Project Development Manager, Heavy Industry & Transportation, Carbon Markets

3Degrees • Portland, ME

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 in heavy industry, transportation, chemicals, and the built environment. The role focuses on identifying, evaluating, and closing long-term development and monetization agreements, with opportunities involving low-carbon building materials such as concrete, cement, and steel; transportation decarbonization such as EV fleets and maritime; and low-carbon chemicals.

The position is a full-time, exempt role reporting directly to the Senior Project Development Manager. The Manager works closely with Carbon Operations and MRV teams, legal counsel, and commercial sales teams responsible for attribute offtake and corporate climate partnerships. 3Degrees favors a flexible hybrid arrangement based at 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.

The role functions as a project originator, managing multi-stakeholder partnership development cycles across industrial, transportation, and built environment sectors. Success includes advancing opportunities from sourcing and feasibility assessment through due diligence, internal approvals, term sheets, and long-term partnership agreements that contribute carbon reduction or removal volumes toward enterprise supply commitments.

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 of the role’s key verticals: chemicals, built environment, or transportation.
• Understanding of life cycle assessments (LCAs), Scope 1–3 emissions accounting, DCF financial modeling, and Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs) markets for Scope 3.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Sustainable Infrastructure, or a related field.
• Ability to develop commercial partnerships and navigate complex engineering teams, developers, and corporate procurement.

Nice To Haves

• Background working with or selling alongside industry alliances, market-making nonprofits, or sector buyer groups.
• Experience selling or supporting sales processes for Scope 3 EACs to enterprise clients.
• Advanced degree or MBA.
• Location along the US East Coast.
• Ability to work in a voluntary, flexible hybrid style from a 3Degrees office hub.

Responsibilities

• Prospect, identify, and establish 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 levels, 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 and manage early- to medium-stage pipelines through executive and Risk Management Committee approvals.
• Develop relationships with internal teams, review existing pipeline models and partner agreements, and support priority sector strategies.
• Advance qualified opportunities through term sheets, financial models, due diligence packages, exclusivity agreements, letters of intent, and long-term partnership agreements.
• Provide strategic input and partner leads to support expansion into new market verticals, including clean transportation and industrial technology solutions.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible paid time off
• May be eligible for a discretionary company profit-sharing program
• May be eligible for an annual performance bonus based on personal, department, and company goals

What This Job Offers

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