Climate Project Manager TBS

As a Climate Project Manager at ACT, you will be responsible for expanding ACT's portfolio of projects and project partners with a technology-based focus. This includes community based impact projects and industrial scale activities, for both the voluntary and compliance carbon markets.

Your role covers the entire lifecycle of a project: from opportunity sourcing and design to commercial structuring, implementation, certification, and final carbon credit issuance. It requires a balance of technical expertise, project management, stakeholder coordination, and strong communication skills.

In essence, your role involves:

Stakeholder management

• Identify, contact, and manage key relationships with project developers, local partners, NGOs, investors, and other relevant parties for sourcing high-quality projects.
• Engage with counterparties to develop and write mitigation activity idea notes (“MAIN”), including technical, commercial, and financial assessments and key risks.
• Maintain strong relationships with internal ACT teams such as front office, key account management, ESG, legal, risk, and compliance.
• Stay informed on evolving carbon market trends (e.g., biodiversity credits, Article 6, CORSIA) to guide future strategy.

Project development and Carbon Asset Development (CAD)

• Take ownership of the MAIN’s development into full climate projects, working with technical and investment teams.
• Drive project conception, feasibility assessments, baseline and scenario development, and methodology selection.
• Perform ex-ante quantification of mitigation outcomes directly or with ACT’s technical specialists.
• Contribute to project budget and financial model refinement, commercial arrangements, and credit sales or financing efforts.
• Lead the writing of Project Design Documents (PDDs) and Measurement, Reporting & Verification (MRV) protocols.
• Manage registration on carbon standards, oversee validation with third-party VVBs, and ensure proper verification and issuance.

Project implementation oversight and reporting

• Prepare, coordinate, and oversee implementation plans with local partners in line with methodologies and contractual obligations.
• Track KPIs, budgets, timelines, and performance to ensure project delivery.
• Manage reporting obligations to project stakeholders and ACT senior management.
• Maintain project documentation, financial reports, and impact databases in line with standards and funder requirements.

Commercial development

• Assess financial and business models that include ex-ante carbon credit generation forecasts.
• Lead internal approval processes (PAC, ESG committee).
• Negotiate with project partners, carbon credit buyers, and investors in collaboration with the Investment Team.
• Drive contracting processes to ensure all project and offtake agreements are in place.
• Maintain compliance with internal and external requirements, including legal, risk, and KYC obligations.

To be successful in this role, you will bring a combination of technical insight, commercial understanding, and project execution skills to develop high-quality carbon projects globally.

Required skills:

• Strong knowledge of carbon market mechanisms, methodologies, and MRV systems.
• Commercial and sales acumen to negotiate and coordinate with project co-developers.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain long-term partnerships with project stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in team environments and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Legal writing and document review skills focused on clarity, accuracy, and risk mitigation.
• Strong analytical capabilities to evaluate carbon and financial models, identify assumptions, and interpret results for strategic decisions.
• Prior deal experience in real asset investing (climate, natural resources, or infrastructure) in developing markets, with demonstrated valuation and financial modelling experience, is a strong preference.

If you meet these criteria and are ready to contribute your expertise to a dynamic and challenging environment, we encourage you to apply.