Science Manager – Nature-based Solutions (80-100%)

As a Science Manager in Climeworks Solutions, you make sure that our nature-based solutions (NBS) portfolio meets the same demanding quality bar we apply to all our carbon dioxide removal offerings. Your focus is on Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR), Improved Forest Management (IFM) and Mangroves, but you are not limited to these. You will screen the market, identify and assess priority projects, and carry out due diligence on potential partners. You form and defend Climeworks Solutions' own, independent scientific view on the quality, risks and fit of NBS projects. You keep our assessment criteria up to date and apply them in practice. You work closely with the sourcing team to shape our approach to nature credits, from first supplier contact to partnerships and product positioning. This role gives you real influence on how we build our nature offering and how the wider removal market develops.

• Quality framework development: You adapt and sharpen Climeworks' quality assessment frameworks for nature-based pathways. You draw on the newest published methodologies and on standards as they evolve.
• Supplier assessment and monitoring: You build constructive relationships with relevant suppliers. You rate and benchmark their projects. Over time, you track how project quality and delivery change and flag any concerns early.
• Project due diligence: You run in-depth technical, scientific and commercial reviews of key projects. These cover additionality, measurability, carbon accounting, co-benefits, reversal risk and delivery risk. You combine many data sources, including GIS analysis, project documents and registry information, into clear recommendations.
• Pathway segmentation: As the CDR industry matures, you group projects into sub-pathways and archetypes. For each one, you develop a well-founded view of what quality means.
• Market intelligence and prioritization: Together with Sourcing, you map the project landscape across key regions and pathways. You identify the strongest projects and recommend them, based on methodological robustness, pricing, reputation and delivery record.
• Contracting support: You help Sourcing draft contracts with approved suppliers. You focus on negotiating quality-related terms and amendments.
• Partnership development: You help build relationships with important players in the ecosystem, such as rating agencies, registries, NGOs and other opinion leaders.
• Pathway strategy: You work with colleagues in Science, Sourcing and the wider Commercial team to define the strategy for each nature-based pathway. You consider market trends, quality benchmarks, demand and supply.
• Sales support: You advise on project selection and answer technical questions in customer discussions, pitches and tenders.
• Knowledge sharing: You keep colleagues informed about scientific progress, new methodologies and market developments in nature-based solutions.