Decarbonization Project Lead – Heavy Industry

3Degrees Group, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

3Degrees is hiring a Project Development Manager - Heavy Industry & Transportation to originate and close high-impact decarbonization opportunities across building materials, transportation, and low-carbon chemicals. You will lead deal sourcing, structuring, and due diligence while collaborating with Carbon Operations, MRV, and legal teams.

The role emphasizes relationship building, sector expertise, and financial modeling to underwrite feasibility and drive multi-year partnerships.

Qualifications

• 5-15 years of experience in environmental markets, heavy industry or transportation decarbonization, environmental commodity origination, or clean technology commercialization.
• Proven Deal Track Record: demonstrated success originating, structuring, and closing commercial contracts, technology partnerships, or project finance deals.
• Sector & Technical Acumen: experience in chemicals, built environment, or transportation verticals.
• Ecosystem Experience: background with industry alliances, market-making nonprofits, or sector buyer groups valued.
• Commercial Enterprise Sales: experience selling or supporting sales of Scope 3 EACs to enterprise clients preferred.
• Carbon Accounting & Modeling: understanding of LCAs, Scope 1-3 emissions accounting, DCF modeling, and EAC markets for Scope 3.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Sustainable Infrastructure, or related field. MBA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Proactive Sector Origination & Deal Sourcing: Prospect, identify, and establish relationships with EV charging developers, building material manufacturers, concrete producers, chemical manufacturers, and technology innovators to originate decarbonization projects for 3Degrees' customers.
• Flexible Commercial Deal Structuring: Negotiate tailored commercial structures and offtake agreements including spot transactions, long-term revenue-sharing models, and fixed-price offtakes.
• Financial & Techno-Economic Underwriting: Build and refine discounted cash flow models, project revenue-sharing models, baseline calculations, and techno-economic assessments.
• Protocol & Due Diligence Oversight: Lead commercial, operational, and technical due diligence on counterparties, TRL, delivery risks, and eligibility under GHG accounting methodologies.
• Cross-Functional Strategy: Collaborate with commercial leads to align supply origination with buyer demand, manage pipelines through approvals.

Skills

Deal origination

Commercial negotiations

Relationship building

Industry knowledge

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

MBA (preferred)

Job description

3Degrees is hiring a Project Development Manager - Heavy Industry & Transportation to originate and close high-impact decarbonization opportunities across building materials, transportation, and low-carbon chemicals. You will lead deal sourcing, structuring, and due diligence while collaborating with Carbon Operations, MRV, and legal teams.

The role emphasizes relationship building, sector expertise, and financial modeling to underwrite feasibility and drive multi-year partnerships.