Energy Manager - Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)

About Waga Energy

Waga Energy was established to further our founders' commitments to preserving the common good and acting collectively to ensure a sustainable future.

Committed to the fight against global warming and to a sustainable energy transition, Waga Energy has developed a breakthrough technology to recover landfill gas into biomethane, also called Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). Our WAGABOX landfill gas upgrading units deliver high-quality biomethane, regardless of the quality of the raw biogas. The biomethane produced by the WAGABOX can be injected directly into the gas grid or used as fuel for vehicles. Waga Energy builds, owns, operates, and maintains the WAGABOX units under long-term contracts with landfill owners, and biomethane sales revenue is shared

Already in operation at dozens of landfill sites worldwide, this revolutionary landfill gas purification solution has been producing clean, local renewable energy since 2015. Waga Energy is committed to a mission of driving a sustainable energy transition by making RNG accessible to all.

Guided by the values of Boldness, Mastery, and Cooperation, Waga Energy employees in Europe, North America, and other locations are united by a common purpose: maintaining a livable planet for future generations.

About the Position - Responsibilities & Duties

Reporting to the Global Energy Director based in France, the Energy Manager is responsible for maximizing the value of the renewable natural gas (RNG) generated by Waga Energy’s WAGABOX technology. Primary accountabilities include securing long- and short-term revenues, managing the balance of production and sales volumes, and acquiring & maintaining the certification of green attributes associated with the production of RNG through federal programs including the EPA Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The Energy Manager is also responsible for minimizing energy purchase costs, primarily electricity.

As a multinational company, Waga Energy’s energy department consists of staff members currently located in France and the US. As such, the Energy Manager will perform all activities in close coordination with these team members on an ongoing, regular basis.

Additional responsibilities include, but will not be limited to:

- Developing and implementing an energy management strategy for Waga Energy’s US WAGABOX projects to include electricity sourcing, negotiation of on- and off-site Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), fixed price contracts, and rolling hedging strategies.

- Supporting the Business Development team with the administration of landfill operator partnership agreements and the negotiation of associated off-take and energy sourcing contracts.

- Developing and ensuring the achievement of energy management KPIs to track the balance between production volumes, contracted sales, energy margins, and exposure on existing sites.

- Serving as a subject matter expert and internal advisor on evolving regulatory matters related to RNG commercialization in North America (USA and Canada), in particular regulations related to environmental attributes for the transportation market.

- Controlling the application of energy contracts and invoicing on existing sites and supporting the invoicing team with the establishment of monthly invoices and associated documentation.

- Tracking, maintaining, and reporting on all data regarding RNG production allowing the generation of RINs under the EPA RFS program in coordination with the operation team.

- Administering all RIN related submissions and transfers.

- Managing the RNG green attribute program (Q-RIN certification under the EPA RFS program, etc.) and ensuring program compliance from facility registration throughout the lifetime of the contract.

About You - Qualifications & Skills

The ideal candidate has:

- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, business administration, or a related discipline.

- 5 to 10 years of professional experience with energy transactions and electricity purchase contracts including PPAs, as well as RNG or RIN sales contracts.

- Experience with contract administration and negotiation, as well as financial and legal risk analysis

- Excellent written & verbal communication skills including the ability to effectively build and maintain coworker, client and external partner relationships.

- Candidates must also be autonomous/self-motivated, proactive, highly analytical, well organized, and able to work in an organization that evolves often with changing priorities.

The ability to accommodate +/- 25% domestic (US) travel time (including overnight stays) is required. Some international travel may also be required.

Culture

Faced with the urgent need to act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the employees of Waga Energy have committed themselves to take meaningful action to contribute to sustainable energy transition and the construction of a more environmentally friendly society. In serving as members of this committed team of professionals, Waga Energy employees are supported in meeting their professional development and career advancement goals within a fair, ethical culture focused on cooperation, humility, integrity, respect, and teamwork.

Benefits

Waga offers a competitive annual salary and benefits package including 20 days of paid time off, 11 paid holidays and paid parental leave along with health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance and a 401k plan with company matching contributions.

Recruiting Process

Waga Energy's recruiting process typically includes the following steps:

- Interview with human resources team via phone or Teams.

- Interview with applicable department manager and human resources via Teams.

- Candidate completes Predictive Index (PI) cognitive and behavioral assessments.

- Human resources conducts reference checks.

- Human resources presents employment offer.

Waga Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

Note to Recruiters/Staffing Agencies: Waga Energy, Inc. is currently managing all recruiting efforts internally and is not accepting inquires or candidate recommendations from external agencies.