As Sustainability Compliance Lead, Biorefining, you will play a key role in supporting HVO production at our refinery, ensuring regulatory compliance and credible sustainability performance across the value chain. This role combines deep technical understanding with hands-on refinery collaboration to enable sustainable fuel production. Join us in this key role in an innovative energy company driving the transition towards CO₂-aware energy, where you will work close to refinery operations and be part of the full HVO value chain.

We offer

St1 offers a dynamic and collaborative working environment with highly skilled professionals, where engagement, teamwork, and short decision-making paths are part of the everyday culture. The company provides strong opportunities for professional development within a growing and forward-looking organization, together with competitive compensation, an incentive-based bonus scheme, and personnel fund. In addition to the base salary, the benefits package includes parental pay supplementation, occupational health care, health insurance, and access to on-site gym and training facilities, including a swimming pool. Employees are also offered subsidized lunches, reduced working hours, and various social activities, all contributing to a healthy work-life balance.

You will

• Take ownership of sustainability certifications and related compliance processes for biofuels production at St1’s biorefinery, including authority reporting and regulatory follow-up.
  

• Own and develop the greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation model for HVO production, manage related calculations, and contribute to development projects and operational GHG modeling.
  

• Ensure alignment of GHG calculation methodologies across different parts of the HVO value chain at group level, including sustainability mass-balance development and support processes.
  

• Work in close collaboration with refinery operations, technical, supply and trading teams, as well as external partners, and train internal stakeholders on sustainability compliance requirements with production-specific expertise.

You are

• An experienced professional with at least five years of relevant experience from biofuels, energy, chemical industry, or industrial GHG modeling, and strong skills in GHG modeling according to the EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED). Experience with other LCA methodologies is considered an advantage.
  

• Knowledgeable about EU renewable energy regulation and sustainability certification schemes for biofuels (e.g. ISCC EU), with a solid technical understanding of HEFA conversion processes and HVO production seen as a strong asset.
  

• Structured, hands-on, and comfortable taking ownership and responsibility, with good communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
  

• A relevant university degree within a technical field such as chemistry, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, or equivalent is expected.
  

• Fluent in spoken and written English and Swedish, and curious, committed, and caring, with a strong motivation to continuously learn and develop.

Additional information

The position is located in Gothenburg, Sweden, or Helsinki, Finland, with frequent presence required at St1’s refinery in Gothenburg. The role may also be considered for candidates based in Helsinki, Finland. Please note that employment terms and benefits may differ depending on location.

You will report to the Head of Sustainability Compliance, based in Helsinki.
The employment contract will be signed with St1 Refinery AB.

Want to know more?

We are collaborating with Nexer Recruit for this recruitment. If you have any questions, please contact: Artan Bitiqi artan.bitiqi@nexergroup.com, +46 723 61 28 44 or Patrik Jensen, patrik.jensen@nexergroup.com , +46 70 237 57 34.

We look forward to hearing from you.

About ST1

St1 Nordic Oy is an energy group whose vision is to be a leading producer and seller of CO2-aware energy. The Group researches and develops economically viable and environmentally sustainable energy solutions. St1 focuses on fuel marketing, oil refining and renewable energy solutions such as advanced biofuels and industrial wind power. The Group has a total of 1,270 St1 service stations and gas refueling points in Finland, Sweden and Norway. St1 is headquartered in Helsinki and employs over 1000 people. www.st1.com