Business Manager - RNG Digester Plant Operations / Fuel / Stockton & Modesto, CA - #4842
Position Summary: Reporting to the Vice President, RNG Operations, the Business Manager, RNG – Central Valley, CA is a commercial manager responsible for overseeing the operations, maintenance, commercial and relationship management with the host and satellite manure farms.
The Business Manager is responsible for ensuring that pre-commissioning activities and operations of Central Valley RNG are being managed in a prudent and best practices manner. The Business Manager will prepare a report and meet monthly with Senior Leadership to review operations. The Business Manager will be the main point of contact on any commercial arrangements as well as the main point of contact on expense management to the approved budget.
Central Valley is two separate host farms (located in Oakdale/Escalon area of Central Valley) with multiple satellite farms for each. Manure is collected at the host and satellite farms, converted into biogas in digesters, and processed into Renewable Natural Gas.
Duties And ResponsibilitiesResponsible for maintaining relationships and commercial arrangements with all satellite and host farms to ensure an adequate supply of manure is always maintained
Will be the OPAL Fuels main point of contact and relationship manager with Host Farms, Satellite Farms, Virtual Pipeline Operator, and Injection Point
Responsible for producing a budget that is in line with the long term proforma model and produces expected returns and cash flows to Owner
Responsible for oversight of O&M of Digesters, Satellite Farm Manure supply systems, RNG Upgraders, Virtual Pipeline and microgrid
Responsible for transparency in data and expenses of the operations
Ensuring all conditions of financing (if any) are properly met
Oversee construction and project management from current construction phase through the completion and settlement of all construction contracts
Qualifications & SkillsTen years of Commercial and Operational Dairy Farm Management experience
Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
Bachelor’s degree in business (preferred; not required)
Logistically, must live within a 90-minute commute of both host farms located approximately 30 miles east of Modesto and Stockton, and 60 miles south of Sacramento, CA
Work Hours: Monday – Friday; standard business hours
Physical RequirementsThe physical demands described are representative of those required by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Work is performed remotely or in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Position requires substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers, as necessary. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer are necessary. Must be able to travel to various project sites to meet client needs. The incumbent must be able to access and navigate job sites and construction areas.