About us

Acting to combat climate change is one of the world’s most pressing challenges. Climate Friendly was founded in 2003 as a profit-for-purpose business. Our growing team is passionate about active land management, and we are focused on finding economically viable solutions to maximise our impact on climate change. 

We are one of Australia’s largest and most experienced carbon farming project developers. This includes more than 160 projects with farmers, plantation managers, agribusiness, and Indigenous groups on carbon farming projects.

Climate Friendly has delivered over 20Mt in carbon abatement as at the end of 2020. Our immediate mission is to establish partnerships, by 2025, that will store or reduce 150Mt of CO2-e, while repairing nature and supporting reconciliation. Join our team and you will be helping to build A productive, sustainable land sector that contributes to a zero net emissions & nature positive Australia by 2050

We have a genuinely friendly and supportive culture where everyone has a voice and opportunity to help shape our future and to fulfil our purpose.

The role

As Project Manager you will work in a closely knit team who focus on finding and developing new carbon farming projects with our landholder clients. The role focuses on the rangeland areas of QLD & NSW initially.

Key accountabilities include:

• Sourcing new client leads through proactive means
• Contacting new clients to introduce Climate Friendly services and capability
• Qualifying client and project potential through questioning and fact finding
• Conducting field work such as farm visits
• Quantifying the carbon potential of projects with our due diligence team
• Presenting carbon farming opportunities to decision makers such as land managers / land owners.
• Negotiating / signing carbon project agreements with clients
• Collating data for project registration, project audit and continued project management
• Coordinating project registrations with support from other internal teams
• Maintaining records in our customer relationship management system
• Creating and updating projects in Asana
• Completing basic/intermediate QGIS mapping tasks as necessary
• Establishing / maintaining positive working relationships with stakeholders including clients, industry regulators, government departments, Aboriginal Corporations, and other partner organisations.
• Coordinating successful project audits by working closely with our audit and compliance team
• Gaining and maintaining Authorised Representative status under our AFSL, including meeting all ongoing requirements this involves

About you

Qualifications/lived experience in fields related to Natural Resources/Environmental Science or Agriculture. Experience in customer engagement and securing service agreements is also valuable. Enthusiasm for sourcing new business, good phone manner, and willingness to call land managers to discuss carbon opportunities. Comfort with Microsoft suite, CRM systems and ideally basic skills in mapping systems like QGIS and/or willingness and capacity to quickly upskill in this space.

Interest in land management/understanding of the Agricultural sector and empathy with the rural community. Previous experience with Emissions Reduction Fund/Carbon Farming advantageous Capacity to travel for fieldwork on a regular basis (1 week a month generally) and experience working/travelling in isolated areas using a 4WD.

Climate Friendly encourages people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from different cultural backgrounds and people with disabilities

Why join our team?

Our goal is to be seen as an organisation that supports wholeness, lifestyle and wellbeing whilst rewarding individual and collective performance. In addition to competitive salary and transparent career progression opportunities, our benefits include:

• Work with purpose, contributing to a productive, sustainable land sector that contributes to a zero net emissions and nature positive Australia by 2050
• A fully hybrid workplace - work to your own rhythm and balance connection and productivity
• A supportive and inclusive environment that promotes diversity
• 2 all staff events a year to connect with your friends and colleagues
• Christmas holiday - 3 days of additional leave each year
• Floating public holidays
• Gender neutral paid parental leave
• 2 days each year for training / development / study leave
• Home office setup and refresh allowance
• Company performance bonus and shared equity