Technical Lead – Nature-Based Solutions

Taranis; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Taranis, based in London, seeks a Technical Lead for Nature-Based Solutions to steer technical assessment, design, and execution of high-integrity NBS projects, collaborating across finance, legal, ESG and external partners. You will oversee carbon methodologies, MRV, field activities, and certification processes, while shaping portfolio strategy and internal tools to scale impact and align with evolving market standards.

Fluency in English is required; French or other languages are a plus.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in engineering, environmental science, forestry, or related field.
• 7+ years of professional experience in forestry/carbon/NBS.
• Experience with projects certified under international carbon standards (VCS, Gold Standard).
• Strong knowledge of AFOLU methodologies, MRV, GIS.
• Fluent in English; French or other languages a plus.
• Excellent communication across technical and stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical evaluation and due diligence of NBS project opportunities across varying maturity stages, from screening to implementation.
• Design, review, validate project design / technical itineraries, ensuring their technical feasibility, economic efficiency, and carbon + ESG performance. Identify areas of risks and uncertainties and deploy adequate mitigation measures.
• Provide expert guidance on baseline setting, carbon modelling, MRV approaches, and methodology application throughout project development and implementation phases.
• Manage external technical service providers (terms of references, study concepts, budgets, etc.) and ensure delivery of high-quality study deliverables.
• Ensure consistency, robustness, of assumptions, datasets, models, and methodologies used across all technical studies.
• Oversee preparation, review, and quality of carbon certifications documents, such as PDDs, Monitoring Reports, and associated deliverables under leading carbon standards (VCS, Gold Standard, etc).
• Coordinate field assessments, stakeholder engagement, and validation/verification processes with third-party auditors and certification bodies.

Skills

Experience: 7+ years

English fluency

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-disciplinary collab

Education

Advanced degree in engineering or environmental sciences

Tools

MRV tools

GIS / remote sensing

Carbon modelling software

Job description

Taranis, based in London, seeks a Technical Lead for Nature-Based Solutions to steer technical assessment, design, and execution of high-integrity NBS projects, collaborating across finance, legal, ESG and external partners. You will oversee carbon methodologies, MRV, field activities, and certification processes, while shaping portfolio strategy and internal tools to scale impact and align with evolving market standards.

Fluency in English is required; French or other languages are a plus.