market fundamentals, including supply and demand drivers and pricing benchmarks.
• Knowledge of certification and registry mechanisms, including ISCC, REDcert, national biomethane registries and GoO transfer processes.
• Knowledge of RED II/III compliance and its impact on certificate value.
• Understanding of grid injection, mass balance and book-and-claim accounting.
• Experience with or knowledge of derivatives and hedging instruments relevant to gas and environmental commodities.
• Ability to make fast, well-informed decisions under time pressure and in volatile market conditions.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with traders, brokers and clients.

Desired, but not required experience:

• Existing customer/counterparty network in biomethane or adjacent gas markets.
• CFA, energy trading certifications, or similar a plus.
• Experience across multiple European or North American markets.
• Familiarity with EU ETS, RTFO, LCFS, or similar regulatory-linked demand drivers.
• Multilingual capability for cross-border trading desks.

Additional Information:

This team is based in our Amsterdam office, and we would ideally like the successful candidate to work from the office full-time.

The CF Group is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity and respect, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all employees/contractors and job applicants.