Sustainability Compliance Expert

ACT Group; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ACT Group is seeking a subject-matter expert in sustainability compliance to support renewable fuels, gases and energy products across Europe. You will ensure adherence to ISCC, RED II/III, Mass Balance, REC, LCFS and related frameworks while monitoring evolving regulations.

You will lead regional certification audits, assess complex trades and supply chains, and provide go/no-go advice. Collaboration with Sales, Trading, Operations, Legal, Risk and Finance is essential to identify risks and

Qualifications

• University degree in environmental science, engineering, law or related field, with 4–6+ years in sustainability or product compliance.
• Strong knowledge of sustainability certification schemes and regulatory frameworks (ISCC EU, RED II/III, Mass Balance, chain of custody, REC, LCFS, RFS, RPS).
• Experience working in international, fast-paced environments and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as subject-matter expert for sustainability compliance products across your region.
• Ensure products meet regulatory and sustainability certification requirements (ISCC, RED II/III, Mass Balance, RFS, LCFS).
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate requirements into practical process changes.

Skills

Sustainability compliance

ISCC EU & RED II/III

Regulatory frameworks

Stakeholder management

Regulatory analysis

Education

Environmental science / Engineering / Law

Job description

Your Role in Our Story:

In essence, your role involves:

• Acting as the subject-matter expert for key sustainability compliance products across your region, supporting teams across renewable fuels, gases and energy products.
• Ensuring our products and activities meet relevant regulatory and sustainability certification requirements, including ISCC, RED II/III, Mass Balance, RFS, LCFS and related frameworks.
• Monitoring regulatory developments and translating new requirements into practical changes to processes, controls and ways of working.
• Leading and coordinating regional certification and accreditation audits, ensuring strong preparation, smooth execution and consistently high compliance standards.
• Assessing complex trades, supply chains, feedstocks, Proof of Sustainability documentation and GHG calculations, providing clear sustainability compliance go/no-go advice.
• Working closely with Sales, Trading, Operations, Legal, Risk and Finance to identify compliance risks and opportunities and enable informed, risk-based business decisions.
• Analysing transactional data flows and identifying systemic issues, using your insights to strengthen data integrity, reporting and operational processes.
• Representing ACT with regulators, certification bodies, auditors and industry forums, while helping shape emerging compliance frameworks and protecting ACT’s licence to operate.

Your Expertise:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates with the following qualifications and attributes:

• A university degree in environmental science, engineering, law or a related field, combined with 4–6+ years of relevant experience in sustainability or product compliance.
• Strong expertise in renewable fuels, biomethane, gas trading, energy efficiency or regulated environmental commodities.
• In-depth knowledge of sustainability certification and regulatory frameworks such as ISCC EU, RED II/III, Mass Balance, chain of custody, REC, LCFS, RFS and RPS.
• Proven experience working in a fast-paced, international and multicultural environment, ideally collaborating closely with Sales and Operations teams.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and regulatory requirements and turn them into practical, scalable solutions.
• The confidence to independently navigate complex and ambiguous compliance situations, exercise sound judgement and drive improvements without needing constant guidance.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and influence across functions and geographies without direct authority.
• A clear and confident English communicator, with the credibility to act as a subject-matter expert, coach colleagues and represent ACT externally. Fluency in French or Spanish would be an advantage.

If you meet these criteria and are ready to contribute your expertise to a dynamic and challenging environment, we encourage you to apply.