Project Forester

Core responsibilities:

• Administer service contracts and serve as field point of contact for contractors, including planting crews, site preparation crews, government natural resources personnel, forestry agencies and conservation organizations.
• Contribute to the playbook that expands our forest project implementation to tens of thousands of acres. Help develop planting project designs and execute, working alongside internal supply chain and land origination teams.
• Assist in the preparation of reports, including project progress updates, cost analyses, and impact assessments designed for senior management and relevant stakeholders.
• Regular travel to project sites for due diligence, site preparation, planting season and continual forest monitoring.

This role creates positive change by supporting the Forestry Team in achieving its forest carbon project implementation and operations objectives, transforming marginal land into high-value environmental assets to fight climate change through reforestation.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in forestry, natural resource management, or a related curriculum.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to effectively manage contractors and build relationships with external partners.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to effectively execute and monitor projects, manage resources effectively, and deliver results within tight timelines and budgets.
• Basic understanding of forest establishment using mechanical and chemical site preparation methods, knowledge of GIS/GPS functionality, spreadsheet creation and manipulation, and Appalachian hardwood and conifer tree identification and physiology.

No specific compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the job description.

Living Carbon is a public benefit company with a mission to fight climate change by transforming marginal land into high-value environmental assets. The team specializes in restoring abandoned mineland and degraded agricultural land into diverse, thriving forests.