Senior Project Forester

• Develop technical design of reforestation projects, integrating carbon modeling, site-specific ecology, and disturbance history to optimize forest establishment and carbon removal.
• Collaborate with carbon science team to refine MRV approaches using remote sensing and field-based inventory methods.
• Serve as field point of contact and technical lead for contractors, oversee planting execution, forest monitoring, and post-establishment surveys.
• Conduct site reconnaissance, GIS analysis, and due diligence assessments to evaluate new project opportunities.

This role directly contributes to fighting climate change by restoring degraded land into thriving forests, sequestering carbon, and creating high-value environmental assets.

• 5+ years of applied experience in forest management, carbon projects, or ecological research.
• Strong quantitative and geospatial skills: proficiency in R, Python, or equivalent; hands-on GIS experience.
• Advanced degree in forestry, forest ecology, or related discipline preferred.
• Familiarity with Appalachian and Southeastern US forest ecosystems and forest carbon accounting frameworks.

Competitive compensation and benefits package. Living Carbon is a public benefit company backed by prominent investors including Temasek, Toyota Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Felicis Ventures, and YCombinator. Equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

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