Project Manager, Carbon Operations

Are you ready to join Connecticut Innovation’s vibrant community of innovators? Connecticut Innovations (“CI”) is Connecticut’s strategic venture capital arm, and we are passionate about serving our portfolio of 220+ companies across various industries, with strengths in life sciences, technology, and climate tech.

Come join one of our quickly growing portfolio companies, Home | CREW Carbon!

CREW Carbon Overview

CREW’s technology and services make wastewater treatment cheaper and more efficient, while permanently sequestering CO₂.

Leveraging advanced chemistry, natural minerals, and AI, we’ve developed and are deploying a category-defining process intensification technology, with decarbonization at its core. Today, we help wastewater treatment facilities and operators:

• Stabilize pH & alkalinity 24/7
• Eliminate hazardous chemicals & cut costs
• Avoid $100M+ infrastructure upgrades
• Capture & Store CO2

We are currently deploying this technology across the US and Europe. In addition, we’ve signed $30M+ in carbon removal offtake agreements with leading corporations looking to meet their climate goals, supercharging geographical CREW’s expansion.

CREW has offices and labs in New Haven, CT and offices in Brooklyn, NY.

We are funded by Counteract, ReGen, Ponderosa, Connecticut Innovations and others. We've secured large contracts with the premier buyers of carbon credits through the Frontier Climate Fund (Stripe, Shopify, Autodesk, McKinsey, among others) and have been selected by the Department of Energy as one of the few potential suppliers of high-quality carbon credits to the federal government.

About The Role

In the Project Manager, Carbon Operations role, you will sit at the intersection of science, protocol enablement, and water sector and carbon market engagement. You will ensure that our wastewater alkalinity enhancement projects are rigorously validated, transparently credited, and effectively sold while supporting our wastewater sector initiatives.

You will play a key role driving excellence in measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) strategy and application. You will be responsible for driving the MRV program within CREW, quarterbacking new buyer application processes, and forging partnerships with external verifiers, protocol developers, registries, and carbon credit buyers. You will also help shape CREW’s broader market strategy through engagement with registries, buyers, policymakers, industry coalitions, and grant funding opportunities.

This is an ideal opportunity for a detail-oriented, mission-driven operator who can seamlessly transition from deep technical protocols to external stakeholder engagement across both the climate tech and utility sectors.

This position is a full-time role onsite at our office in Brooklyn, NY.

Responsibilities

MRV & Protocol:

• Drive the development and refinement of CDR protocols, managing relationships with key registries, credit buyers, governments, and standards bodies.
• Lead end-to-end project validation and verification processes with independent third parties, including data delivery, coordination, and attendance at onsite visits.
• Collaborate with our R&D and Lab Ops & Operations teams to ensure MRV methodologies are technically rigorous and aligned with industry requirements, while working with R&D and Lab Ops, Operations and Finance teams to optimize credit delivery.

Water Sector Implementation

• Collaborate with internal engineering teams to align carbon removal operations with the day-to-day priorities, constraints, and process optimization goals of municipal wastewater treatment facilities.
• Monitor and engage with evolving state, federal, and international policy frameworks relevant to wastewater treatment, greenhouse gas removal, and environmental impact.
• Build trusted relationships across the broader water utility ecosystem, registries, standards bodies, and industry coalitions to position CREW’s technology as a win-win for climate and clean water.

Offtake:

• Opportunistically support the end-to-end process of applying to CDR buyer programs and carbon marketplaces, managing initial RFI through successful onboarding.
• Track offtake pipeline and coordinate reporting and delivery of credits with buyers.

Experience Requirements

• 5–8+ years of experience in carbon markets, climate tech, environmental engineering, project development, consulting, or related fields.
• Experience working with carbon registries, carbon credit buyers, and/or policy stakeholders is strongly preferred.
• Strong background in climate science, geochemistry, oceanography, or related fields.
• Excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• In-depth understanding of global greenhouse gas protocols.
• In-depth knowledge about science-based carbon reduction methodologies (SBTi).
• Deep understanding of Life Cycle Assessment Methodologies for technology products with respect to carbon footprint.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing startup environment where priorities can shift on a monthly basis.
• You practice extreme ownership (no task is too small).
• You love being in the trenches with your team and working with high empathy.
• You have a growth mindset.

CREW Highlights

• Signed a carbon credit offtake agreement with the Frontier Climate Fund in 2024
• Selected as 1 of 24 companies by the US Department of Energy in 2024 to be a potential supplier of high-quality carbon credits to the federal government
• Highlighted as an “Innovator of the Month” by US Senator Chris Murphy in 2024
• Selected by ImagineH2O, the leading water sector innovation accelerator in 2024
• Highlighted by Business Insider as “One of the Most Promising Climate-Tech Startups of 2023

CREW Carbon is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We have strict wage minimums, generous benefits, and personal leave policies. Our goal is to provide safe, rewarding, and empowering work environments for all who interact with our company.