We’re excited to announce that we’ve joined the American Biogas Council, becoming the first recruitment company in the Council’s history to do so!
AD Energy Recruitment’s decision to join the American Biogas Council is rooted in its belief that talent strategy must evolve in parallel with project development, financing, and construction.
We work exclusively within biogas and RNG, supporting U.S. developers, owner-operators, EPC contractors, and technology providers across:
- Operations & Plant Management
- Commissioning & Start-Up
- Engineering (Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Automation & Controls)
- Health, Safety, Environmental & Compliance
- Executive & Technical Leadership
By embedding ourselves within the ABC, we’re aiming to contribute real-time hiring intelligence, salary benchmarking, relocation insight, and workforce planning guidance to Council members navigating scale-up challenges.
Iain Watson, Director of RNG at AD Energy, had this to say about the partnership:
“The U.S. RNG market is no longer constrained by technology or capital alone – it is constrained by people. We see projects delayed, underperforming, or carrying operational risk simply because the right leadership and operational capability was not in place early enough.
“Joining the American Biogas Council allows us to support the industry at a structural level, not just transactionally through individual hires.
“Many U.S. RNG organisations are now facing second-order recruitment challenges, including leadership succession, plant handover from EPC to operations, and the retention of commissioning talent post-start-up.”
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The move reflects a growing industry recognition that the availability, quality, and readiness of talent is now one of the most critical constraints facing the U.S. RNG sector as it accelerates toward large-scale deployment.
With more than 500 operational biogas and RNG facilities across the United States and hundreds more in development, the industry is experiencing unprecedented demand for experienced plant leadership, operations managers, commissioning specialists, engineers, automation professionals, and executive leadership.
However, the supply of professionals with true end-to-end RNG experience remains limited.
Nadeem Raja, Manager of RNG at AD Energy Recruitment believes that more effective hiring will help companies avoid financial pitfalls:
“We are working with developers building multi-site RNG platforms, private equity-backed portfolios, and first-time owner-operators entering the sector.
“Each group faces different hiring risks – from relocating experienced plant managers to rural sites, to hiring commissioning engineers who can bridge EPC and operations.
“Likewise, recruitment timelines in RNG are often misaligned with project schedules, with many organisations engaging recruiters too late in the lifecycle, once delays or performance issues have already emerged. Being part of the ABC allows us to share what we’re seeing across the market and help companies avoid costly hiring mistakes.”
AD Energy Recruitment’s membership in the American Biogas Council forms part of a broader North American expansion strategy focused on long-term workforce development, not short-term placement volume.
We increasingly advise clients on:
- Early-stage workforce planning aligned to project milestones
- Transitioning talent from adjacent industries into RNG
- Retained search for senior and investor-grade leadership roles
- Commissioning-to-operations handover staffing
- Market-accurate compensation and relocation strategies
Ian Mourbey, CEO of AD Energy Recruitment, adds: “The future success of RNG in the U.S. will be determined as much by people as by policy or technology.
We joined the American Biogas Council because we believe recruitment should be treated as a core component of infrastructure delivery.
As the first recruiter to become a member, our role is to strengthen the talent ecosystem that underpins safe operations, bankable assets, and long-term sector credibility.”