Fuel Programs Compliance Lead

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. is seeking a Regulatory Compliance Lead to manage end-to-end compliance for U.S. and international low-carbon fuel programs, including RFS (EPA), LCFS, and ISCC.

You will own feedstock traceability, mass balance, RIN generation, and audit readiness across operations, trading, and sustainability teams. This role sits at the intersection of plant operations and regulatory reporting, ensuring accurate environmental attribute monetization and liaison with

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years experience in Renewable fuels, refining, or commodities trading.
• Experience maintaining mass balance systems, audit processes and regulatory reporting.
• Strong data handling capability (Excel, SQL, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle of RIN generation and EMTS transfers.
• Oversee LCFS reporting and credit issuance.
• Own facility-wide mass balance system for multiple feedstocks and products.
• Maintain ISCC compliance, POS docs, and audits.
• Lead regulatory reporting calendars and external audits.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Data handling (Excel/SQL)

Batch-level granularity

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or environmental science

Tools

Excel

SQL

SolArc RightAngle

Job description

BASIC PURPOSE:

Musket Corp is seeking a highly technical and commercially aware Regulatory Compliance Lead to manage end-to-end compliance across U.S. and international low-carbon fuel programs for a renewable diesel production and trading platform. This role is responsible for RFS (EPA), LCFS (CARB, WA, OR, Canada CFR), and ISCC compliance, with direct ownership of feedstock traceability, mass balance systems, RIN generation, LCFS credit generation, and audit readiness.

You will sit at the intersection of plant operations, trading, sustainability, and regulatory reporting, ensuring that environmental attributes are accurately generated, optimized, and monetized.

RFS Program Management (EPA /eMTS)

• Manage full lifecycle of RIN generation and transfer within EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)
• Oversee QAP coordination, batch-level validation, and EMTS transaction integrity
• Prepare and submit: Quarterly reports (RFS2) , Annual compliance reports, Attest engagement packages
• Draft and manage feedstock attestations (UCO, tallow, soybean oil, etc.)
• Support deal structuring with compliance constraints, documentation requirements, and risk identification

LCFS & Clean Fuel Programs (U.S. + Canada)

• Manage CI pathway registrations, updates, and lifecycle carbon intensity tracking
• Review monthly / quarterly reporting and credit issuance
• Ensure compliance with metering, data capture, and audit-grade data historian requirements
• Coordinate third-party verifications and validations

Feedstock Traceability & Mass Balance

• Own facility-wide mass balance system across: Multiple feedstocks (e.g., UCO, tallow, soybean oil); Finished renewable diesel and co-products
• Ensure alignment across: RFS batch generation, LCFS pathway CI calculations, ISCC sustainability accounting
• Reconcile: Plant intake vs production yields vs credit generation
• Build and maintain audit-ready mass balance documentation

ISCC & Sustainability Certification

• Maintain compliance with International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)
• Manage Proof of Sustainability (POS) documentation, supplier onboarding and validation, and annual certification audits
• Ensure proper chain of custody and GHG calculations
• Support claims, declarations, and downstream documentation

Reporting, Audit & Controls

• Own all regulatory reporting calendars and submissions: Quarterly & annual filings across RFS, LCFS, and CFR
• Lead internal controls framework: Data validation, Record retention, Audit trails
• Serve as primary contact for regulatory bodies and external auditors (RFS attest, LCFS verification, ISCC audit)

Systems & ETRM Integration

• Integrate compliance workflows into ETRM and plant data systems
• Define requirements for automated RIN generation triggers, LCFS credit tracking dashboards, and feedstock traceability and inventory linking
• Partner with IT/data teams to build audit-ready reporting pipelines and real-time compliance monitoring tools

Other responsibilities as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, or related field strongly preferred

Required experience:

• 3-5 + years experience in Renewable fuels, refining, or commodities trading.
• Significant knowledge of: EPA RFS regulations and eMTS workflows, LCFS programs (CA, WA, OR, NM, CFR), Carbon Intensity (CI) modeling and pathways
• Experience maintaining mass balance systems, audit processes and regulatory reporting
• Strong data handling capability (Excel, SQL, or similar)

Preferred experience:

• 3-5+ years experience with: Biofuel production environments, feedstock traceability and mass balancing, Canada CFR / CATS system, ISCC certification and audits
• Familiarity with SolArc RightAngle

SKILLS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Strong cross-functional leadership (plant + trading + compliance)
• Detail-oriented with ability to operate at batch-level granularity

Typical Physical Demands:

• Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping
• Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator
• Requires normal range of hearing and vision
• Travel may be required

Our Culture:

Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.

Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.