Senior Renewable Energy Certificate Verification Specialist

Job Title: Senior Renewable Energy Certificate Verification Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote — Work From Home

Level: Senior

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Renewable Energy Certificate Verification Specialist to oversee the review, validation, and verification of renewable energy certificate records and supporting documentation. This role focuses on assessing certificate authenticity, confirming generation and ownership information, reviewing issuance and retirement records, and ensuring that renewable energy attribute claims are supported by reliable evidence.

The successful candidate will work with renewable energy generators, certificate registries, utilities, sustainability teams, auditors, and corporate energy buyers to evaluate certificate records and resolve discrepancies. The position is fully remote and requires strong analytical capabilities, knowledge of renewable energy tracking systems, and a thorough understanding of environmental attribute documentation and verification principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the review and verification of renewable energy certificate records across relevant markets and registry systems.
• Examine certificate documentation to confirm generation source, technology type, facility details, production period, and associated energy quantities.
• Verify certificate identifiers, issuance dates, ownership records, transfer histories, and retirement status.
• Review supporting evidence from renewable energy generators, electricity suppliers, registries, and authorized market participants.
• Assess certificate records for completeness, consistency, authenticity indicators, and compliance with applicable registry requirements.
• Identify duplicate, inconsistent, expired, cancelled, or potentially invalid certificate records.
• Validate the relationship between renewable electricity generation data and the corresponding environmental attributes represented by certificates.
• Review certificate retirement evidence to assess whether renewable energy claims are supported by appropriate documentation.
• Investigate discrepancies involving generation volumes, metering records, certificate quantities, ownership transfers, and registry entries.
• Assess documentation against relevant renewable energy certificate frameworks and applicable market-specific requirements.
• Maintain structured verification records, evidence registers, exception logs, and audit trails.
• Coordinate remotely with registry administrators, energy suppliers, renewable project representatives, and corporate sustainability teams to resolve verification issues.
• Monitor changes in certificate standards, registry procedures, market rules, and environmental attribute reporting requirements.
• Prepare verification reports outlining findings, exceptions, supporting evidence, and recommended corrective actions.
• Review certificate portfolio data and identify potential risks associated with duplicate claims or inaccurate environmental attribute reporting.
• Support internal assurance reviews and independent audits by organizing traceable certificate documentation.
• Develop and improve verification procedures, quality control checklists, and certificate review methodologies.
• Analyze certificate issuance, transfer, and retirement trends to identify unusual activity or data inconsistencies.
• Support digital integration initiatives involving certificate registries, energy management platforms, and sustainability reporting systems.
• Provide technical guidance to colleagues on certificate documentation standards, verification controls, and evidence assessment.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Renewable Energy, Environmental Science, Energy Management, Engineering, Sustainability, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in renewable energy certificate verification, energy attribute tracking, sustainability assurance, or environmental data management.
• Strong understanding of renewable energy certificates and related instruments, such as Guarantees of Origin (GOs), International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs), and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).
• Familiarity with renewable energy certificate registries, issuance processes, ownership transfers, and retirement procedures.
• Understanding of electricity generation data, energy metering records, production periods, and environmental attribute accounting.
• Knowledge of relevant renewable energy market frameworks and certificate standards.
• Experience reviewing supporting evidence, registry extracts, generation statements, and certificate transaction histories.
• Understanding of renewable electricity procurement, energy attribute claims, and corporate sustainability reporting.
• Familiarity with greenhouse gas accounting principles and renewable electricity reporting frameworks is an advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with structured datasets and verification reports.
• Experience with registry platforms, data management systems, or business intelligence tools is desirable.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills, particularly when evaluating inconsistent or incomplete certificate records.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate, traceable verification documentation.
• Ability to interpret technical energy information and communicate findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of data confidentiality, document control, audit readiness, and information security.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple verification cases and work independently in a fully remote environment.
• Relevant professional certifications in renewable energy, sustainability, environmental auditing, or energy management are an advantage.

What We Offer

• A 100% remote, work-from-home opportunity based in the UAE.
• The opportunity to contribute to renewable energy market transparency and environmental attribute integrity.
• Exposure to international certificate registries, renewable energy markets, and sustainability assurance practices.
• A collaborative working environment involving energy, compliance, and sustainability professionals.
• Opportunities for professional development in renewable energy verification, environmental markets, and sustainability reporting.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV highlighting their experience in renewable energy certificate verification, registry systems, energy data analysis, and sustainability documentation.

Application Subject: Application – Senior Renewable Energy Certificate Verification Specialist (UAE Remote)

Candidates should confirm applicable employment arrangements, residency requirements, and work authorization before accepting an offer.

• Remote-work scope: This position covers digital certificate verification, registry record reviews, documentary evidence assessment, data analysis, and virtual coordination. Physical meter inspections, site visits, generation equipment testing, and on-site verification activities must be performed by appropriately qualified local personnel. Formal registry attestations, accredited verification opinions, regulatory submissions, and legally binding certification decisions must be completed or approved by personnel holding the required authorization or accreditation.