Technical Specialist

**About ACT**

As the world moves towards a more sustainable future, ACT Commodities caters to this shift. We are the global leader in market-based sustainability solutions. We trade environmental certificates, as well as fuels, biofuels, and feedstocks, and other products on the environmental commodities market. We are looking for entrepreneurial people who want to carve their path and make a difference, but we are also so much more than fast paced and forward-thinking. We are a family, and we firmly believe that we are better together

Founded in 2009, ACT is now rapidly expanding, which translates into a dynamic and challenging environment to work in. We are at the forefront of market changes and through our teams international networks we have access to a world of knowledge, which you will be part of too. Among the Primary Market team, you will have the chance to make a direct impact on the ground. Do you have experience in technical work within carbon project development with technological background? Are you ambitious, analytical, and curious about global environmental commodity markets? Then this is the role for you

**About the role**

The Technical Specialist: Climate Projects will be based in Singapore and working globally with other ACT branches. This role is crucial in the building and development of ACT's climate project development business to increase the impact that we make on the ground by leading the work from project concept to implementation. Your job will be about understanding a complex and dynamic marketplace where changing legislation, technology acceptance, and client requirements add up to opportunities for developing new and interesting projects. Solid communication skills and a strong understanding of technical concepts will be your best assets.

**What you'll do**

Project management
- Prepare project proposals and deliverables in consultation with the relevant stakeholders
- Work with project implementers to support the certification of the carbon projects
- Keep the team informed on the progress in the project and advise what is needed on the technical side on the carbon project development
- Conduct site visits and travel to project locations whenever needed

Stakeholder engagement
- Collaborate with the project implementers, consultants, and service providers to deliver required technical analysis as required for project assessment and project design work
- Build a strong relationship with the team members inside the organization as well as outside such as NGOs, carbon standards, project implementers, authorities (national, regional, and local), clients, validation and verification bodies, and other counterparts
- Attend conferences, exhibitions, and webinars to keep on track with the latest relevant policy developments
- Stay up to date with the latest status on standards, carbon platforms, and applicable methodologies

Technical advice
- Be responsible for carbon project feasibility studies, preparing of carbon project related paperwork (Project Design Documents), and monitoring reports
- Support the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) under different carbon standards and methodologies (The Gold Standard, Verra, or any other eligible international, national, or local carbon standard scheme)
- Build templates / inputs for calculating GHG emission reductions

**Who you are**
- University degree, preferably Management Engineering, Environmental Sciences, or any other relevant field of study
- 2 - 5 years experience in carbon project development or consulting with a strong grasp of technical project documentation
- Entrepreneurial spirit to build long lasting relationship with project partners and to develop carbon projects from concept to implementation
- Capable of leading the project design document development for a variety types of project
- Capacity to solve complex project-related problems independently
- An affinity for carbon markets with knowledge of project-based carbon standards such as Verra, Gold Standard, CDM and others
- Knowledge of Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) procedures
- Fluent in English with following language being a plus: Vietnamese / Khmer (we work on these markets)
- Work rigorously organized with the ability to create high quality written project related paperwork
- Strong interpersonal skills