Senior Technical Manager, Forest Carbon & REDD+

Seeds Renewables; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Winrock International is seeking a Senior Manager, Technical to support ART’s TREES implementation and jurisdictional forest carbon accounting. The role provides advanced technical guidance, reviews TREES submissions, and coordinates with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure complete, accurate documentation and adherence to best practices in monitoring and verification.

The position requires an advanced degree in a related field and at least five years in REDD+, forest carbon

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Environmental Science, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Carbon Accounting, Remote Sensing, or a related field.
• 5+ years in REDD+/forest carbon, voluntary or compliance carbon markets, and/or remote sensing and forest measurement.
• Familiar with REDD+ accounting and quantification methods, GHG accounting principles, and verification/auditing standards.
• Experience with jurisdictional-scale carbon accounting frameworks and international climate standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Technical Team Lead in reviewing Participant TREES Document submissions to evaluate completeness.
• Support the assessment of methodologies and data used to quantify climate mitigation outcomes from forest and land-use activities.
• Contribute to the review and understanding of monitoring and reporting systems used to track jurisdictional program performance and results.
• Collaborate with the Technical Team and other internal teams to develop guidance materials and provide technical clarification to participating jurisdictions and stakeholders.
• Assist in tracking research, initiatives and best practices relating to remote sensing and forest measurement.

Skills

Remote sensing

GHG accounting

Forest carbon

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

English fluency

Education

Advanced degree in Environmental Science

Tools

MS Office

SharePoint

Job description

Winrock International is seeking a Senior Manager, Technical to support ART’s TREES implementation and jurisdictional forest carbon accounting. The role provides advanced technical guidance, reviews TREES submissions, and coordinates with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure complete, accurate documentation and adherence to best practices in monitoring and verification.

The position requires an advanced degree in a related field and at least five years in REDD+, forest carbon