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Associate, Carbon Project Operations

San Francisco, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Jan 2025

💰 $90,000/yr($70,000/yr – $90,000/yr)

About the role

Every day, we work together for what matters – bold, swift, and equitable climate action.ABOUT THE ROLEThe Carbon Project Operations team supports, develops and manages projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and creates opportunities to monetize the environmental benefits generated by those projects through participation in multiple programs operating in both voluntary and compliance markets. As an Associate on the Carbon Projects team, you will work closely with our project partners and be responsible for keeping projects on track for success. You will support the collection and processing of project data to meet reporting and verification requirements. This is a full-time, exempt role reporting to a Senior Project Manager within the Carbon Markets - Technical Operations team and is based at our HQ office in San Francisco, CA. Please Note: 3Degrees does not provide sponsorship and/or relocation assistance, therefore, pre-existing right-to-work status is a prerequisite to be considered for this position.WHAT YOU’LL DOIn this role, you will support the management of GHG emission reduction and/or removal projects as required by multiple programs, including those adhering to various standards and registries in voluntary carbon markets and clean fuel standards in transportation markets. This work entails a range of activities, including onboarding new project partners and maintaining these relationships, collecting, processing, and analyzing numerous complex data sets, preparing all components required for project applications and reporting, and supporting the associated validation and verification processes. More specifically, this role will focus on the following activities:

Data collection and analysis, quality control, and maintenance of carbon intensity models.
Innovate data processing techniques to maintain efficient, streamlined, and transparent worksheets.
Employ a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach to calculate baseline and GHG emission reductions for partner projects.
Analyze and track project emissions reductions or carbon intensities.
Support the verification and validation of our projects. Work with project managers to prepare verification packages and to submit necessary documents in a timely manner.
Coordinate directly with verifiers and support the response to their findings and corrective action requests.
Track the receipt of relevant project data and outstanding needs. Ensure that such project monitoring procedures are planned and consistent with regulatory requirements and are carried out according to the project’s monitoring plan.
Support a team with project management tasks, tracking progress, and coordinating with stakeholders as needed.
Collaborate with teammates on cross-functional activities and projects.

ABOUT YOUYou are a highly-motivated, mission-driven environmental professional eager to take action against climate change by enabling transportation decarbonization and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. You have a quantitative background, analytical mindset, robust data literacy, and pay attention to detail. You also have a proven ability to quickly understand different data types and develop solutions to data and reporting issues as they arise. You have strong project management and record-keeping competencies, familiarity with LCA and are eager to become an expert in greenhouse gas accounting and carbon credits. You are an excellent communicator and highly motivated to apply your chemistry and other sciences knowledge to impact our environment positively.WHAT WE SEEK

Up to 3 years of professional experience in environmental science, sustainability, engineering, or a related field.
Experience and familiarity with the full LCA process.
Ability to assist in managing projects, tracking progress, meeting deadlines, and coordinating while building trust with various stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address data discrepancies, verification findings, and other project-related challenges.
Quick learner who finds nuanced and complex carbon market standards, registries (both voluntary and compliance), clean fuel standards, and associated regulations engaging
Knowledge of GHG accounting principles, emissions factors, and carbon intensity calculations.
Strong technical writing skills; well-organized with high attention to detail
Proven excellence in building operational models in Excel
Familiarity with project management methodologies and