Senior Forest Engineer (Latam)

Nature Development Company; Bogotá; On-site; COP 90,000,000 - 140,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International travel

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Nature Development Company seeks a senior forest engineer to scale operations across its LATAM portfolio. You will oversee forestry design, project development, and verification, reporting to the Head of Operations and collaborating with local teams.

The role requires 7+ years in ARR forestry, Verra PDD experience, and strong management skills. Travel across two countries is expected; start January 2027, based in Colombia.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in ARR projects/forestry.
• Experience preparing PDDs for Verra (VCS).
• Academic background in Forest Engineering or Forestry.
• Proven track record leading complex forestry projects and large-scale delivery.
• Autonomy, accountability, and execution discipline.
• Team player with strong problem-solving and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day forestry operations across LATAM with clear metrics.
• Lead full lifecycle of ARR projects: origination, feasibility, PDD development, nursery design, planting, monitoring, verification.
• Develop growth models and project growth curves for PDD work.
• Manage multiple forestry projects in different countries.
• Prepare and review PDDs under Verra and related standards.

Skills

Forest engineering

Forestry design

Project management

Carbon certification

English proficiency

Education

Forest Engineering degree

Tools

Verra PDD

CCB certification

Job description

About Nature Development Company

Nature Development Company is an integrated development & investment platform funding and developing high-integrity ARR projects in LATAM driving impact and return. We are building a portfolio of ARR projects, designed to deliver verified climate impact alongside biodiversity and community benefits.

The Role

We are seeking a senior forest engineer to help scale operations across our Latin American portfolio. This role combines forest engineering, forestry design & management, and assist in PDD work.

The senior forest engineer will be responsible for supporting the Head of Operations and local teams to develop, build and manage a high-integrity project portfolio, ensuring rigorous project development standards.

The right person has played a key role and has hands-on experience in building top quality forestry projects.

Key Responsibilities

Operations: Manage the day-to-day forestry operations across 2 countries in LATAM (50-75 annual travel days), translating strategy into planting with clear accountability and performance metrics. Reporting to the Head of Operations.

Project Development & Delivery: Be part of the full lifecycle of ARR project - origination, feasibility, PDD development, nursery design, planting, monitoring, and verification.

Carbon and growth modelling: Produce and assist in producing growth curves and growth modelling for our PDD work.

Project Management: Oversee, advise and manage multiple forestry projects in different countries.

Carbon Project Development: Oversee and directly contribute to the preparation and review of Project Design Documents (PDDs) under Verra (VCS - VM-0047) and related certification standards (E.g. CCB, CCP, SD Vista, Isometric).

Profile & Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience from ARR projects/forestry with significant results, responsibility and extensive documented on-the-ground experience.
• Demonstrated experience with carbon certification processes, including strong hands-on experience preparing PDDs for Verra (VCS).
• Academic background in Forest Engineering, Forestry
• Proven track record in leading complex forestry projects and delivering large-scale projects with strong project management skills.
• High experience building and monitoring forestry projects.
• High level of autonomy, accountability, and execution discipline.
• A team player that can listen but also be assertive in your area of expertise.
• You find solutions, solve problems and have a high attention to detail

Languages

• Native Spanish and fluent English (required).

What We Offer

• A key role in developing and scaling high-impact reforestation projects in Latin America.
• Opportunity to combine forestry project design with on-the-ground project development.
• Competitive compensation aligned with experience.

Start date: January 2027

Based in Colombia.

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