Carbon Reporting Analyst

Summary

Join Deep Sky Labs, a leader in carbon removal innovation, as their Carbon Reporting Analyst. You will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance, reporting obligations, and operational excellence. This involves leading MRV and LCA activities, managing carbon registry programs, and aligning with regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will drive best practices in carbon management and foster a culture of transparency. You will need relevant experience in MRV or carbon accounting, a related degree, and strong communication skills. Deep Sky Labs offers a competitive salary and benefits package, a collaborative environment, and career growth opportunities.

Requirements

• 2+ years of relevant MRV or carbon accounting development experience, preferably involving CDR or other carbon solutions; or relevant 5+ years of prior consulting, environmental services, or related experience
• Degree in a relevant discipline, preferably engineering, environmental sciences, or general sciences
• Substantial knowledge of carbon registries, methodologies, and thought leadership related to MRV
• Be a skillful relationship builder, networker, and dependable team member, capable of building strong commercial relationships with colleagues and partners at all levels
• Be scientifically oriented, comfortable communicating with scientists, and able to interpret white papers and primary research - including GHG reporting scopes, LCA, and carbon methodologies
• Be collaborative and consultative, listen to customers and colleagues and work with them to solve problems
• Have excellent written, presentation, and empathetic communication capabilities
• Have high proficiency with software and its utilization in an MRV or carbon accounting context
• Be solutions oriented and able to find your way out of problems through creative thinking and iterative processes
• Be highly organized and able to both design and execute a process. Enjoy strategic planning and hands-on execution
• Be excited to join a startup, be resourceful, and move fast. Be comfortable operating and creating structure in a whitespace environment, building from zero to one
• Be able to travel periodically

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead MRV and LCA activities for pilots and commercial CDR projects, with a focus on planning, budgeting, and maintaining project timelines
• Develop baseline data on soil, water, atmospheric, and reservoir conditions, ensuring comprehensive monitoring for integrity of end-to-end CDR operations
• Ensure that proper MRV considerations are met throughout the entire project value chain including transportation and sequestration, energy and technology, and capital projects development
• Oversee end to end management of CDR process
• Lead creation and development of any other documents required for verification
• Assess and implement partnerships, 3rd party data hosting services, and other relevant tools
• Be our in-house expert on all things MRV, registries, carbon accounting and reporting; and help us drive the MRV space towards better practices

Preferred Qualifications

• An advanced degree in a scientific field related to sustainability
• Experience developing a new solution in a new domain or business

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead transformative climate projects with global impact
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Collaborative and mission-driven work environment
• Career growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding sector