This newly created role will join the Carbon2Nature team in Australia and lead the forestry-related aspects of the company.

Reporting to the General Manager of Carbon2Nature Australia and in close relation with the Global Carbon2Nature Operations and Business Teams, located in Spain.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of the projects in the Carbon2Nature Australia portfolio from a technical forestry perspective, ensuring their optimal development, identifying risks to future deliverables, assessing success criteria, and defining metrics for reporting indicators.
• Interact with local project partners to guarantee commitments are met, and reports and deliverables are submitted on time.
• Ensure project compliance with carbon standards methodologies, reporting, and audits.
• Run project field inspections, ensuring that forestry best practices are correctly being implemented.
• Work closely with Carbon2Nature Global team, ensuring timely and accurate reporting in line with the company’s standards.
• Support in the Carbon2Nature Australia business development stages, by providing technical assessments on prospective new projects.
• Support the General Manager with the preparation of annual budgets and regular forecasts as required.
• Contribute to the company's business strategy and communications.
• Support the development and implementation of Carbon2Nature and Iberdrola systems, tools, and processes.
• Assist with other projects, tasks and ad-hoc requests as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (Forestry) or Bachelor of Science in Forestry degree which may include a specialisation in Forestry, Agronomy, or Environmental Engineering.
• Proven experience in Australian nature-based project development and forestry project management (7 years minimum)
• Understanding of Australian Climate Energy Regulator (CER) schemes, in particular the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme.
• Familiarity and experience with methodologies for measuring biodiversity.
• Ability to analyse technical/legal documents and project data to support decision-making and ensure project success.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and GIS.

Skills

• Professional written and verbal communication
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Well-organised, proactive self-starter who can manage a range of competing priorities and projects, including ad-hoc requests
• Attention to detail and analytical thinker
• Excellent internal and external stakeholder management skills