Carbon Technical Manager

Grassroots Carbon Public Benefit LLC, is building the #1 grasslands soil carbon storage company. We are a fast-growing start-up and Soilworks Natural Capital portfolio company based in San Antonio, TX. Our rapidly expanding land steward network covers over 6 million acres of grasslands across the US, and we have built a foundation of scientific rigor, quality, and trust. Leading companies like Microsoft, Marathon Oil, HEB, Shopify, and Nestle have selected Grassroots Carbon to reach their carbon reduction goals.

Grassroots Carbon offers ranchers additional revenue opportunities via our carbon credit program. We support farmers and ranchers to manage their land for healthy soils, which store more carbon and improve water quality and biodiversity. We are on a mission to convert millions of acres of degraded grazing lands into healthy, thriving grassland ecosystems that capture and store increased amounts of carbon.

The Role:

We are seeking an expert technical carbon professional with experience executing the full MRV cycle, from PDD writing through issuance of credits, to work on Grassroots Carbon’s mission of delivering high quality credits to buyers and supporting regenerative ranchers across the US.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the Project Lead to develop initial project design document (PDD)
• Lead the development of processes to manage data for submission of supporting materials during annual verification (i.e. excel workbooks)
• Support the verification process, including responding to requests from verification auditors
• Support the Project Lead in developing annual monitoring processes, and updating such processes as problems emerge
• Support the Project Lead to liaise between GRC and verifiers before and during verification
• Help execute QA/QC for data inputs and document prep for monitoring and verification
• Assist in troubleshooting issues around data collection and management, rancher account management, and reporting to buyers
• Develop creative solutions that help landowners and field managers gain access to carbon markets – data collection, monitoring practices, storytelling, etc. are all relevant to the carbon credit journey

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of voluntary carbon standards and methodologies, including Verra and CAR
• Understanding of nature-based methodologies under Verra and/or CAR
• Experience with technical aspects of carbon projects, including project design, monitoring, and verification
• Knowledge of soil carbon dynamics and associated carbon methodologies a bonus
• Knowledge of regenerative ranching or agriculture a bonus
• A deep passion for using creativity and ingenuity to address climate change and support land managers is a major bonus!

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance plans, including a flexible spending account option.
• Open Paid Time Off Policy
• 9 paid holidays per year as listed in our Company Handbook.
• Participation in our 401(k) savings plan
• Company-paid Life and AD&D coverage
• Educational materials and expenses

About Soilworks

Soilworks Natural Capital is on a mission to prove Regenerative grazing is the most profitable way to ranch. We are a private equity fund that invests in, incubates, and acquires companies to help accelerate the Regenerative Agriculture movement. Our principles include better and healthier food, restoring plant and animal diversity, regenerating soil to store water and carbon, and creating more profitable family farms. Soilworks was launched by the co-founders of Scaleworks, a technology venture equity fund based in San Antonio, TX.

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background leads to a better environment for our employees and a better experience for our users and our customers. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against protected characteristics. All candidates will be given the same consideration.

*No visa sponsorship is available for this position*