Renewable Natural Gas Originator

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)•Houston, TX

About The Position

WMRE is a owns and/or operates a portfolio of RNG facilities and RNG-adjacent assets across North America. WMRE is planning to produce up to 30 bcf of renewable natural gas annually, and we are actively engaged in various commercial activities to monetize our production across our growing portfolio. Helping to grow the business by optimizing our state-of-the-art assets, we are looking for a Senior Renewable Natural Gas Originator. The successful candidate will be a motivated self-starter with a firm understanding of the nuances of the North American RNG voluntary market as well as an understanding of renewable credit markets in North America. They should have a successful track record of transacting on both spot and longer-term structured transactions.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Business Economics or relative field
5 years Relative work experience in energy origination
Proven track record in RNG sales and market transactions.
Comprehensive knowledge of North American and select global RNG voluntary and compliance markets.
Strong network of industry buyers and contacts.
Knowledge of relevant legislation and its market impacts.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
Ability to optimize the optionality of WM’s RNG portfolio of assets.
Self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team. Ability to present to both small internal groups and external audiences
Courage to make qualified independent decisions and move forward
Solution oriented and highly proactive
Collaborative, both within immediate team and the wider business

Responsibilities

Transaction Execution: have the creativity, patience and relationships to originate and execute spot transactions and longer-term structured transactions within the North American RNG voluntary market as well as global RNG compliance and voluntary markets such as UK, EU, Canada, etc..
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with internal stakeholders to optimize WM’s RNG market position.
Market Expertise: Maintain a thorough understanding of the compliance market and governing bodies, including legislation that impacts RIN pricing and voluntary market pricing.
Networking & Sales: Leverage an established list of industry buyers and contacts to successfully transact RNG sales.
Legislation Knowledge: understand the implications and determine applicability of relevant Federal Tax legislation and any other state and federal incentive programs and its impact on compliance market pricing and dynamics.
Innovative Deal Structuring: Originate creative deal structures and thrive in an entrepreneurial environment to drive growth and innovation.
Customer & Internal Relations: Exhibit strong customer and internal stakeholder relationship management skills.
Teamwork: Demonstrate a strong ability to work as part of a team to achieve common goals.
Physical Natural Gas Logistics: Demonstrate a good working knowledge of physical natural gas market logistics.
Environmental Attributes Platforms: Be proficient with common platforms that manage environmental attributes (EAs) as well as the logistics of the RNG chain of custody.
ISCC Certification: Familiarity with ISCC certifications.
RNG Pricing: Have a comprehensive view of RNG pricing in the voluntary markets.