Project Development Manager, Heavy Industry & Transportation, Carbon Markets

3Degrees • New York, NY

3d • $128,000 - $147,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

3Degrees is seeking an experienced, deal-oriented Project Development Manager to originate and develop carbon and environmental attribute projects across heavy industry, transportation, chemicals, and the built environment. The role focuses on identifying, evaluating, and closing long-term development and monetization agreements for high-impact opportunities such as low-carbon building materials, EV fleets, maritime decarbonization, and low-carbon chemicals.

The manager will serve as a pure-play project originator, building partnerships and managing multi-stakeholder development cycles. They will work closely with Carbon Operations and MRV teams, legal counsel, and commercial sales teams that manage attribute offtake and corporate climate partnerships. The role is full-time and exempt, reports to the Senior Project Development Manager, and is based in a voluntary, flexible hybrid work style from 3Degrees’ office hubs in San Francisco, New York, or Portland, Maine. Exceptional remote candidates may be considered in eligible states. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not provided.

Requirements

• 5–15 years of experience in environmental markets, heavy industry or transportation decarbonization, environmental commodity origination, or clean technology commercialization.
• Demonstrated success originating, structuring, and closing commercial contracts, technology partnerships, or project finance deals.
• Experience working within at least one relevant vertical: chemicals, the built environment, or transportation.
• Understanding of life cycle assessments (LCAs), Scope 1–3 emissions accounting, discounted cash flow financial modeling, and Environmental Attribute Certificate (EAC) markets for Scope 3.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Sustainable Infrastructure, or a related field.
• Ability to navigate complex engineering teams, developers, and corporate procurement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with or selling alongside industry alliances, market-making nonprofits, or sector buyer groups.
• Experience selling or supporting sales processes of Scope 3 EACs to enterprise clients.
• An advanced degree or MBA.

Responsibilities

• Prospect, identify, and build direct relationships with EV charging developers, building material manufacturers, concrete producers, chemical manufacturers, and technology innovators to originate decarbonization projects.
• Negotiate tailored commercial structures and offtake agreements, including spot transactions, long-term revenue-sharing models, and fixed-price offtakes.
• Build and refine discounted cash flow models, project revenue-sharing models, baseline calculations, and techno-economic assessments to evaluate project feasibility.
• Lead commercial, operational, and technical due diligence on counterparties, technology readiness, baseline delivery risks, and eligibility under voluntary and compliance GHG accounting methodologies.
• Collaborate with commercial sales leads to align supply origination with corporate buyer demand.
• Manage early- to medium-stage pipelines through executive and Risk Management Committee approvals.
• Develop relationships with internal teams and advance qualified project opportunities, term sheets, exclusivity agreements, letters of intent, and long-term partnership agreements.
• Provide strategic input and partner leads to support expansion into new market verticals.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible paid time off
• Potential eligibility for discretionary bonus programs, including profit sharing and an annual performance bonus based on personal, department, and company goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level