Application Guide
How to Apply for Carbon Verification Intern
at CREW
🏢 About CREW
CREW is unique for its dual focus on wastewater treatment efficiency and permanent carbon sequestration, combining advanced chemistry, natural minerals, and AI in a category-defining process. Working here offers the opportunity to contribute to tangible decarbonization solutions at the intersection of environmental technology and climate action.
About This Role
This Carbon Verification Intern supports the validation and verification of CREW's carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects, ensuring they meet rigorous standards for carbon accounting. The role is impactful because it directly contributes to the credibility and success of CREW's carbon sequestration efforts, which are central to their mission.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day involves organizing and quality-checking datasets for carbon project verification, updating Project Design Documents or operational records, and tracking verifier inquiries to ensure timely follow-up. You might also assist in compiling life cycle assessment information or version-controlling files to support CREW's CDR project validation.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who CREW Is Looking For
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills for managing verification documentation, datasets, and version control
- Familiar with or eager to learn about carbon project validation/verification processes, MRV (measurement, reporting, and verification), and life cycle assessments
- Proactive in tracking action items and supporting timely responses to verifier inquiries in a remote, part-time setting
- Interested in environmental technology, decarbonization, and wastewater treatment innovation
📝 Tips for Applying to CREW
Highlight any experience with data QA/QC, documentation preparation, or project tracking, even from academic or volunteer projects
Demonstrate knowledge of carbon markets, CDR methodologies, or MRV frameworks in your resume or cover letter
Emphasize remote work discipline and ability to manage part-time hours effectively while supporting time-sensitive verification processes
Tailor your application to show alignment with CREW's specific focus on wastewater treatment and mineral-based carbon sequestration
If no direct experience, showcase transferable skills like attention to detail in handling datasets or coordinating multi-step processes
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
["Express specific interest in CREW's technology that combines wastewater treatment with carbon sequestration", 'Detail how your skills align with managing verification documentation, datasets, and tracking verifier actions', 'Explain why carbon verification matters to you and how this role fits your career goals in climate tech', 'Mention any familiarity with carbon accounting standards or environmental project workflows']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → CREW's specific technology: how they use chemistry, minerals, and AI for wastewater treatment and carbon sequestration
- → Carbon verification standards and methodologies relevant to CDR projects (e.g., from registries like Verra or Gold Standard)
- → The role of MRV (measurement, reporting, and verification) in carbon markets and climate solutions
- → Recent news or updates about CREW's projects or partnerships in decarbonization
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Submitting a generic application without mentioning carbon verification, MRV, or CREW's specific technology
- Overlooking the part-time, remote nature of the role by not addressing time management or remote work strategies
- Failing to demonstrate attention to detail—e.g., typos in application materials or vague descriptions of organizational skills
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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