Company Overview
The SCS Global Registry is a platform and clearinghouse for the evaluation, registration, and financing of climate mitigation projects. We oversee projects that contribute meaningfully to the reduction of excess planetary heat, both in the near term and longer term. Our goal is to support efforts that can stabilize and ultimately restore Earth’s climate, while simultaneously providing additional human health and environmental co-benefits in concert with UN Sustainable Development Goals. Our team is focused on projects that can be effectively deployed and scaled rapidly to slow the rise in global temperatures, using available and emerging methods and technologies.

Job Overview
SCS Global Services is launching the Global Heat Reduction Initiative (GHRi), a groundbreaking approach to climate change mitigation, climate accounting, and the voluntary carbon market, based on the latest IPCC science. We aim to help businesses, public sector agencies, and civil society group around the world lower their climate impact through measures that contribute directly to lowering the planet’s excess trapped heat in the short term, so we can build a viable bridge to a net-zero future.

We are seeking a highly competent Senior Technical Director to join our team. As an expert in climate science and the Voluntary Carbon Market, you will be the in-house lead for this new climate accounting registry – the only one on the market to issue credits backed by reductions in fast-acting, previously unaccounted-for climate pollutants including methane, black carbon and HFCs, as well as measures to mitigate the loss of climate-critical ecosystems and heat-reflective ice- and snowpacks.

In this role, you will manage project design description review, methodology creation and review, certification of Verification and Validation Bodies (VVBs), and credit issuance. You will also lend your expertise to support GHRi’s broader activities in climate advocacy, and help private sector, government, and NGO partners apply our next-generation climate accounting standard. The successful candidate will be technically astute, organized, and committed to the highest standards of compliance and transparency. You will have the competence and agility to navigate a startup environment in an exciting new field of climate action. Stakeholders know they can count on this position for expert guidance and process improvement recommendations.

If this sounds like you, and you are eager to contribute to the growth of high-integrity, leading-edge climate mitigation strategies, we welcome your application.

GHRi and the GHR Registry were established by SCS Global Services, a global leader in third-party environmental and sustainability verification, certification, auditing, testing, and standards development.

Relevant Standards/Schemes

• Global Heat Reduction (GHR) Registry
• Global Heat Reduction (GHR) Standard

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Function as the in-house expert on climate change mitigation and science, and all technical aspects of the GHRi and the GHR Registry’s operations
• Stay up to date on scientific and market developments and provide strategic counsel
• Lead methodology development across methane, black carbon, tropospheric ozone, albedo, and more projects, as well as support projects that are seeking to develop or update methodologies
• Review project leads and conduct project consultation with our technical review panel
• Review and approve prospective projects’ design, methodologies, and documentation
• Review and approve project validation and verification processes, ensuring all technical standards and documentation requirements are met consistently
• Interface with external stakeholders including regulatory bodies, as well as government agencies, business and technical partners
• Ensure smooth daily operations, anticipate issues before they become problems, and solve problems efficiently when they occur
• Respond to internal and external inquiries with expert technical guidance
• Track, analyze, and report performance data. Contribute to the continuous improvement of the registry’s technical processes and methodology
• Conduct trainings on the Radiative Forcing (RF) protocol and GHR Standard for internal auditors, and provide technical advice where needed

Minimum Qualifications

• An advanced degree in Atmospheric Science or related field of climate study
• 5+ years of equivalent professional experience AND
• 1+ years of experience managing technical carbon registry operations or a closely related role
• Expertise in the science of climate change, the inner workings of carbon registries, and their ability to drive effective climate mitigation
• The ability to understand and analyze climate mitigation projects in different global regions and economic sectors, as well as the associated validation and verification processes
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage and document multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong people and problem-solving skills
• Well-developed research, analytical, and reporting skills
• Mastery of MS Office Suite with proficiency in Salesforce and project management software tools
• A team player, able to work well with different groups and levels within the organization
• Motivated self-starter able to work independently to move initiatives forward

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced project management skills

The above description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Additional duties outside of normal responsibilities may be required from time to time as assigned.

Working Remotely
At this time, SCS Global Services is recruiting all open roles to be remote; allowing our employees the ability to work flexibly and allowing SCS as a company to diversify the experience and perspectives of our growing workforce. This role will be based out of your home office.

Estimated Annual Salary
$140,000 - $160,000

EEOC Statement
SCS provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. SCS complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.