Senior CDR Analyst

Rise People, Inc.; Dartmouth; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health care

Dental care

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

CarbonRun, based in Dartmouth, NS, seeks a Senior CDR Analyst to conduct Life Cycle Analysis and geospatial assessments to support project planning, optimization, and quantification of carbon removal. The role involves TEA, cost forecasting, and communicating results through clear data visualizations.

Responsibilities include running the process model, ensuring input realism, and developing pre-validated LCA/TEA scenarios while collaborating with Business Development and research teams.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in science or engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience in hydrology, LCA, TEA, or scripting in R/Python.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate model projections to assess project feasibility and support development and R&D.
• Perform LCA calculations to support planning and carbon dioxide removal quantification.
• Ensure model inputs are scientifically and technically realistic.
• Provide model and data visualization support.
• Geospatial analysis of feedstock sources, river networks, and land use for planning.
• Forecasts capital expenditures for prospective projects as input to the funding model.
• Identify scenarios to achieve KPI goals and validate model outputs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Python

R

Education

Graduate degree in science or engineering

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Based in Dartmouth, NS (hybrid) preferred

About CarbonRun

CarbonRun is a fast-growing, venture-backed climate technology company developing river alkalinity enhancement (RAE) projects that improve river health while generating high-integrity, durable carbon dioxide removal.

We partner with communities, utilities, conservation groups, and governments to restore ecosystems and deliver measurable climate impact. CarbonRun has early commercial projects currently operating and under construction, alongside a pipeline of projects in active development and pre-development across Canada and globally, supported by committed offtakes and capital partners to enable execution and growth.

About the Role

We are seeking a talented Senior CDR Analyst to conduct Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), including geospatial analysis, to support both project planning (scaling), project optimization, research, and carbon dioxide removal quantification. This role will conduct cost forecasting, cost optimization, and scenario modelling, ensuring accuracy and communicating results clearly through visualization and data summaries.

Position Purpose/Impact: Strengthens the economic viability, quantitative accuracy, and environmental responsibility of prospective projects by coding and maintaining and interfacing CarbonRun's process model, geospatial data, LCA, and technoeconomic analysis (TEA).

Key Responsibilities

• Produce accurate model projections to assess project feasibility, determine the impact of potential operational decisions, and support project development, R&D, and innovation.
• Perform LCA calculations to support project planning and carbon dioxide removal quantification.
• Ensure model inputs are scientifically and technically realistic.
• Provide model and data visualization support.

Geospatial

• Conduct geospatial analysis of feedstock sources, river networks, monitoring sites, and land use for project planning; links these outputs with global GIS products for scaling analyses.
• Flags supply, operational or cost risks to projects.
• Forecasts capital expenditures for prospective projects as the science-side input into Business Development's overall capital expenditure and funding model.
• Identifies scenarios on how to to achieve KPI goals

Model Governance & Data Integrity

• Run CarbonRun's process model to simulate project scenarios, ensuring that inputs accurately reflect real project parameters, flagging misconfigurations before they propagate into TEA outputs
• Create and maintain tools that let other team members run pre-validated LCA and TEA scenarios without altering the underlying scientific assumptions or model logic.
• Escalate supply shortfalls, cost risks, or material LCA/TEA findings — including assumption inconsistencies surfaced during validation — to the Senior Carbon Removal Scientist.

Decision Making and Autonomy

• Conducts independent analysis using established methods. Works with the broader team to ensure inputs and outputs are realistic and uncertainty is appropriately reflected.

Qualifications

Required

• Graduate degree in science or engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in hydrology, LCA, TEA, or scripting languages (e.g, R or Python).

Compensation and Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package where you will be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

Canadian Group benefits plan including:

• Extended health care
• Dental care
• Life and dependent life insurance
• Long-term disability and accidental death and dismemberment coverage
• Employee and Family Assistance Plan
• Employee Stock Options Plan
• Paid time off and vacation time

CarbonRun is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, equity, and cultural sensitivity. We are dedicated to combating systemic discrimination of under-represented groups. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point during the application or interview process, please let us know.

AI in the Application Process

Our application system uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in screening and evaluating candidate information. AI is used to ensure consistency, fairness, and efficiency in the recruitment process. All decisions are guided by human oversight and in compliance with Ontario's Employment Standards Act (ESA). By submitting your application, you consent to the use of AI for these purposes.