Senior Field Technician, Soil Carbon Lead

NatCarbon Africa; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Life insurance

Professional development

Job summary

NatCarbon Africa seeks a Senior Field Technician – Soil Carbon to lead SOC workstreams across large-scale Spekboom restoration. You will manage field sampling, SOC lab operations, and data handling while mentoring a small team in a remote outdoor environment.

Regular travel across the Eastern and Western Cape, hands-on data processing, quality control, and contribution to carbon accounting will be expected, with emphasis on safety and SOPs in collaboration with the Restoration Ecologist.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in soil science or related field.
• Experience in field and laboratory SOC work.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive project vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Lead SOC field team and coordinate sampling campaigns.
• Oversee soil laboratory operations, QA/QC, and SOPs.
• Manage data collection, processing, and reporting for carbon accounting.
• Coordinate samples with external laboratories and ensure timely results.
• Support development and testing of field and lab methods.

Skills

Soil sampling

Laboratory management

Team leadership

Data management

GIS

Education

Master’s degree in soil science

Tools

ArcGIS / QGIS

Excel

R

Job description

NatCarbon Africa seeks a Senior Field Technician – Soil Carbon to lead SOC workstreams across large-scale Spekboom restoration. You will manage field sampling, SOC lab operations, and data handling while mentoring a small team in a remote outdoor environment.

Regular travel across the Eastern and Western Cape, hands-on data processing, quality control, and contribution to carbon accounting will be expected, with emphasis on safety and SOPs in collaboration with the Restoration Ecologist.