Carbon Development Associate

Invert Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Invert Inc. is seeking a Carbon Development Associate to support nature-based carbon project development. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in environmental science, project management, and technical innovation. This role involves working on high-impact carbon projects, contributing to biodiversity and community co-benefits, and collaborating with diverse teams to address climate change. Join a company committed to net-zero emissions by 2050 and enjoy flexible work options, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible Vacation

Parental Leave Top-Up

Comprehensive Benefits

Remote Work Options

Employee Stock Options

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in biodiversity and natural resource management.
• Proficiency with GIS and emissions calculations.

Responsibilities

• Identify and promote best practices for carbon project design.
• Conduct technical evaluations and due diligence on carbon projects.
• Lead capacity building initiatives with local communities.

Skills

Technical Innovation

Project Management

GIS

Biodiversity

Education

Masters degree in environmental science

Tools

GIS

Database Management

Job description

The Company

Climate change is the defining challenge of our time, and the team at Invert is building innovative tools that empower individuals and businesses alike to tackle the problem head on. We are a team of experienced start-up scalers that have taken ideas from a whiteboard to the New York Stock Exchange, all while maintaining a focus on a rewarding, award-winning team culture. At this early stage of Invert's growth, we're looking for talented people who are passionate about making a difference through their work.

We invest in projects that result in carbon credits being created, such as planting a forest or building a machine that sucks CO2 from the air. By selling these credits on to individuals or businesses, we are able to generate revenue that lets us make more investments in projects that reduce or remove CO2, and we continue the cycle!

Place of Work

We work virtually with a preference for candidates based in or near Vancouver, Ottawa or Toronto, Canada. Our team meetings are held within EST working hours.

Our Fit

We’re strong believers that diversity, equity and inclusion are a key strength and integral to our future success. We want colleagues that can think differently, bring a range of experiences, are creative within their role, and know how to drive towards a team goal. We value both experience and expertise but emphasize capitalizing on the future potential of remarkable people. We’re looking for colleagues who want to take action on climate change and drive our society towards net zero emissions by 2050. We believe in working hard and in being flexible in how we get things done. We believe that working with good and kind people is as important as working with smart people. Our compensation model embodies rewards for performance and we believe everyone in the company should share in the upside of our success. In order to ensure this, we offer equity participation in addition to salary.

Position Overview:

Invert is a proud B Corp dedicated to flipping climate pessimism upside down by empowering businesses to make meaningful change and rewiring the economy to reward integrity and innovation.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Carbon Development Associate for Nature-Based Carbon Project Development to support the design, development, and execution of high-integrity carbon projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in insetting, large-scale nature-based solutions, methodology selection and design, agroforestry, and working with small landowners.

This role will involve contributing to project feasibility assessments, carbon accounting methodologies, and implementation strategies, ensuring projects generate high-quality carbon credits while delivering biodiversity and community co-benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the team to identify, document, and promote technical best practices and methodologies for future new business design, internal learning, and external promotion.
• Technical evaluation and due diligence of new and existing carbon projects.
• Work with the Carbon Acquisition team to develop core technical materials for the group.
• Support country-level technical execution of carbon projects.
• Lead or co-lead capacity building initiatives with local communities.
• Lead or co-lead inventory and biodiversity assessments.
• Occasionally travel for work, including field work in remote locations.

Experience:

• Masters degree in environmental science, natural resource management, forestry, ecosystem ecology, climate change strongly preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with technical and/or operational issues related to biodiversity, private sector engagement, natural resource management (hydrology and forests) is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated technical innovation in climate change programming, strategic planning, and capacity development.
• Demonstrated project-level experience involving design, outreach, data collection, assessment and communication is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency or better with geographic information systems (GIS), forest modeling, emissions calculations, database management, and environmental analysis.
• Basic understanding of carbon methodologies (Verra, Climate Action Reserve, Gold Standard, others).
• Experience with the carbon project validation and verification process and/or project management.

Preferred but Not Required:

• Experience with B.C.'s Forest Carbon Offset Protocol (FCOP).
• Experience with corporate insetting programs and standards.
• Experience with satellite and drone-based monitoring technologies.
• Professional proficiency in Spanish.

Why Join Invert?

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge, high-impact carbon projects.
• Engage with leading climate organizations and corporate sustainability teams.
• Play a key role in shaping global nature-based climate solutions.
• Be a part of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team committed to driving society towards net-zero emissions by 2050.

Invert offers flexible vacation, parental leave top-up, comprehensive benefits, group RRSP program, remote work options, training and development opportunities, health and wellness programs, employee assistance program, and employee stock options.

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If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact on our planet's future and possess the expertise we are looking for, we encourage you to apply and become a part of the climate action movement with Invert.