Sustainability Development Manager

Sustainability Development Manager

Linde Inc.

The Woodlands, TX, United States

What you will enjoy doing:

Lead the execution of sustainability strategy for U.S. HyCO assets (hydrogen, CO, CO2) and use it to drive business growth.

Advise customers and internal teams across the full project lifecycle, from early discussions through contracting, execution, and operations.

Identify and develop new market segments that include strong sustainability drivers.

Engage with government and public stakeholders to stay ahead of regulatory changes and incentive opportunities.

Identify and advise on low-carbon and biogenic feedstock sourcing strategies.

Oversee the certification and compliance processes for low carbon and renewable hydrogen, carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS), and other relevant sustainability frameworks.

Represent Linde as the sustainability lead with customers and support commercial negotiations and proposals.

Partner with internal teams (regions, product management, tax, project execution, operations, and corporate sustainability) to align strategy, track incentives, and support decarbonization efforts.

What makes you great:

Implement global sustainability certification standards (e.g., ISCC, CertifHy) to support customers using CO2, H2, and atmospheric gases across industries.

Focal point to help business navigate US incentives programs including 45Q, 45V, 48E, Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

US liaison with EMEA and Corporate groups to understand implications of global regulations and incentives, including Contract for Difference (CfD), Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR), and EU CBAM.

Develop and execute practical approaches to secure certifications and qualify for incentives.

Serve as the primary contact with external consultants and certification bodies.

Maintain strong relationships with sustainability counterparts at key customer organizations.

Hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Environmental Engineering with more than eight (8+) years of experience in sustainability or hydrogen, syngas, or CO2.

Why you will love working with us:

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you're looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) matching, pension benefits, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level.

Build your future with us while making an impact every day!

Have we inspired you? Lets talk about it

We are looking forward to receiving your complete application. Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law. Linde Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.