Senior / Specialist, Renewable Energy Certificates
South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.
Our Portfolio Management team oversees and develops business for the sale and trading of carbon credits and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). By working collaboratively with both our internal Sales and Projects teams, we play a crucial role in balancing the demand and supply of certificates, in order to best match the needs of our clients with our sourcing capabilities. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic sustainability professional with a strong passion to make a real difference in the fight against climate change, the below position may be right for you!
Job summary:
As part of the Portfolio Management team, the Renewable Energy Portfolio Specialist plays a key role in supporting the delivery and optimisation of Energy Attribute Certificate (EAC) portfolios across global renewable energy markets.
The role sits at the intersection of trading, sales, and operations, ensuring the accurate execution and administration of EAC transactions, while supporting the development of scalable, high-quality solutions for corporate clients.
You will work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to manage certificate flows, support commercial activities, and maintain robust processes across registries and systems. This role requires a strong combination of technical understanding, operational discipline, and proactive communication in a fast-paced, evolving market environment.
A real opportunity to contribute to the evolution of the company’s EAC offering and renewable energy solutions globally.
Main tasks & responsibilities:
Collaborate with the Projects Team to optimise the delivery of certificates - Coordinate the offering of the EACs towards our Sales team.
Advise clients and our key account management team on EACs and reporting standards globally.
Provide information about products, projects and processes to clients and staff to support sales and marketing activities.
Support strengthening and improving our EAC offering, by understanding market dynamics and new market developments.
Oversee the administrative system of Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs).
This includes coordinating the purchase contracts, managing incoming deliveries in coordination with the registries team and Sales support team.
Manage and enhance systems for project information capture, storage and internal dissemination.
Ability to conduct research tasks, analyse and summarise data.
Essential Requirements:
Strong understanding of renewable energy markets, ideally with exposure to Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) such as Guarantees of Origin (GOs), I-RECs or similar instruments
Experience working in a commercial, trading, or portfolio management environment
Ability to manage multiple workflows simultaneously, with strong organisational and prioritisation skills
High attention to detail, particularly in managing transactional or registry-based processes
Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Collaborative mindset with a focus on team support, constructive communication, and professional stakeholder management
Desired Requirements:
Direct experience with EAC registries (e.g. AIB, I-REC, TIGRs, national registries)
Experience supporting commercial transactions or contract execution in environmental commodities or energy markets
Familiarity with reporting standards such as GHG Protocol, RE100, CDP or similar
Process improvement mindset, with experience identifying inefficiencies and implementing better ways of working
What we offer:
At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation.
We’re a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make; South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
- Department
- Climate Portfolio Management
- Locations
- Amsterdam
- Remote status
- Hybrid
Amsterdam
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Work-life balance
From flexible working hours to flexible workplace (home office), with above-average vacation allowances, we strive to make the work and family life puzzle an easy one for our employees.
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Flexible Vacation Benefits
Options to buy up to 5 extra days of time off.
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Life Insurance
Available to all employees across the world.
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Care for your Wellbeing
Access to mental, physical and financial wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program (TELUS Health).
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Parental leave
Should any of our employees need to take time off the Iceberg as a result of a new addition to their household, we are happy to be able to offer competitive Paid Parental leave to support them during this time.
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Compassionate Leave
Sometimes life is unpredictable, and when unfortunate events occur, we want to give you peace of mind so you feel fully supported during this time.
What makes us unique
At South Pole, we are first and foremost a purpose-driven Company. People join us because they believe in our mission and want to be part of a community that fights together for our shared values and beliefs. But that is not the only reason why working at South Pole is such a rewarding experience.
- We know that our vision to help create a greener world is both bold and challenging. To achieve it, we settle for nothing less than the absolute best. We form a Community that is stronger than the sum of its parts.
- Entrepreneurial at heart. It’s not just our founders who are entrepreneurs. We actively promote an innovative mindset at all levels of the organisation, where each and every employee is encouraged to challenge the status quo and empowered to make decisions.
- Growing employees in a growing company. With a team of smart, passionate and engaged colleagues, as well as increasing demand from our clients, opportunities to learn, develop our skills and grow our careers are endless.
- All for one, and one for all! Above all other things, what truly drives our dedication and commitment to our purpose is our colleagues. We learn from each other and grow together. Because that is who Penguins are.
About South Pole
Our story began in Zurich, with 5 friends* in 2002. They had a belief and a vision to shape and change the future of the world through climate empowerment, education and projects with their non-profit organisation; MyClimate. These ‘social entrepreneurs’ went on to pioneer climate change with the introduction of South Pole in 2006*. More than 20 years on, with the support of some of the most passionate and talented entrepreneurs around them, who are empowered to all play their part and with their founding belief in aligning purpose with passion, people and profit, they have created South Pole, an organisation that has gone onto positively impact the lives of over 20 million people across the world through its projects, saving over 20,000 km2 of forests from deforestation.
*Patrick Bürgi, Thomas Camerata, Renat Heuberger, Ingo Puhl, and Christoph Sutter
*2006 Joined by Marco Hirsbrunner and Christoph Grobel