Manager Senior Manager Technical Carbon
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Job Description
About Us:
UpEnergy www.upenergygroup brings aspirational products that save energy and improve health within reach of lowincome customers. We develop distribution channels that sell efficient and clean energy technologies. We finance our product subsidies and our growth via bespoke projects that generate carbon emissions reductions that we produce for global partners seeking emissions reductions and social impact cobenefits.
We sell products under our SmartHome brand and through partnerships with other brands. We operate regional distribution hubs and build relationships directly with customers through the SmartHome sales operation. Weve seen 100 year on year growth for many years and have reached over 800000 African households with products that deliver health and income benefits. A typical SmartHome stove saves each family we reach about 9 of their annual income while reducing air pollution.
UpEnergy has a 10 years track record of building projects that overperform expectations in the generation of emissions reductions and that deliver on our the energy savings promise to our customers. We are one of the largest developers by volume of projects focused poverty alleviation through energy savings and fuel switching. Our team has a collective 50 years of experience and is at the forefront of Parisera project finance.
About the role:
UpEnergy is at a time of exciting growth expanding both in terms of product and geographic portfolio. We seek a Carbon Project officer to manage technical work associated with our existing and new carbon offset projects (GS/VERRA/Article 6 etc... The Project Officer will be responsible for creating documentation for the approval process of new carbon emissions reduction projects focused on household/institutional products such as efficient cookstoves water treatment devices and any other distributed technology devices.
What the role offers
- An opportunity to work in the field at the forefront of improved energy and carbon industry.
- An opportunity to work on technical documentation and procedures of various carbon market mechanisms including Gold Standard for Global Goals (GS4GG) Article 6 projects VERRA and any other carbon mechanism.
- An opportunity to gain firsthand experience by interacting with product endusers by regular visits panning across different countries where UpEnergy operate.
- A chance to be part of a fastpaced supportive and very efficient team Carbon Technical Team.
What will be some of your responsibilities
- Managing overall project cycle in collaboration with Operation and Data team;
- Liaise with VVB and CB for the timely closure of the projects;
- Provide technical guidance and develop process manuals SOPs guidance documents and standard templates;
- Lead monitoring reporting & verification of UpEnergys carbon projects;
- Responsible for the capacity building of the team;
- Manage preparation of project documents and emission reduction calculation sheets for registration/issuance of carbon credits under various market mechanisms such as Gold Standard (GS4GG) VERRA and any other carbon mechanism;
- Assist in data analysis for carbon monetization;
- Maintain the work log and calendar of Technical Team;
- Other activities as determined by the Head Technical Carbon / VP of Carbon.
What you should have to succeed at this role
- Masters degree in a related field or appropriate work exposure with advanced MS Excel skills;
- Minimum of 4 years global experience in project management within the climate tech industry
- Ability to work in a decentralized global team;
- Demonstrated expertise in distributed technologies like clean cooking solutions Safe water programs etc.;
- Willingness to travel to a country UpEnergy operates.
- Knowledge on Kitchen Performance tests (KPTs) and Water boiling tests (WBTs) will be an asset.
- High attention to detail;
- Excellent written & verbal communicator with the ability to translate complex carbon sector concepts into everyday language across languages and cultures;
- A team player and a selfstarter.
Compensation
UpEnergy offers highly competitive compensation and benefits combined with an attractive bonus/profit sharing structure.
Why Join Us
A Unique Culture
UpEnergy encourages teamwork creativity and experimentation. We are not afraid to develop new project types or to roll up our sleeves and tackle challenging operating environments. We stay close to our market understand our customers and have a lot of fun while doing our work!
Opportunity to do things in a new way
As a leader in a fast moving industry our team is constantly evolving iterating and learning how to improve our business. This means endless opportunities for a selfstarter to initiate new ways of doing things or experimenting ways to help us improve.
Personal and Career Growth
At UpEnergy we value both personal and professional growth. We have built a culture of mutual learning and encourage our team to take on projects that expand their knowledge expose them to parts of the business where they are most interested.
Create Lasting Impact
Our clean energy products bring positive impact to both our planet and the lowincome communities we work in. We pledge to recycle revenue into the communities we serve and we work alongside our customers to make sure they benefit from our products.
To Apply:
Please send a customized cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and CV with subject line Manager / Senior Manager Technical Carbon to and .
Start date & Location
The preferred location is Chennai in India. The start date for this position is soon as possible.
Love UpEnergy but looking for a different role
If you dont think this role is the right fit for you but you identify with UpEnergys mission and values why not check out our other openings or drop us a line There are many ways to make clean energy products available to more communities and if you are the right person to play a role in this mission lets stay in touch and lets build something together!
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
