EUDR Assurance Manager

RWE; Geertruidenberg; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

International collaboration

Competitive salary & pension

Job summary

RWE Generation NL is seeking an EUDR Assurance Manager to ensure deforestation-free, legally produced, and fully traceable biomass shipments to the EU. You will serve as the independent decision-maker on EUDR compliance and oversee the entire due-diligence system, including data submission, risk assessment and evidence-based sign-off.

You will also challenge and refine the system, visit suppliers, document rationales for decisions, and report to the EUDR Compliance Officer.

Qualifications

• Degree in environmental science, forestry, law, business or engineering, or equivalent.
• Several years of senior experience in due diligence, compliance, supply-chain assurance, auditing or sustainability.
• Solid knowledge of EUDR including risk assessment, traceability, geolocation and chain-of-custody.
• Proven ability to make fact-based decisions under time pressure and to say no when evidence does not support approval.
• Experience assessing supplier management systems and effectiveness of risk-mitigation; familiarity with biomass certifications and geospatial tools.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management; business-fluent English and Dutch.
• Willingness to travel for supplier visits.

Responsibilities

• Review the full due-diligence trace for each shipment and judge risk as negligible where applicable.
• Formally approve or reject the Due Diligence Statement and submit to the EU registration system Traces.
• Hold the discharge release only after EUDR Assurance approval within defined timelines.
• Act as an independent reviewer of RWEST and third-party service providers; request more information as needed.
• Visit suppliers to validate due-diligence systems and approve, suspend or remove suppliers as needed.
• Sign off the due-diligence system and monitor RWEST activities and third-party performance.
• Escalate non-approvals and risks to the EUDR Compliance Officer; report on approvals and timelines.
• Serve as the point of contact for authorities on EUDR inquiries, inspections and feedback.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Due diligence

Stakeholder management

Governance & risk

Communications

Education

Degree in environmental science

Degree in forestry

Degree in law or business

Engineering degree

Job description

RWE Generation NL
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

As EUDR Assurance Manager (d/f/m), you play a key role in ensuring that every biomass shipment RWE Generation brings to the EU market is deforestation-free, legally produced and fully traceable. You are RWE Generation's independent decision-maker on EUDR compliance: you are responsible for the proper execution of the RWE generation’s EUDR due diligence system, and judge whether the evidence for the due diligence statement is sufficient in full compliance with the EUDR before a shipment is released.

In addition, you contribute to the continuous improvement of our due-diligence system. By challenging, documenting and refining how we assess countries, suppliers and shipments, you help us demonstrate compliance with confidence to the Dutch authorities.

As the legal Operator under the EU Deforestation Regulation, RWE Generation carries full accountability for the biomass it places on the EU market. RWESupply &Trading (RWEST) manages sourcing and supplier relationships, and a Third party contracted as authorised representative, collects and submits the shipment data. The EUDR Assurance Manager is the manager of the overarching due diligence system and the independent final gate, bringing accountability and sign-off together in one role. You report to the EUDR Compliance Officer, outside the RWEST line, which safeguards the independence of your judgement. You combine the judgement of a senior compliance manager with the credibility of an independent consultant.

About the role

• Review the full due-diligence trace for each shipment (supplier approval, traceability and geolocation data, risk assessment, mitigation, supporting documents) and decide whether the risk associated with product can be considered negligible.
• Formally approve or reject the Due Diligence Statement and authorise its submission to the EU registration system Traces.
• Hold the discharge release: no shipment is discharged until the EUDR Assurance Manager approved it, within the turnaround times defined in the approval workflow.
• Act as an independent reviewer of the work of RWEST and the third-party service provider acting as authorised representative, request additional information or mitigation when evidence is insufficient, and document the rationale for every decision.
• Visit suppliers to assess and validate their due-diligence systems, evaluate the effectiveness of their risk‑mitigation measures and confirm ongoing compliance, while approving, suspending or removing suppliers in the approved‑supplier register.
• Sign off the due‑diligence system and any material changes to it, monitor and formally approve the due‑diligence activities carried out by RWEST, and oversee the performance of the third‑party service provider acting as authorised representative.
• Escalate non‑approvals and material risks to the EUDR Compliance Officer, and report regularly on approvals, rejections, turnaround times and supplier findings.
• Act as RWE Generation's point of contact for the competent authorities on EUDR inquiries, inspections and feedback.

Job requirements and experience

• A degree in environmental science, forestry, law, business, engineering or a comparable discipline, or an equivalent qualification gained through experience.
• Several years of senior experience in due diligence, compliance, supply‑chain assurance, auditing or sustainability, ideally in biomass, forestry, agricultural commodities or the energy sector.
• Solid knowledge of the EUDR (or the ability to reach expert level quickly), including risk assessment, traceability, geolocation and chain‑of‑custody requirements.
• Proven ability to make fact‑based, well‑documented decisions under time pressure, and the confidence to say “no” when the evidence does not support approval.
• Experience assessing supplier management systems and the effectiveness of risk‑mitigation measures, with familiarity in biomass and forest certification schemes (e.g. SBP, FSC, ISCC etc,) as well as satellite and geospatial verification tools.
• Strong communication skills, excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Business‑fluent English and Dutch
• Willingness to travel for supplier visits.

Advantageous, but not essential

• Experience working with a regulator or competent authority.
• Formal auditor qualification.

Your benefits

• Opportunity to build and shape a new, high‑visibility process, with real decision‑making authority and direct access to RWE Generation leadership.
• Close collaboration with RWEST, third‑party experts and site teams in an international working environment.
• A varied role that combines expert desk work with supplier visits.
• An attractive and competitive salary and benefits package, including RWE’s contribution of two‑thirds of your ABP pension premium.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working options to support a healthy work‑life balance.
• Generous annual leave arrangements, including the option to buy or sell additional leave days.
• A personal training and development budget, with extensive career opportunities across RWE’s international organisation.
• A collaborative culture based on trust, open feedback and continuous improvement.

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