Project Development Manager, Agriculture, Carbon Markets

3Degrees • New York, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

3Degrees is seeking an experienced, deal-oriented Project Development Manager to originate agricultural and land-based decarbonization projects and expand its carbon and environmental attribute project portfolio. The role focuses on livestock projects—including manure management, enteric fermentation, and low-carbon feed—regenerative agriculture for arable land, and low-carbon fertilizer initiatives supporting multi-year enterprise demand. The position is full-time and exempt, and reports directly to the Senior Project Development Manager.

The manager will lead multi-stakeholder partnership development from prospect identification through contract execution. The role works closely with Carbon Operations and MRV teams, legal counsel, agronomy leads, and commercial sales teams responsible for attribute offtake and corporate climate partnerships. The company prefers candidates who can work in a voluntary, flexible hybrid style from its San Francisco, New York, or Portland, Maine office hubs, with an additional preference for candidates on the US East Coast. Exceptional remote candidates may be considered if located in a state where 3Degrees is eligible to hire. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not provided.

Requirements

• 5–15 years of experience in agricultural carbon markets, agribusiness development, livestock or dairy project development, environmental commodity origination, or agricultural project finance.
• Demonstrated success originating, structuring, and closing commercial agreements, project partnerships, or joint ventures in agriculture, livestock, or food supply chains.
• Understanding of livestock manure management systems, methane recovery technologies, and regenerative farming practices.
• Familiarity with revenue-share agreements, term sheets, discounted cash flow models, and agricultural credit generation risk.
• Familiarity with agricultural carbon protocols, such as CAR Livestock and Soil Protocols, Verra VM0042, or Gold Standard.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build trust with family farm owners, agricultural technology companies, and corporate sustainability executives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Environmental Sciences, or Business.
• Must be located in a state where 3Degrees is currently eligible to hire if applying as an exceptional remote candidate.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree or MBA.
• Location along the US East Coast.
• Ability to work in a voluntary, flexible hybrid style from an office hub in San Francisco, New York, or Portland, Maine.

Responsibilities

• Source agricultural projects and establish direct relationships with agricultural technology providers, dairy and livestock producers, agricultural cooperatives, and aggregators.
• Negotiate tailored commercial structures and offtake agreements, including spot transactions, long-term revenue-sharing models, and fixed-price offtakes.
• Manage and expand existing dairy industry relationships and project pipelines, advancing deals through execution.
• Build and refine discounted cash flow models, credit issuance projections based on herd size or acreage, and monetization frameworks to assess commercial viability.
• Lead commercial and operational due diligence on counterparties, agricultural technology, historical farm data, credit delivery risk, and protocol eligibility.
• Work with Carbon Operations/MRV, agronomy, legal, and commercial sales teams to advance deals through Risk Management Committee approval.
• Represent 3Degrees at industry events.
• Develop origination strategies, source and qualify opportunities, and advance them through due diligence, term-sheet negotiation, and contract execution.
• Prepare and present underwriting and risk-mitigation packages for Risk Management Committee approval.
• Coordinate originated Scope 3 attributes with enterprise sales demand and oversee early project delivery milestones.
• Use transaction learnings to improve contract templates, diligence playbooks, and pricing structures.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible paid time off
• Eligibility for discretionary bonus programs, including the company profit-sharing program and an annual team Bonus Pool

What This Job Offers

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