Southern Europe Managing Director

This company is a
- growing developer of RNG / biogas projects, delivering
-
- end solutions: feedstock sourcing, anaerobic digestion, upgrading to biomethane/RNG, grid injection, operations & maintenance, and commercial offtake. They have a strong pipeline of projects in Spain and Southern Europe, and are backed by investment capital and technical partnerships that support major growth. (Inspired by companies like Anaergia, which transform organic waste into renewable fuels.

Role Summary

As the Managing Director for Portugal & Southern Europe, you will lead the company’s business operations in Portugal and adjacent markets, headquartered in Lisbon. You’ll be responsible for establishing the region’s strategy, executing project development and delivery, building and leading
- performance teams, ensuring safe and compliant operations, driving commercial growth, and representing the business with key stakeholders (feedstock suppliers, utilities, regulators, investors). Your mandate is to scale the business, deliver project targets, and build the
- term local presence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the regional growth strategy for Portugal and Southern Europe (including Spain, Southern France, Southern Italy).
• Lead
  -
  - end project lifecycle: site sourcing and feedstock supply, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, grid injection/RNG upgrading, O&M, and commercial offtake.
• Build and manage the regional leadership team (project execution, operations, commercial/BD, technical services).
• Establish maintain relationships with key partners: waste & agricultural feedstock suppliers, utilities/injection grid operators, offtakers, financial institutions, EPC contractors.
• Drive business development: identify new opportunities, develop proposals/negotiations, lead M&A or
  - venture discussions where required.
• Represent the company in the Spanish energy, waste and biogas sectors: regulatory engagement, industry associations, government bodies.
• Monitor KPI’s for all regional projects: CAPEX, OPEX, return on investment, injection volumes, revenue growth, team performance.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations (waste, energy, environmental), manage permitting processes, and secure necessary approvals.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Proven senior leadership experience in energy infrastructure, ideally RNG / biogas /
  -
  - value or adjacent sectors (natural gas networks, LNG, renewable gases).
• Track record of delivering
  - scale projects (CAPEX hundreds of millions) from development through operations.
• Strong business development and commercial acumen with successful project wins and offtake agreements.
• Technical or engineering background (Engineering degree in e. g. Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental or Industrial Engineering) complemented by business qualification (MBA, PDD, etc).
• Experience operating in Portugal or Southern Europe, with fluency in Portuguese and English; additional European languages are an advantage.
• Strong stakeholder management: feedstock sourcing, utilities, regulators, investors, EPC contractors.
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead
  - performing teams in
  - growth/scale-up environments.
• Results oriented, entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable with P&L responsibility and
  - on leadership.

What You’ll Bring

• A visionary but pragmatic leader who can translate strategy into delivery in a complex, regulated market.
• Strong contextual knowledge of the RNG/biogas value chain—from feedstock to injection—and the ability to optimise across disciplines (engineering, operations, commercial).
• A network of industry contacts across Portugal and Southern Europe in waste, utilities, energy markets and project finance.
• A reputation for integrity, delivery excellence, and
  - centric business development.
• A personal drive to grow the business and establish a leading market franchise in RNG/biogas for the region.