Climate Scientist (Supply)

The Supercritical mission is to scale carbon removal to gigatonne capacity before it's too late. As the leading carbon removal marketplace, we provide liquidity to this new market by matching large-scale buyers with the most trusted suppliers of carbon removal credits. We help ambitious buyers find innovative supply, de-risking the transaction for buyers and providing a route to market for suppliers.

Carbon removal includes nature-based solutions like biochar and cutting-edge technologies that literally pull carbon from the sky and store it underground for millennia. We need to scale to remove 10 billion tons a year by 2050 to stay below 1.5 degrees of warming. This is over 14,000x the rate we are removing carbon at today. This will be a trillion dollar industry by 2050.

This is an opportunity to work at the cutting edge of carbon removal and to deeply understand the science and operations of the most innovative Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) projects on the planet. You will be responsible for assessing the quality and risk of projects in order to improve transparency and trust, ultimately helping to scale the market in a sustainable way.

What will you achieve in the next 12 months?

• Lead the delivery of the vetting and development processes for specific CDR projects to guarantee the highest quality of projects on the Supercritical platform.
• Develop and refine our CDR quality standards and vetting frameworks, staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in climate science.
• Independently apply commercial vetting frameworks to assess project viability and long-term credit delivery.
• Cultivate relationships with our CDR project suppliers, offering feedback and sharing market insights.
• Become an in-house expert on the details of our CDR project suppliers and stay current with the latest scientific developments.
• Support the sales and marketing team by contributing to initiatives that promote climate thought leadership, educating potential CDR buyers.

Requirements

• MSc or higher in chemical engineering, environmental science, or a relevant natural science such as chemistry, or a BEng/BSc with 3–5 years of relevant work experience.
• In-depth expertise in biomass-based CDR pathways such as biochar or bioenergy.
• Previous experience working in the climate and sustainability field; academic, consulting, commercial, government, NGO etc.
• A lot of curiosity and a broad understanding of carbon, climate, and sustainability issues, and a genuine care about real climate impact.
• High attention to detail and a love of digging below the surface to understand what is really going on.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for clear scientific communication.
• Excellent analytical skills and good proficiency with Excel/spreadsheets.
• Passion for fast-paced environments with a high level of resilience and adaptability to ambiguity.
• Experience with one or more of the following would be a strong plus, particularly in a CDR or biochar context: LCA, carbon accounting, financial modelling, TEA, MRV plans, or environmental impact assessments.

What values can you expect from your colleagues?

• Ownership mentality: We relish autonomy and we create it for others. We are deeply curious and thrive on understanding the root cause of complex problems.
• Move fast: We identify the most important problems to solve and cut everything else.
• Radiate positive energy: We come to problems with energy and passion.
• Communicate proactively: We communicate simply and directly.

Diversity and Inclusion

We've been committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace since day one of the company. We welcome applicants with lived experience across these issues.

UK Sponsorship & Applicants currently outside the UK

Unfortunately, at this stage of our growth, we are unable to offer UK sponsorship to applicants. Candidates who live outside the UK who are not looking to live and work in the UK, are within 3 hours of the GMT/BST timezone and are willing to travel to London quarterly are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• Basic salary: £50,000–£62,500 per annum, dependent on experience.
• Annual leave: unlimited.
• One company-wide day off on the first Friday of every month.
• Pension: 3% employer contribution when matched by 5% employee contribution.
• Hybrid working: remote first with the option to work from our London co-working space 1-2 days per week.
• Other benefits: £1000 annual wellbeing allowance and working-from-home equipment budget up to £500.
• Monthly company socials in London.
• Purchase high quality carbon removal offsets for your personal emissions from our inventory.