<div><div><p><span style="color:#222222;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">CET is hiring a key member of the PMO team to </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">analyze substantial amounts of data and derive insights that support and guide optimal project </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">or program performance. The Project Analyst is responsible for providing </span><span style="color:#363940;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">analytical support for various projects </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">or programs, assisting</span><span style="color:#363940;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"> in budget, financial and project performance analysis</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">, and providing </span><span style="color:#2c3241;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">recommendations for improvement</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">s</span><span style="color:#2c3241;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"> and </span><span style="color:#363940;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">status reports to internal and external stakeholders.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Primary Functions: </span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;text-decoration:underline;">Project Delivery</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">: Works closely with the Project or Program Managers (PMs), contributes to project planning, budgeting, and overall strategy. Monitors and evaluates</span> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">project performance</span> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">using</span> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">established key performance indicators</span><span style="color:#0078d4;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">.</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"> Maintains knowledge of contract delivery terms for each project. Provides operational support such as consulting with stakeholders, tracking timelines, and other assistance as needed. Prepares, reviews, and maintains project documentation and reports.</span> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"> </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;text-decoration:underline;">Data Analysis</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">: </span><span style="color:#d13438;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Analyzes project data and produces insights to optimize performance. Assists in establishing</span> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">key performance indicators to</span> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">monitor project and program performance. Identifies shortfalls and makes recommendations for solutions. Tracks, forecasts, and updates information on project progress including metrics and challenges. Prepares documentation and utilizes the appropriate methods to provide data visualization for improved decision-making.</span><span style="color:#0078d4;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"> </span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Secondary Functions: </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Travel throughout MA and other states, as needed. Attends industry-specific events and conferences, where appropriate. Maintains membership in appropriate industry associations and maintains ongoing professional development.  </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="color:#222222;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">What We Offer</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#222222;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">This is a full-time hourly non-exempt position. This job comes with excellent benefits including vacation, holiday, and personal/sick time; medical, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; and a retirement plan with a company match. We cultivate a friendly and supportive environment to help us achieve our mission impact goals.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">What You Offer</span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or computer science, or equivalent.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">1-3 years of experience working with and reporting on complex data.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">A mastery in MS Office applications such as Excel, Visio, and Projects, and/or other data analysis software. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Experience in Salesforce or similar CRM.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Experience in NetSuite or other ERP required with experience in dashboard and/or reporting apps (Apsona, Conga, Tableau).</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Experience facilitating effective meetings with an understanding of cross-functional team structure and processes.</span><span style="color:#0078d4;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Ability to manage conflict and decision-making processes to optimize outcomes.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">A foundation and understanding of project management and data analysis.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Strong analytical, critical thinking, research, and reporting skills.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Excellent oral and written communication skills.</span></li></ul><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Physical Demands/Conditions Requirements: </span></span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"><br></span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Must have remote office set-up with reliable high-speed internet free from distractions and interruptions.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Daily physical requirements may include but are not limited to the following: Walking, sitting, standing, keying, repetitive movements</span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"> Equipment Used–including but not limited to the following: Computer, cell phone, and office equipment. </span></p><p><em><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skill, and ability. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitude to perform each duty proficiently. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.</span></em><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"> </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="color:#222222;font-size:16px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">About Us</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">For nearly 50 years, the Center for EcoTechnology has helped people and businesses save energy and reduce waste. We partner with city and state agencies, utilities, homeowners, and business owners across the U.S. to build a just and equitable transition to the low-carbon economy. For all of our work, we bring together a diverse team of environmental consultants, building scientists, engineers, sales, operations, and communications specialists to implement cost-effective and lasting solutions. We’re a hands-on, action-oriented organization—everyday someone on our team is:</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Conducting residential and commercial energy audits and advising building owners on efficiency and electrification opportunities;</span></li><li><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Keeping used building materials out of the landfill and redirecting them to our store, EcoBuilding Bargains;</span></li><li><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Helping a food service business implement a wasted food diversion program;</span></li><li><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Advising architects and homeowners on LEED or passive house design;</span></li><li><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Working with a municipal electric utility to build innovative financing and incentive programs to accelerate electrification;</span></li><li><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">Designing outreach materials that help make green make sense for our target audience.</span><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"></span><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"></span><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"></span><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;"></span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#222222;font-size:15px;font-family:Lato , sans-serif;">CET is an equal opportunity employer and provider. We strive for a welcoming and inclusive environment. Diverse applicants are encouraged to apply. You may include military service assignments and any verified work performed on a volunteer basis.</span></p></div></div>

Transforming communities, businesses, and homes for a greener future through energy efficiency and waste reduction.

Project Analyst

<h1>Overview<br></h1> <p>Prime is seeking an Impact Accountability Senior Advisor to play a critical role in shaping the methodological guidance and case studies to support the adoption and practice of Project Frame’s <a href="https://projectframe.how/preinvestment-ghg-assessment">Pre-investment Methodology</a> within our growing investor community. The incumbent consultant will be responsible for providing recommendations to improve the application and adoption of forward-looking emissions assessment methodology, develop case studies to demonstrate the methodology in practice, and work closely with Project Frame investors to draft future methodology iterations. The advisor will also be responsible for leading research to bridge the gap between applying the methodology for venture capital to larger asset managers, as well as provide feedback to further improve software capabilities for forward-looking emissions assessments. </p> <p>This is a tremendous opportunity for an individual committed to climate action looking to improve how impact assessment occurs among impact investors allocating capital to early-stage climate solutions, and advance standardization of forward-looking GHG impact analysis.</p> <h1>How to Apply <br></h1> <p>Please click 'Apply to Position' and 'Upload Resume' and upload a proposal with a budget, two references, and a writing sample (no more than 5 pages)<br></p> <h1>Deliverables </h1> <ul><li>Seek expertise to develop Frame Content Working Group</li><li>Co-develop methodology work plan in close collaboration with the Director of Impact Accountability and Project Frame’s Steering Committe</li><li>Co-develop data and tools working group and provide expert feedback to ensure product improvements for <a href="https://cranetool.org/">CRANE</a> as well as other forward-looking emissions assessment tools</li><li>Lead the development of at least 7 industry-specific case studies demonstrating Project Frame’s methodology in practice</li><li>Provide emissions reduction potential expertise as needed to ensure product excellence</li><li>As necessary, work in close collaboration with the Frame team to steward working group and deliverables</li></ul> <h1>Required Qualifications</h1> <ul><li>Exposure to emissions reduction potential assessment</li><li>STEM background </li><li>Basic understanding of LCA evaluation </li><li>Experience with finance industry and Venture Capital/Private Equity</li><li>Research experience and understanding of industry versus academic research and data analysis </li><li>Experience analyzing data applicable to supporting impact measurement for startups</li><li>Understanding of financial modeling</li></ul> <h1>Preferred Qualifications</h1> <ul><li>Experience in energy, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, steel, cement, and transportation would be beneficial</li><li>Proven expertise in long-form writing</li><li>Ability to communicate with different audiences with varying degrees of technical understanding</li><li>Project management acumen</li><li>Ability to work independently</li></ul> <p>Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Research shows that men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Yet, women and other people who are systematically marginalized tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply. We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. Whether you’re new to the field, returning to work after a gap in employment, simply looking to transition, or taking the next step in your career path, we will be glad to have you on our radar. Please use your cover letter to tell us about your interest and what you hope to bring to this role.</p> <p><strong>To apply, please submit a proposal with a budget, two references and writing sample (no more than 5 pages)</strong></p> <p></p>

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Contractor: Senior Advisor, Impact Accountability

<h1><strong>Scope of Work</strong></h1><p>Prime is seeking an Impact Accountability Fellow for <a href="https://cranetool.org/">CRANE</a>, a free and open source tool used to calculate forward-looking impacts of emerging technologies using Project Frame’s Pre-Investment Methodology. The tool aims to help early stage investors and climate ventures identify solutions with the highest climate impact by making impact calculations more accessible. With over 5,000 users subscribed and the official launch of The CRANE Tool at San Francisco Climate Week, CRANE is influencing critical decisions today and will expand substantially this year.  We are seeking a Fellow to support CRANE in maximizing its benefits to as many ventures and investors as possible. </p><p>This role will have two main responsibilities: to further support existing users in their user journey and to help expand the user base of The CRANE Tool. The former includes activities such as expanding our training materials, providing 1:1 user support, collecting feedback from users for the further development of the tool, and establishing a CRANE community of practice.  Expanding CRANE’s user base involves activities such as outreach to organizations that may benefit from the tool, hosting tool workshops, and contributing to development strategy. The Fellow will report to Prime’s Impact Accountability Manager and will work in close collaboration with Prime’s CRANE development partner, Rho Impact. Job responsibilities include but are not limited to: </p><h2><strong>Existing User Support</strong></h2><ul><li>Develop training materials in a variety of formats including: tutorial videos, slide decks, and the software wiki</li><li>Respond to incoming messages from users on Slack and email </li><li>Distill user support outcomes into targeted guidance for long term software enhancement; integrate generalized support responses into the wiki</li><li>Research and develop a strategy for a user community around CRANE that addresses user needs</li></ul><h2><strong>User Expansion</strong></h2><ul><li>Source and contact organizations to introduce them to our tool</li><li>Host training sessions and webinars to attract and onboard new users</li><li>Continuously collect, organize, and translate feedback from current and potential users to contribute to our strategy for how to further develop the tool and ensure alignment with user/industry context</li></ul><h2><strong>Impact Accountability Team Support</strong></h2><ul><li>Work collaboratively with Prime’s Impact Accountability team to provide the CRANE user perspective</li><li>Conduct research as needed to complement additional team programming and activities</li></ul><h1><strong>Shared Expectations</strong></h1><ul><li>A commitment to Prime’s mission and values</li><li>Assertive ally for racial equity, diversity, and inclusion</li><li>Active participant in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging training  </li><li>Collaborative with a sense of humility  </li><li>Intrinsic, driving motivation to mitigate climate change</li><li>Self-motivation and flexibility </li><li>Willingness to be a productive member of a team, respecting differences while working toward shared goals</li></ul><h1>Qualifications </h1><h2><strong>Education &amp; Experience </strong></h2><ul><li>Comfort and experience with quantitative analysis. Impact forecasts are underpinned by a series of mathematical transformations and this role requires the ability to speak to the mechanics of impact calculation methodologies. Experience with related methodologies in life cycle analysis, carbon accounting and technology market forecasts will be helpful.</li><li>Experience in the climate tech landscape including exposure to climate investors (PE, VC, angel investors), accelerators/incubators and start-ups or institutions developing climate technologies.</li><li>Experience with product user research and user experience design. Especially beneficial if this experience was for a software product.</li></ul><h2><strong>Core Skills  </strong></h2><ul><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills. Particularly effective at delivering engaging presentations, discussing impact forecasting with a diverse group of users from a range of backgrounds and geographies, and crafting written communications that represent the professionalism and quality of CRANE. </li><li>Strong organizational skills to keep track of communications and projects with various stakeholders engaging with CRANE.</li></ul><p>Please apply by EOD April 21, 2024</p><p>Contract Budget: $28,000</p><p>Time Commitment: 6-months at 20 hours a week </p><p></p><p></p>

Contractor: CRANE Fellow

<div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Join Cascade Climate, a new global nonprofit accelerating progress in interventions, technologies, and markets that harness earth’s natural systems to stabilize our climate. Since our launch last summer we have assembled a stellar founding team, and lined up large initial investments from philanthropic backers including the Grantham Foundation, Quadrature Climate Foundation, and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. After kicking off our first set of field-building initiatives in enhanced rock weathering (ERW), Cascade is starting to expand into a broader set of open-system climate intervention pathways. In 2024, we are excited to begin working on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) pathways–ocean alkalinity enhancement and direct ocean removal in particular.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We are looking for an Ocean Scientist to help us build out our in-house technical expertise in the marine realm; help establish and foster relationships with a network of collaborators and partners across mCDR; and help lead a range of Cascade’s initial mCDR programmatic initiatives.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We’d love to hire an ocean scientist who is both well-versed in the (bio)geochemistry or physical oceanography underpinning mCDR pathways and a versatile relationship builder and big-picture thinker. This role will put you in an unusually high-leverage position to help advance mCDR knowledge creation and field development holistically—and yet is not a research role per se. The day-to-day responsibilities in this role will involve heavy doses of relationship building, deep listening and stakeholder management—across academia, industry, NGO partners, and more. The role will also involve a great deal of zoomed-out thinking and programmatic strategy development. We are looking for someone who can structure, diagnose and distill complex problems and chart a path forward.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We hope this is an exciting fusion for someone who sees themselves as a scientist, a stakeholder communicator, and a strategic thinker. In addition, you will be joining Cascade at a pivotal time when you can shape our most important programs and our broader strategy to accelerate progress across open-system CDR pathways—from advancing the science of CDR quantification and developing a community system for rigor and consistency in MRV, to developing frameworks for environmental risk analysis, to federal policy advocacy.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We care as much about you—your character and mindsets—as we do about your scientific training and background. Do you consistently show up with humility and contagious curiosity? Do you love to build new relationships and work with lots of collaborators? Do you independently learn new things quickly and eagerly? Can you operate without a fully-developed roadmap that’s been handed to you—tackling ambiguous problems and imposing your own structured plan? </span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">About Cascade</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Cascade coordinates and resources ambitious initiatives across scientists, industry, and governments to overcome the core bottlenecks that are hindering progress in the most promising open-system climate interventions. As a species we are already—unintentionally and haphazardly—manipulating Earth’s climate system in ways that produce disastrous consequences for ourselves and the biosphere. Decarbonization must be our top priority but on its own cannot solve the climate emergency. We must embrace the need to harness Earth’s natural systems in the service of avoiding deeper harm. This will mean intervening in soils, rivers, oceans, glaciers and more—but doing so with great deliberation and care.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Our initial focus is advancing the development of a healthy market for enhanced rock weathering (ERW), underpinned by its scientific evidence base and its potential for gigaton-scale, durable carbon dioxide removal. As commercial activity in ERW ramps up, it is essential that we collectively steer toward a healthy, virtuous market cycle wherein large-scale deployments become a powerful engine for public scientific learning and growing public trust, along with declining uncertainties and costs. Over the course of 2024, we are looking to expand into mCDR as mCDR gradually shifts into progressively larger field research and deployment scales.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">For more context, you can read our </span><a href="https://cascadeclimate.org/foundations-for-a-healthy-erw-market-cycle" style="font-size:11pt;">blog post</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> about the outlook for the ERW market or our broader thoughts on </span><a href="https://greatunwind.substack.com/p/leveling-the-playing-field-for-open" style="font-size:11pt;">leveling the playing field</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> for open-system carbon dioxide removal.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">In the coming 3-6 months, you will be the science lead driving our stakeholder listening tours and strategic bottleneck diagnosis process as we expand in the mCDR space. You will collaborate closely with other Cascade team members and colleagues at other field building organizations in the space to define the initial set of programmatic initiatives and, over time, lead the execution of these initiatives.</span></div><br><br><h3>Role and primary responsibilities </h3><ul><li>Mapping out and building relationships with key stakeholders in the mCDR space (suppliers, buyers, public agencies, researchers, NGOs, funders)</li><li>Leading the recruitment of core staff members and contributing scientists to Cascade’s mCDR team and maintaining a strong extended network of subject matter experts</li><li>In collaboration with other Cascade team members, diagnosing key bottlenecks in the mCDR space, and developing and sharpening the vision of Cascade’s initial initiatives in mCDR field development</li><li>Emergent from the above, articulating Cascade’s priorities, capabilities and unique roles in mCDR to a range of collaborators and stakeholders</li><li>Supporting the build out of Cascade’s policy priorities in mCDR and becoming a key liaison with federal and state agencies pivotal for mCDR R&amp;D, deployment, and scaling.</li><li>Leading and co-leading early Cascade initiatives in mCDR to a high degree of execution.</li><div><br></div><div><b>Irrespective of the specific subset of projects you are working on at any given time, your specific responsibilities will often include the following:</b></div><li>Managing and monitoring the execution of complex projects that involve multiple strands (both scientific and operational) </li><li>Building new individual relationships (e.g., with specific researchers) and organizational partnerships for Cascade</li><li>Whiteboarding new ideas with colleagues and facilitating group problem-solving on knotty substantive and process questions</li><li>Leaning into difficult conversations with partners who have concerns about how some of the systems or projects Cascade is spearheading are playing out in the real world</li><li>Reviewing and helping craft various documents—to help Cascade colleagues or partner organizations—that need scrutiny or input from a trained scientist</li><li>Representing Cascade as a participant in multi-organization meetings and various collaborations, and attending relevant conferences</li><li>Taking the lead on or contributing to reports and other writing deliverables</li><li>Helping Cascade build and deepen its organizational culture, brand, and community trust</li></ul><h3>Desired Skills and Experiences   </h3><ul><li>PhD in a relevant discipline (chemical, physical or biological oceanography, marine (bio)geochemistry, or similar) or equivalent research/professional experience in specific subject areas relevant to abiotic marine CDR.</li><li>Appetite and ability to build a trusted rapport with a wide range of stakeholders. Empathetic communicator with strong listening skills. Effective, eager networker and relationship builder</li><li>Strong technical thinker and scientific communicator</li><li>Strong zoomed-out thinking and creative problem solving skills, and ability to structure and diagnose complex problems, distill simplicity from complexity, and make informed decisions in dynamic, evolving situations</li><li>Skilled written communicator and group facilitator</li><li>Track record of independently and effectively managing moderately or highly complex projects—juggling many balls simultaneously without letting them drop</li></ul><h3>More generally, we think this role could be a good fit if you are:</h3><ul><li>Excited about the sometimes-complex project management and stakeholder management involved in the kinds of system-engineer / market-shaping initiatives outlined above—and feel you could enjoy and thrive in a role with this flavor</li><li>Consistently experienced by others as humble, kind and empathetic</li><li>Good at building new relationships across a wide variety of people grounded in trust, deep listening and mutual vulnerability</li><li>Comfortable working under uncertainty and a lack of any clear right answer. </li><li>Intensely curious, hungry and self-driven in your learning about new topics </li><li>An open-minded, flexible, and sharp thinker who thrives in highly collaborative problem-solving environments</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">If this broadly describes you, we think you’ll feel at home here, and will join a team of experienced and very like-minded people who will take great care to support you and your continued growth. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">No one will perfectly meet everything in the description above. We encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply, regardless of whether you feel you meet 100% of the qualifications. The top candidates will bring their own unique perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds along with many but not necessarily all the skills and characteristics listed above. We offer professional learning and training opportunities to help you develop skills you may not have had the opportunity to cultivate yet.   </span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Location    </b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Cascade is headquartered in Boston with small hubs in Washington DC, New York, and the Bay Area. For this role, we have a strong preference for candidates who are based in one of these hubs or willing to relocate there. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We love seeing each other in person.  We gather regularly (often in Boston) for team time like retreats, learning experiences, and whiteboarding sessions.  Be ready to travel at least once per month—and occasionally a bit more as needed—for conferences, team gatherings, and partner meetings. </span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Diversity     </b><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">At Cascade, our mission is to dramatically accelerate progress across a range of open-system climate interventions in order to ensure a healthy, livable Earth for all humanity. Recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve is critical to our success.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Cascade is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.</span></div>

Cascade Climate is an independent, nonprofit field-building NGO whose mission is to dramatically accelerate progress across a range of open-system climate interventions.

Ocean Scientist

<div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Join Cascade Climate, a new global nonprofit accelerating progress in interventions, technologies, and markets that harness earth’s natural systems to stabilize our climate. Since our launch last summer we have assembled a stellar founding team; lined up large initial investments from philanthropic backers including the Grantham Foundation, Quadrature Climate Foundation, and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; and established Cascade as both the leading international field-building organization for Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) and a trusted voice in open system climate interventions more broadly. We are now looking for an ERW Scientist to help us deliver on Cascade’s flagship efforts to accelerate scientific progress in ERW and shape a healthy market for ERW deployment. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We’d love to hire a versatile and passionate geoscientist who can help steward some of our most important initiatives that sit at the intersection of Cascade’s scientific and programmatic work. This role will put you in an unusually high-leverage position to help advance ERW science holistically—and yet is not a research role per se. The day-to-day responsibilities in this role will involve heavy doses of project management and stakeholder management—across academia, ERW suppliers and buyers, NGO partners, and more. You will neither be pigeonholed as a scientist nor as a project or relationship manager: for the right person, this role will be an exciting fusion of these, and a chance to join Cascade at a time when you can shape our most important programs and our broader strategy to accelerate progress across the ERW field. In the coming 12 months, you will be the primary technical force behind our work to build a rigorous, trusted and independent review system for the quantification of carbon removal via ERW, while contributing across our ERW programmatic initiatives – from R&amp;D orchestration to federal policy advocacy.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We care as much about you—your character and mindsets—as we do about your scientific training and background. Do you consistently show up with humility and contagious curiosity? Do you love to build new relationships and work with lots of collaborators? Do you independently learn new things quickly and eagerly? Can you operate without a fully-developed roadmap that’s been handed to you—tackling ambiguous problems and imposing your own structured plan? Please help us spread the word far and wide! Candidates should fill out the short application questionnaire below, and are encouraged to include a resume and a note re: why they’re excited about the role and organization. </span></div><div><br></div><div><b>About Cascade</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Cascade coordinates and resources ambitious initiatives across scientists, industry, and governments to overcome the core bottlenecks that are hindering progress in the most promising open-system climate interventions. As a species we are already—unintentionally and haphazardly—manipulating Earth’s climate system in ways that produce disastrous consequences for ourselves and the biosphere. Decarbonization must be our top priority but on its own cannot solve the climate emergency. We must embrace the need to harness Earth’s natural systems in the service of avoiding deeper harm. This will mean intervening in soils, rivers, oceans, glaciers and more—but doing so with great deliberation and care.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Our initial focus is advancing the development of a healthy market for enhanced rock weathering (ERW), underpinned by its scientific evidence base and its potential for gigaton-scale, durable carbon dioxide removal. As commercial activity in ERW ramps up, it is essential that we collectively steer toward a healthy, virtuous market cycle wherein large-scale deployments become a powerful engine for public scientific learning and growing public trust, along with declining uncertainties and costs. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">For more context, you can read our </span><a href="https://cascadeclimate.org/foundations-for-a-healthy-erw-market-cycle" style="font-size:11pt;">blog post</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> about the outlook for the ERW market or our broader thoughts on </span><a href="https://greatunwind.substack.com/p/leveling-the-playing-field-for-open" style="font-size:11pt;">leveling the playing field</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> for open-system carbon dioxide removal.</span></div><div><br></div><div>In the coming 12 months, you will be the science lead driving our work to build a rigorous, trusted and independent review system for the quantification of carbon removal via ERW, stemming from the development of a rigorous <a href="https://cascadeclimate.org/introducing-the-cqs">Community Quantification Standard</a> (CQS). This will be the first industry-wide MRV standard for any carbon removal pathway. We expect the CQS to be published in June. You would contribute to the final stages of the development of the standard and become a leading contributor of the team within Cascade working to operationalize the standard and execute a companion initiative enabling data access from both commercial deployments and research studies.</div><br><br><h3>Role and primary responsibilities </h3><ul><li>Developing an R&amp;D roadmap for accelerated progress on the most critical, high-priority scientific uncertainties in ERW</li><li>Helping design and orchestrate specific ERW field studies and research campaigns</li><li>Contributing to the formulation and execution of Cascade’s regranting strategy, whereby we raise philanthropic dollars to regrant to research and other field-advancing efforts</li><li>Collaborating on the development of new community tools, models, and other novel resources that can accelerate the scientific community’s pace of progress</li><li>Co-authoring major reports and seminal intellectual contributions to the ERW field</li><div><br></div><div><b>Irrespective of the specific subset of projects you are working on at any given time, your specific responsibilities will often include the following:</b></div><li>Managing and monitoring the execution of complex projects that involve multiple strands (both scientific and operational) </li><li>Building new individual relationships (e.g., with specific researchers) and organizational partnerships for Cascade</li><li>Helping chart Cascade’s ERW strategy - identifying and prioritizing key gaps, and evaluating potential new initiatives</li><li>Whiteboarding new ideas with colleagues and facilitating group problem-solving on knotty substantive and process questions</li><li>Leaning into difficult conversations with partners who have concerns about how some of the systems or projects Cascade is spearheading are playing out in the real world</li><li>Reviewing and helping craft various documents—to help Cascade colleagues or partner organizations—that need scrutiny or input from a trained scientist</li><li>Representing Cascade as a participant in multi-organization meetings and various collaborations, and attending relevant conferences</li><li>Recruiting and hiring talented people to Cascade and/or to new systems or entities (such as the Community Review Board) that we are helping establish</li><li>Taking the lead on or contributing to reports and other writing deliverables</li><li>Helping Cascade build and deepen its organizational culture, brand, and community trust</li></ul><h3>Desired Skills and Experiences   </h3><ul><li>5+ years of work experience, inclusive of graduate study.</li><li>PhD in a relevant discipline (geochemistry, geosciences, etc.) with research/professional experience in specific relevant areas of geochemistry such as weathering, biogeochemical cycling, reactive transport, critical zone processes, etc.  </li><li>Track record of independently and effectively managing moderately or highly complex projects—juggling many balls simultaneously without letting them drop</li><li>Effective, eager networker and relationship builder</li><li>Strong reputation as a scientific thinker and collaborator</li><li>Skilled written communicator and group facilitator</li><li>Strong aptitude for creative problem solving, and ability to make informed decisions in dynamic, evolving situations</li></ul><h3>More generally, we think this role could be a good fit if you are:</h3><ul><li>Excited about the sometimes-complex project management and stakeholder management involved in the kinds of system-engineer / market-shaping initiatives outlined above—and feel you could enjoy and thrive in a role with this flavor</li><li>Consistently experienced by others as humble, kind and empathetic</li><li>Good at building new relationships across a wide variety of people grounded in trust, deep listening and mutual vulnerability</li><li>Comfortable working under uncertainty and a lack of any clear right answer. </li><li>Intensely curious, hungry and self-driven in your learning about new topics </li><li>An open-minded, flexible, and sharp thinker who thrives in highly collaborative problem-solving environments</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">If this broadly describes you, we think you’ll feel at home here, and will join a team of experienced and very like-minded people who will take great care to support you and your continued growth. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">No one will perfectly meet everything in the description above. We encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply, regardless of whether you feel you meet 100% of the qualifications. The top candidates will bring their own unique perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds along with many but not necessarily all the skills and characteristics listed above. We offer professional learning and training opportunities to help you develop skills you may not have had the opportunity to cultivate yet.   </span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Location </b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Candidates must be based in the United States or be willing to relocate to the US. Cascade is headquartered in Boston and has small hubs in Washington D.C., New York City, and the Bay Area, so we have preference for candidates who are either based in or willing to relocate to these hubs. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We love seeing each other in person.  We gather regularly (often in Boston) for team time like retreats, learning experiences, and whiteboarding sessions.  Be ready to travel at least once per month—and occasionally a bit more as needed—for conferences, team gatherings, and partner meetings. </span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Diversity     </b><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">At Cascade, our mission is to dramatically accelerate progress across a range of open-system climate interventions in order to ensure a healthy, livable Earth for all humanity. Recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve is critical to our success.  </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Cascade is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.</span></div>

Enhanced Rock Weathering Scientist

<h2>Overview</h2><p><em>Put your passion and skills to work for the planet. Climate change is the most urgent issue of our time, and we need people like you to help us build a vital Earth — for everyone.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>We’re Environmental Defense Fund, a fast-paced nonprofit with a growing staff of more than 1,000 people in nearly 30 countries. We deliver game-changing solutions that cut climate pollution and strengthen people’s ability to thrive despite the effects climate change is already having. We work wherever we can have the most impact, from local communities to top companies to governments worldwide, and even in space.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Our culture, </em><em>values</em><em> and </em><em>commitment to diversity</em><em> make EDF an exciting and meaningful place to work. Every job here makes a difference. Won’t you join us?</em></p><h2>Responsibilities </h2><p><strong>Program Overview </strong></p><p> </p><p>With world attention focused on both the environment and the economy, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is where policymakers and business leaders turn for win-win solutions. This leading green group, with programs from Boston to Beijing, has tripled in size over the past decade by focusing on strong science, uncommon partnerships and market-based approaches. You can be part of a vibrant workplace that welcomes diverse perspectives, talents and contributions, where innovation and a focus on results are a way of life. </p><p>  </p><p>The goal of EDF's Ocean Science Program is to deliver the science that will help build resilient oceans that provide more fish in the water, more - and more secure - food on the plate and more prosperous fishing communities, all over the world, even with climate change.  In recent years, we have focused on the science behind robust transformations of fisheries management in the U.S., China, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Belize, Cuba and Europe, working in partnership with diverse stakeholders and coastal communities. Scientific priorities include developing new approaches to understand and address the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems, including not only resilient fisheries, but also complementary engagements that enhance marine and coastal ecosystem resilience and human wellbeing, especially for disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.   </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Location</strong> </p><p> </p><p>U.S. Remote, with possibility to work out of an EDF Office location (Austin, TX; Boulder, CO; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Raleigh, NC; San Francisco, CA; Washington D.C.), with travel to Cornell University and other EDF locations as needed. Fellow supervisors are in Boston, MA, Seattle, WA, and Ithaca, NY. Eligibility to work in the U.S. is required for the duration of the fellowship.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Term</strong> </p><p> </p><p>This is a 2-year fellowship with an anticipated start date between July 1 and September 1, 2024. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Overall Function</strong> </p><p> </p><p>The Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellow will develop a model to evaluate the food and nutrition provisioning implications of prospective commercial fisheries targeting mesopelagic (midwater) marine fishes and zooplankton for use in aquaculture feeds (e.g., fishmeal), and conduct a trade-off analysis of climate mitigation and food production goals from such fisheries. Specifically, the fellow will calculate the fishmeal production potential from fisheries in 1-2 geographies (potentially the California Current, Humboldt Current, and/or the North Atlantic), and calculate the potential protein and micronutrient yield of aquaculture species portfolios reflecting different management goals (e.g., maximize protein, maximize specific nutrients, maximize profit). This analysis would be integrated with ongoing modeling of the carbon sequestration potential of mesopelagic species, to enable a trade-off analysis. The fellow will determine the optimum level of harvest of mesopelagic species in each geography that could support food security provisioning and minimize disruption of carbon sequestration. This model and trade-off analysis will be developed into one or more academic journal articles, as well as policy briefs and communication materials to share with national and international fishery management bodies, industry representatives, and climate leaders. </p><p> </p><p>The fellow will work with Dr. Julia Mason, Social-ecological Systems Scientist and Dr. Mattias Cape, Marine Biogeochemical Scientist at EDF, and Dr. Eugene Won, a fish biologist and aquaculture specialist at Cornell University. The fellow will be part of a cohort of postdoctoral and research fellows at EDF, and will collaborate closely with research partners at Cornell University as well as other research institutions. Continued professional development, training and mentoring by EDF &amp; Cornell staff and partners will be provided. </p><p> </p><p>Diversifying the next generation of sustainability scholars is a shared goal of Cornell Atkinson and EDF, and we strive to honor and value candidates’ identity and experiences. We value lived experience, and so we encourage all applicants to apply even if 100% of the listed qualifications are not met.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong> </p><p>Tasks may include but are not limited to: </p><ul> <li><p>Synthesize estimates of mesopelagic biomass and fishing potential in the selected regions. </p></li> <li><p>Synthesize nutrition content information on mesopelagic species to quantify the potential use of this fishery as an aquaculture feed commodity. </p></li> <li><p>Collaborate with biogeochemical modelers to weigh food provisioning estimates against carbon sequestration benefits. </p></li> <li><p>Develop an optimization analysis to characterize scenarios that maximize food security goals while minimizing climate impacts. </p></li> <li><p>Lead and participate in the preparation of manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. </p></li> <li><p>Develop communications materials including policy briefs, one-pagers, infographics, slide decks, blog posts, and social media posts. </p></li> <li><p>Present findings at scientific conferences and to decision-making and industry audiences. This could include participation in fora such as Regional Fisheries Management Organization Meetings, the 2025 UN Oceans Conference, or COP29/30.  </p></li> <li><p>Represent EDF and Cornell in external meetings with a high degree of professionalism. </p></li> <li><p>Participate in advancing EDF Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) goals in which people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included, and empowered to address the environmental and organizational challenges in alignment with EDF values. </p></li> <li><p>Participate in the joint Cornell Atkinson and EDF Sustainable Leadership Program for postdoctoral fellows.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Qualifications</strong> </p><ul> <li><p>A recent Ph.D. in a relevant field (e.g., biogeochemistry, fisheries science, marine ecology, sustainability science, natural resource management, natural resource economics, food systems modeling, nutrition, social-ecological systems). This position has the potential to weave together different disciplines, so we welcome candidates from diverse fields.   </p></li> <li><p>Quantitative analysis and/or modeling skills strongly desired, such as food web, biogeochemical cycling, economic, or statistical modeling; optimization or trade-off analyses; or systems analyses such as fuzzy cognitive mapping, network analysis, etc.</p></li> <li><p>Programming experience (e.g., R, Matlab, Python) desired.</p></li> <li><p>Data visualization skills are a plus.</p></li> <li><p>Ability to work with wide range of environmental (e.g., oceanographic, biogeochemical, wildlife management, ecological) and/or nutrition (e.g., proximate composition analysis) datasets is a plus. </p></li> <li><p>Demonstrate excellence in rigorous scientific analyses and in oral and written communication of scientific concepts, especially for public and policy audiences. </p></li> <li><p>A track record of relevant research and presentations at scientific conferences, including at least one peer-reviewed publication (or manuscript currently under review) on a related topic or using relevant quantitative methodology desired. </p></li> <li><p>Ability to work independently, using independent judgment and initiative to plan, prioritize, problem solve, and organize workload in a fast-paced environment. </p></li> <li><p>An interest and commitment to solving environmental problems based on rigorous science and solutions-focused approaches. </p></li> <li><p>Interest and ability to work in interdisciplinary collaborations.</p></li> <li><p>Must have the ability to travel domestically as needed.</p></li> <li><p>Demonstrate self-awareness, cultural competency and inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across diverse cultures and backgrounds. </p></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Application Materials</strong> </p><p> </p><p>Interested applicants should attach a 2-page CV and a cover letter with their EDF application. The cover letter (&lt; 1000 words) should include a description of the candidate's relevant experience, their interest in the subject matter, and a brief statement of the candidate’s contribution and/or commitment to DEI. If applicable, please also provide reprints 1-3 of your most relevant and compelling publications (can include manuscripts in prep or in review, and scientific communication pieces).  </p><h2>Pay Ranges</h2><p>We offer a strong total rewards package encompassing competitive salary, robust benefits, and professional development opportunities consistent with a modern global organization. We take into account factors such as candidate experience, skills, training, internal team equity and local norms.</p><p>The pay range for this role is shown below.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that pay ranges are country specific. As a result, the stated currency is not meant be converted into any other currency.</p><p> </p><h2>Minimum Salary</h2>USD $68,250.00/Yr.<h2>Maximum Salary</h2>USD $68,250.00/Yr.<h2>EEO Information</h2><p><strong>Environmental Defense Fund</strong> is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.</p>

Leading the way in environmental solutions with strong science, partnerships, and practical approaches for a sustainable future.

Atkinson Postdoctoral Science Fellow

<h2>Overview</h2><p>Every solution we develop at VEIC is in service to our vision: a healthy planet and thriving people. We know our success depends on making clean energy available to everyone. That is why VEIC center equity and inclusion in our work and commits to breaking down the barriers to those historically underserve so our energy solutions reach everyone, and our impact is felt by all. This commitment drives our imperative to welcome a DEI Manager to VEIC who will support the implementation of our comprehensive DEI strategic plan.</p><p> </p><p>The DEI Manager will work in partnership with VEIC leaders and staff at all levels to cultivate a workplace culture that embodies diversity, equity, and inclusion. This role will also support VEIC’s ability to reach more customers by ensuring equity and access are core to VEIC’s program design. This role will be responsible for applying principles of equity and inclusion in operational policies and practices and supports VEIC in setting and achieving meaningful and targeted goals. The DEI Manager will facilitate and partner with key stakeholders to implement VEIC’s comprehensive DEI strategy recently developed in partnership with an external DEI consultant. VEIC’s commitment to DEI has been part of its DNA since its founding, and the DEI Manager will be instrumental in continuing to advance VEIC’s vision, mission, culture, and impact.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to building a work community that is inclusive and represents a vibrant diversity of background, experience, perspective, and thought. Climate change impacts all of us; however, we are impacted differently based on our identities and experiences. We all deserve a place at the table to make decisions about our collective future – we hope you’ll consider joining us as we work towards our vision for a healthy planet, thriving people, and energy justice.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates across all markers of identity (age, race, gender, ability, veteran status, communication style, etc.) are highly encouraged to apply.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Please Note: </strong>At this time only qualified candidates located in the states where VEIC conducts business will be considered: CA, CT, DC, DE, HI, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MT, NJ, NY, PA, OH, RI, VA, VT, and WI.  Candidates across all markers of identity (age, race, gender, ability, veteran status, communication style, etc.) are highly encouraged to apply. </p><h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul> <li>Collects and analyzes organizational data to maintain an up-to-date dashboard of DEI metrics, related but not limited to: Equitable Program Development &amp; Impact; Learning &amp; Development Strategy; Employee Engagement &amp; Communication; Leadership Engagement &amp; Accountability; DEI Alignment &amp; Sustainability; Organizational Impact; and Employee Experience. </li> <li>Researches, develops, recommends, and executes creative strategies to advance and implement the organization’s DEI Strategic Plan and related goals to include the following:  <ul>   <li>Project manages VEIC’s DEI Strategic Plan, partnering with various internal stakeholders to monitor progress, timelines, and resources; </li>   <li>Provides capacity support and thought partnership for discrete activities in the DEI Strategic plan. </li>  </ul></li> <li>Facilitates process to articulate VEIC-specific definitions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (as well as related terminology) and socialize this language with both internal and external stakeholders. </li> <li>Reviews current internal practices and policies, assessing and analyzing the extent to which they support or hinder the company’s DEI goals. </li> <li>Partners with Program Design Team to incorporate considerations for equity into the full slate of clean energy services we deliver across the country, including improving the accessibility of our marketing and communications in support of these programs. </li> <li>Partners with the People and Culture team to draft and implement DEI-aligned recruiting and hiring strategies to attract employees from diverse backgrounds.</li> <li>Partners with Learning &amp; Development and the broader People &amp; Culture team in ensuring a DEI lens on all organizational training and to build out future DEI-learning for VEIC employees including capacity-building for leaders to foster an inclusive culture and lead by example.</li> <li>Actively engages with the VEIC Culture Committee to support initiatives, provide guidance, and contribute to the team to drive towards VEIC’s DEI North Star and realization of VEIC’s Culture Statement. </li> <li>In partnership with Chief People Officer (CPO), Senior Leadership Team (SLT), and the VEIC Board of Directors, builds out and operationalizes our DEI culture and strategy. </li> <li>Manages VEIC's DEI external consultants and vendors to ensure that objectives and activities are in alignment with VEIC vision, goals, and culture.</li> <li>Provides other support as necessary to accomplish organizational goals and objectives.</li></ul><h2>Qualifications</h2><ul> <li>Strong personal commitment to the mission, vision, goals and values of VEIC.</li> <li>Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. </li> <li>At least five years of related experience is required, with at least three years specializing in DEI programs.</li> <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including facilitation, training, and coaching.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of learning and development methodologies including the design and delivery of both in-person and virtual programs.</li> <li>Knowledge of DEI measurement and evaluation frameworks.</li> <li>Ability to create and track metrics, dashboards, and present data effectively.</li> <li>Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.</li> <li>Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills.</li> <li>Proficiency in PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel.</li> <li>Ability to foster trusting relationships with diverse stakeholders across geographies and functions.</li> <li>Ability to navigate organizational power dynamics with nuance and respect. </li> <li>Multi-directional management (not just of self but of colleagues, leaders, and staff)</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>#LI-Remote</p>

Generating the energy solutions the world needs.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager

<h2>Overview</h2><p>The VEIC Legal team is seeking a corporate attorney to join its team. The Legal Team is committed to a supportive and collaborative teamwork environment, keeping in mind business needs and objectives while providing professional and practical advice to its internal clients and in its legal representation of VEIC externally. The Corporate Counsel will be responsible for providing strategic advice to VEIC on a wide range of legal issues, including contracting, compliance, intellectual property, confidentiality, corporate and non-profit legal issues, dispute resolution, and litigation. This position will serve as a core member of the legal department for advising both the other members of the Legal Department and colleagues throughout the organization on various topics and issues within Legal’s purview. </p><p> </p><p>We are committed to building a work community that is inclusive and represents a vibrant diversity of background, experience, perspective, and thought. Climate change impacts all of us; however, we are impacted differently based on our identities and experiences. We all deserve a place at the table to make decisions about our collective future – we hope you’ll consider joining us as we work towards our vision for a healthy planet, thriving people, and energy justice.</p><p>Candidates across all markers of identity (age, race, gender, ability, veteran status, communication style, etc.) are highly encouraged to apply.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Please Note: </strong>At this time only qualified candidates located in the states where VEIC conducts business will be considered: CA, CT, DC, DE, HI, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MT, NJ, NY, PA, OH, RI, VA, VT, and WI.  Candidates across all markers of identity (age, race, gender, ability, veteran status, communication style, etc.) are highly encouraged to apply. </p><h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul> <li>Navigates complex legal issues and provides practical, business-oriented advice while preserving the legal interests of the organization.</li> <li>Develops rules, guidelines, processes, and procedures applicable to the specific functional areas described below, and provides guidance and training on these processes to the broader organization. </li></ul><p><strong>Functional Areas:</strong></p><p><strong>Contracting</strong>:</p><ul> <li>Drafts reviews and negotiates agreements of all kinds with third parties in support of VEIC’s business objectives.</li> <li>Aligns legal contract advice with the applicable framework appropriate to the contract, such as federal, state, and local agency contracts, contracts overseen by a regulatory body, or that carry specific government compliance requirements. </li> <li>Provides legal advice regarding various compliance issues encountered by VEIC by virtue of its wide range of contract commitments.</li></ul><p><strong>Corporate Governance and Compliance:</strong></p><ul> <li>Develops and maintains various internal policies that support business transactions or objectives.</li> <li>Ensures that VEIC’s general corporate operations are in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and contract requirements.</li> <li>Provides legal advice regarding privacy and data security, confidentiality, cybersecurity, or data privacy matters.</li></ul><p><strong>Intellectual Property, Confidentiality and Privacy</strong></p><ul> <li>Advises VEIC’s business areas on confidentiality and privacy issues.</li> <li>Provides guidance on issues related to intellectual property and data ownership.</li> <li>Researches relevant IP, confidentiality, and privacy rules and regulations and advises on necessary requirements and procedures.</li></ul><p><strong>Litigation and Dispute Resolution</strong>:  </p><ul> <li>Resolves pre-suit complaints or disputes with customers, contractors, and staff, as needed.</li> <li>Supports formal litigation matters including but not limited to coordinating with outside counsel and insurance claims representatives, develops and executes the approved legal strategy, drafts and implements litigation hold and preservation notices, and project manages dispute resolution and litigation matters until conclusion.</li> <li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul><h2>Qualifications</h2><ul> <li>Strong personal commitment to the mission, vision, goals and values of VEIC.</li> <li>Bachelor’s degree and a License to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction</li> <li>Minimum of 5 years experience working within an in-house legal department of an organization, with a preference for experience at a tax-exempt nonprofit or within the regulated utility or renewable energy field</li> <li>Preferred Qualification: Specific expertise in at least one of the following areas:</li></ul><ul> <ul>  <li>Federal and/or state government contracting</li>  <li>Compliance</li>  <li>Intellectual property and trade secrets</li>  <li>Confidentiality and data privacy</li> </ul> <li>The Corporate Counsel is expected to maintain and expand their legal knowledge by participating in continuing legal education seminars and staying informed of new developments in the law.</li> <li>Creative problem-solving and an accessible approach to translating legal concepts to non-legal colleagues.</li> <li>Strategic thinking, research, and analytical skills with a focus on prioritization of impactful and realistic goals.</li> <li>Self-direction - ability to work independently on assigned tasks/projects, take ownership of projects while collaborating with others to achieve goals, foster teamwork, organize and work on multiple tasks and complete assignments within specified deadlines.</li> <li>Proven ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to staff, internal and external customers, leadership, regulators, law firms, and partner organizations.</li> <li>Strong negotiation skills.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to be organized, detail-oriented, accurate, and able to handle multiple tasks and competing priorities in a dynamic and fast-paced  environment, while maintaining a customer focus.</li> <li>Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish credibility, confidence, and trust across all levels of the organization. </li></ul>

Corporate Counsel

<h2>Overview</h2><p><em>Our Engineering Consultant is being recruited for continuously. VEIC is fortunate to be experiencing meaningful growth and invites interested candidates to apply for upcoming opportunities. Human Resources continuously monitors all submitted applications and will reach out to candidates as appropriate. Please note that we cannot respond to all inquiries but will reach out directly should we see a match. Thanks for your interest!</em> </p><p> </p><p>VEIC is a sustainable energy company on a mission to generate the energy solutions the world needs. For over 30 years VEIC has been working with governments, utilities, foundations, and businesses across North America to develop and deploy clean energy services that provide immediate and lasting change. With expertise in energy efficiency, building decarbonization, transportation electrification, and new approaches for a clean and flexible grid, VEIC brings innovative solutions to the market. VEIC is nationally recognized for developing pilots and programs that optimize energy use, reduce energy burdens for low-income customers, and advance new technologies. In addition to our full-service consulting business (Energy Services), VEIC administers three large-scale sustainable energy programs: Efficiency Vermont, Efficiency Smart, and the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU). </p><p> </p><p>VEIC is seeking an Engineering Consultant to support our growing portfolio of decarbonization and equity-focused projects. This role identifies, advocates for, and advises on energy efficiency improvements in industrial, commercial, and agricultural buildings and facilities. This role will also take on tasks such as quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts and savings potential, as well as developing innovative approaches for measuring and reducing GHG impacts.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to building an inclusive work community that represents a vibrant diversity of background, experience, perspective, and thought. Climate change impacts all of us; however, we are impacted differently based on our identities and experiences. We all deserve a place at the table to make decisions about our collective future – we hope you’ll consider joining us as we work towards our vision for a healthy planet, thriving people, and energy justice. </p><p> </p><p>Qualified candidates located in the states where VEIC conducts business will also be considered: CA, CT, DC, DE, HI, MA, MD, ME, MI, MT, NJ, NY, PA, OH, RI, VA, VT, and WI.  Candidates across all markers of identity (age, race, gender, ability, veteran status, communication style, etc.) are highly encouraged to apply.  #LI-Remote </p><p> </p><h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul> <li>Works with wide range of customers, including business owners, architects, engineers, vendors, trade allies, and other relevant players to promote the installation of cost-effective efficiency improvements in customers’ future and existing buildings/facilities and to creatively overcome barriers to installation in accordance with divisional strategic plans. </li> <li>Performs detailed energy and financial analyses, analyzes fuel and utility bills, estimates savings and costs, screens efficiency measures, educates, and provides technical analysis of energy use with assistance and upgrade recommendations. </li> <li>Adopts and applies knowledge in work with customers regarding new building technologies, process improvements, and substantial energy efficiency opportunities that are presented to staff. </li> <li>Builds and maintains relationships with customer decision makers and implementation staff to develop project energy savings goals. Works with engineering staff and customers to determine and present estimated energy savings and appropriate incentives. Manages customer expectations and capably persuades customers to make investments in energy efficiency. </li></ul><ul> <li>Works with customers to identify and prioritize site specific project needs and opportunities, develop customer relationships, manage customer expectations, and inspect installed efficiency measures. </li> <li>Supports and collaborates with other organizational staff to deliver market-based services. For example: supporting business developments efforts, industry conferences, assisting with development of training for clients and internal staff, researching new products and technologies, and identifying and implementing improvements to our processes and approaches. </li> <li>Maintains accurate and timely project records and documentation within VEIC’s database system and in hard copy files. </li> <li>Provides and models exemplary customer service both internally and externally to the organization. </li> <li>Provides guidance to less experienced Engineering Staff. </li></ul><ul> <li>Supports business development opportunities and may contribute to customer engagement strategy. </li> <li>Technical scope and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: </li></ul><ul> <li>Provides consulting services pertaining to equipment and facility energy use for multi-family, commercial, and industrial customers. Services include site inspections, building and systems diagnostics, and oral and written feedback and recommendations; </li> <li>Provides training, field mentoring, and guidance to customers and relevant market actors in accordance with energy efficiency service protocols and approaches; </li> <li>Partners with general contractors, manufacturing representatives, and design professionals to promote and implement energy efficiency measures; </li></ul><ul> <li>Provides public presentations relating to multifamily, commercial, and industrial building and facility energy efficiency to various audiences; </li> <li>Assists customers to develop project specifications, solicit contractor submittals, evaluate proposals, and participate in pre-bid meetings for projects as appropriate; </li> <li>Reviews other Engineering Consultant savings calculations and authorizes incentives following established protocols; </li> <li>Performs on-site inspections which may include measuring dimensions of building components, verification of installed heating, cooling, and/or ventilation systems, diagnostic testing, and collecting and recording data;  </li> <li>Advises on building science (e.g., heat and moisture transport) and code and efficiency program compliance; </li></ul><ul> <li>Analyzes building energy efficiency levels using energy rating or other modeling software or through other accepted tools and provides reports and documents as well as oral and written recommendations to customers. </li></ul><ul> <li>Supports the coordination of activities with other staff, groups, and divisions within VEIC as is necessary to accomplish organizational goals and objectives. </li></ul><h2>Qualifications</h2><ul> <li>Strong personal commitment to the mission, vision, goals and values of VEIC. </li> <li>Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical, electrical, or related engineering field, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills were acquired. </li></ul><ul> <li>A minimum of two years’ experience analyzing multifamily, commercial, or industrial energy use, identifying opportunities for energy improvements, and assisting customers, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills were acquired. </li> <li>Proficient understanding of buildings, facilities, and/or manufacturing systems, building energy use, building construction, and energy analysis techniques. </li> <li>Basic knowledge of negotiation skills, financial analysis, and business strategies. </li> <li>Demonstrated success in project management, construction management, and building long-term customer relationships. </li> <li>Proficiency with mobile PC applications and tablet computer use, building energy modeling tools, spreadsheet, word processing, and database software. </li></ul><ul> <li>Knowledge of relevant codes and standards. </li> <li>Strong interpersonal skills and competent written and oral communications skills and ability to apply them within a team environment. </li> <li>Demonstrated ability to be organized, detail-oriented, accurate, and able to track progress to ensure timely involvement in multiple projects and associated tasks and competing priorities in a dynamic and fast paced environment. </li> <li>Capacity to learn and adapt to new situations, processes, and innovation; ability to adapt style to meet the needs of individuals and/or the organization. </li> <li>Must be able to work independently and use sound decision making practices while maintaining high level organizational goals. </li></ul><ul> <li>Experience with thermal shells, refrigeration systems, HVAC, or coding is a plus. </li></ul>

Engineering Consultant (Continuous Opportunity)

<h2>Overview</h2><p><em>Our Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Consultant is being recruited for continuously. VEIC is fortunate to be experiencing meaningful growth and invites interested candidates to apply for upcoming opportunities. Human Resources continuously monitors all submitted applications and will reach out to candidates as appropriate. Please note that we cannot respond to all inquiries but will reach out directly should we see a match. Thanks for your interest!</em></p><p> </p><p>VEIC is a sustainable energy company on a mission to generate the energy solutions the world needs. For over 30 years VEIC has been working with governments, utilities, foundations, and businesses across North America to develop and deploy clean energy services that provide immediate and lasting change. With expertise in energy efficiency, building decarbonization, transportation electrification, and new approaches for a clean and flexible grid, VEIC brings innovative solutions to the market. VEIC is nationally recognized for developing pilots and programs that optimize energy use, reduce energy burdens for low-income customers, and advance new technologies. In addition to our full-service consulting business (Energy Services), VEIC administers three large-scale sustainable energy programs: Efficiency Vermont, Efficiency Smart, and the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU). </p><p> </p><p>VEIC is seeking a Consultant to support our growing portfolio of decarbonization and equity-focused projects. This role enjoys engaging work within a non-profit, forward-thinking energy consulting business.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to building an inclusive work community that represents a vibrant diversity of background, experience, perspective, and thought. Climate change impacts all of us; however, we are impacted differently based on our identities and experiences. We all deserve a place at the table to make decisions about our collective future – we hope you’ll consider joining us as we work towards our vision for a healthy planet, thriving people, and energy justice. </p><p> </p><p>Qualified candidates located in the states where VEIC conducts business will also be considered: CA, CT, DC, DE, HI, MA, MD, ME, MI, MT, NJ, NY, PA, OH, RI, VA, VT, and WI.  Candidates across all markers of identity (age, race, gender, ability, veteran status, communication style, etc.) are highly encouraged to apply. #LI-Remote </p><h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul> <li>Manages projects promoting cutting-edge energy projects on behalf of clients throughout the country and internationally. This may include:  <ul>   <li>Managing on-going client relationships;</li>   <li>Facilitating meetings of external working groups;</li>   <li>Managing the work of other VEIC staff and/or subcontractors; and</li>   <li>Tracking and management of project budgets.</li>  </ul></li> <li>Designs, reviews, and/or critiques energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and policies.</li> <li>Conducts research on efficiency measures, programs and policies.</li> <li>Assists consulting business development, including sometimes leading proposal preparation.</li> <li>Occasionally represents VEIC and the Consulting Division at national and international forums.</li></ul><h2>Qualifications</h2><ul> <li>Strong personal commitment to the mission, vision, goals and values of VEIC.</li> <li>Bachelor’s degree plus five or more years of relevant professional experience, including managing projects &amp; client relationships, or a similar combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills were acquired. </li> <li>Three or more years’ experience within the efficiency or renewable energy field(s) preferred.</li> <li>Excellent strategic thinking skills.</li> <li>Demonstrated creativity and innovation in approach to work.</li> <li>Excellent interpersonal skills, including effectiveness in persuasive communications.</li> <li>Excellent written and oral communication.</li> <li>Excellent analytical skills. Strong qualitative research skills preferred.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to handle a variety of assignments simultaneously, address competing priorities, and meet deadlines.</li> <li>Experience designing and facilitating stakeholder discussions or workshops, with knowledge of how to support procedural equity through process design and implementation. Skills necessary to develop (and acquire funding for) new consulting projects.</li> <li>Knowledge of the characteristics of key energy-efficiency and/or renewable markets and measures.</li> <li>Experience supporting programs and engagement processes for multifamily affordable housing, low-income, disadvantaged, and/or hard to reach communities</li> <li>Experience with techniques of economic analysis.</li> <li>Proven ability to be organized, detail oriented and accurate.</li> <li>Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software.</li></ul>

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