Engineered Removals Due Diligence Specialist
About Us
Climate Impact Partners delivers solutions for climate action. We are carbon market specialists and a go-to partner for every stage of the net zero journey.
With over 25 years of industry experience and fuelled by a relentless drive for rapid action and results, we have made it our mission to urgently ensure a thriving future for all life on earth.
We do this by providing an end-to-end service that delivers high-quality, thoroughly vetted climate projects which reduce carbon emissions, improve health and livelihoods, and enhance biodiversity.
Together with our clients and project partners we have been responsible for the reduction or removal of more than 144 million tCO2e.
Check out our Impact Report to learn more about us and some of the work you could help us drive forward.
What Sets Us Apart
The integrity of the carbon projects we work with is at the heart of our role as a trusted partner for both clients and project partners, and this role plays a critical part in upholding that integrity.
Reporting to the Due Diligence Manager, you will works closely with colleagues across Sourcing and Technical (Project Development) to execute and continuously enhance our rigorous, consistent processes for project Due Diligence (DD) and risk assessment. You will stay abreast of regulatory, methodological, and market developments across the voluntary carbon market to help maintain Climate Impact Partners’ reputation for quality and credibility.
Responsibilities
About Climate Impact Partners
Climate Impact Partners delivers solutions for action on climate. Together with the world’s leading companies and quality project partners we will reduce 1 billion tonnes of CO2 to transform the global economy, improve health and livelihoods, and restore a thriving planet.
Climate Impact Partners builds on the expertise, integrity, and innovation of two companies that have led the voluntary carbon market, Natural Capital Partners and Climate Care. Fueled by a relentless drive for rapid action and results, our global team continues to pioneer the market’s development, and set the standards for quality that will maximize its impact.
What We Do
We believe that carbon markets have a critical role to play in delivering action by putting a price on carbon and funding carbon reduction projects to meet our global climate goals.
We develop and deliver the highest quality carbon financed projects from which we create carbon credit and energy attribute certificate portfolios for our clients. This enables organizations to offset the emissions they can’t reduce, put a price on carbon to incentivize change, and meet their ambitious climate goals.
Who We Work With
We work with leading corporates, NGOs, and governments to deliver solutions for climate impact, ensuring they meet their carbon neutral, net zero, and renewable energy goals.
Climate Impact Partners delivers solutions for climate action. We are carbon market specialists and a go-to partner for every stage of the net zero journey.
With over 25 years of industry experience and fuelled by a relentless drive for rapid action and results, we have made it our mission to urgently ensure a thriving future for all life on earth.
We do this by providing an end-to-end service that delivers high-quality, thoroughly vetted climate projects which reduce carbon emissions, improve health and livelihoods, and enhance biodiversity.
Together with our clients and project partners we have been responsible for the reduction or removal of more than 144 million tCO2e.
Check out our Impact Report to learn more about us and some of the work you could help us drive forward.
What Sets Us Apart
- Boundless, urgent ambition. We are accountable, relentless, resilient.
- Courage to innovate. We are courageous, creative, curious.
- Integrity without compromise. We are trustworthy, credible, committed.
- Empowered to serve. We are respectful, inclusive, collaborative.
The integrity of the carbon projects we work with is at the heart of our role as a trusted partner for both clients and project partners, and this role plays a critical part in upholding that integrity.
Reporting to the Due Diligence Manager, you will works closely with colleagues across Sourcing and Technical (Project Development) to execute and continuously enhance our rigorous, consistent processes for project Due Diligence (DD) and risk assessment. You will stay abreast of regulatory, methodological, and market developments across the voluntary carbon market to help maintain Climate Impact Partners’ reputation for quality and credibility.
Responsibilities
- Conduct technical screenings and due diligence assessments for a diverse range of projects, including engineered and nature-based solutions.
- Evaluate projects against key quality criteria, including:
- Core carbon criteria (additionality, baselines, permanence, leakage, etc.)
- Project implementation and on-the-ground feasibility
- Environmental, social, and SDG integrity and co-benefits
- MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, & Verification) and data quality
- Support the definition and application of quality criteria across the DD team, contributing to process consistency and continuous improvement.
- Maintain accurate DD data and documentation; support DD pipeline tracking and reporting.
- Engage with ratings agencies and external partners to inform and strengthen project evaluations.
- Monitor changes in voluntary carbon standards and methodologies and contribute insights to Climate Impact Partners’ risk management approach.
- A few years of experience within the voluntary carbon market, with direct involvement in technical assessment or due diligence of carbon projects.
- The ideal candidate will have experience in primarily in engineered carbon solutions (e.g. ERW, BECCS, DAC, etc.), with knowledge of nature-based and improved household technology solutions being desirable.
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field such as engineering, biological/environmental science, sustainability, or related discipline.
- Experience reviewing Project Design Documents is desirable, along with reviewing monitoring reports for leading standards (e.g., Isometric, Puro.Earth, CSI, VCS/CCB, Gold Standard, Climate Action Reserve, ACR, or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of key elements of project quality factors, including additionality, baselines, permanence, leakage, land and carbon rights, jurisdictional risks, and environmental and social impacts.
- Familiarity with relevant data sources and analytical tools that support project evaluation.
- Experience with GIS mapping tools is highly desirable.
- Hybrid working
- 25 days paid holiday
- Private Health Insurance (we've teamed up with Vitality to offer you a wide range of perks, including free coffees, travel deals, and gym discounts)
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- Bonus Scheme (subject to company and individual performance)
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Green Commute Bike Scheme
- LinkedIn Learning License & Professional Training Budgets
- Summer Fridays (start your weekend early if you've finished everything on your to-do list)
- Working from Abroad (up to 4 weeks a year)
- Global Volunteering Day
- Modern, state of the art office in Paddington, London, which is dog friendly and includes showers, a mother's feeding room, a wellness room and barista coffee bar.
About Climate Impact Partners
Climate Impact Partners delivers solutions for action on climate. Together with the world’s leading companies and quality project partners we will reduce 1 billion tonnes of CO2 to transform the global economy, improve health and livelihoods, and restore a thriving planet.
Climate Impact Partners builds on the expertise, integrity, and innovation of two companies that have led the voluntary carbon market, Natural Capital Partners and Climate Care. Fueled by a relentless drive for rapid action and results, our global team continues to pioneer the market’s development, and set the standards for quality that will maximize its impact.
What We Do
We believe that carbon markets have a critical role to play in delivering action by putting a price on carbon and funding carbon reduction projects to meet our global climate goals.
We develop and deliver the highest quality carbon financed projects from which we create carbon credit and energy attribute certificate portfolios for our clients. This enables organizations to offset the emissions they can’t reduce, put a price on carbon to incentivize change, and meet their ambitious climate goals.
Who We Work With
We work with leading corporates, NGOs, and governments to deliver solutions for climate impact, ensuring they meet their carbon neutral, net zero, and renewable energy goals.