Carbon Project Success Lead

Description

Pachama is looking for a Project Success Lead to manage the implementation of our carbon projects across Mexico and the US. In this role you’ll be responsible, alongside our Origination Operations team, for planning, supporting and managing execution of all project implementation and oversight activities. You will help to build holistic strategies for project success and quality, deepen our relationships with project partners, improve our standards and procedures, and provide oversight to ensure that our Originals projects are on track to issue the highest quality credits.You would be excited about this role if you love the idea of working on the ground with diverse stakeholders, and managing complex projects. You have experience developing forest carbon projects, exceptional project management and partnership skills, and a hunger for impact.

Location This role is fully remote. However, being located in North America is required given that the role will involve frequently traveling to project sites.

Who we are Pachama is a mission-driven company looking to restore nature to help address climate change. Pachama brings the latest technology in remote sensing and AI to the world of forest carbon in order to enable forest conservation and restoration to scale. Pachama’s core technology harnesses satellite imaging with artificial intelligence to measure carbon captured in forests. Through the Pachama marketplace, responsible companies and individuals can connect with carbon credits from projects that are protecting and restoring forests worldwide.

Location This role is fully remote. However, being located in North America is required given that the role will involve frequently traveling to project sites.

What You Will Help Us With:

Manage relationships with local implementation partners and other stakeholders, including collaborating on strategies and plans for forest restoration activities, stakeholder engagement and social and ecological monitoring.

Project manage timelines and coordinate with internal and external teams to execute a range of tasks necessary at each phase of carbon project development, including field data collection, engaging with landowners and other stakeholders, tree planting and other project activities, co-benefit monitoring

Manage and/or provide feedback on the development of PDDs, adaptive management plans and other key project documents.

Provide project oversight, including conducting site visits, managing partner progress reporting and monitoring of key project success indicators, to ensure high quality implementation of activities and report on success against milestones.

Manage project data, ensure alignment with registry and methodology standards and organize and/or support project validation, verification and registration activities.

Source and share information needed to bring projects to life and provide transparency for customers, investors and other internal and external project stakeholders

Experience & Skills We’re Looking For:

University degree or equivalent experience in environmental science or other related fields

On-the-ground experience developing and/or providing oversight to forest carbon projects, preferably under Verra for conservation and reforestation projects

Exceptional project management skills to define tasks, track progress, manage timelines and ensure accountability.

Proven track record of successfully engaging with diverse external partners and stakeholders, including navigating complex and/or sensitive situations.

Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, including the ability to give and receive feedback in a construction manner.

Strong written and verbal communication in Spanish and English required

Ability to effectively operate with flexibility in a fast-paced, constantly evolving, ambiguous, team environment

Resourcefulness and tenacity with a strong sense of curiosity and passion for learning

A willingness to travel