# Senior Project Forester at Living Carbon

- Company: Living Carbon
- What the company does: Living Carbon offers comprehensive solutions for landowners seeking additional revenue through reforestation projects. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.livingcarbon.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $115K to $125K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-26
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/livingcarbon/2e409ddb-eaa9-40f3-aca7-6780f14cb005
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/living-carbon-senior-project-forester/

## About the role

This is a rare role at the intersection of forest ecology, carbon science, and large-scale land restoration. We are seeking a practitioner-scientist who brings rigorous training, ideally in a research context, to the field and can translate ecological insight into operational outcomes. You will support forest carbon project design and implementation, guiding both strategy and hands-on field execution across our growing Appalachian and Southeastern project portfolio.

## What they're looking for

- Develop technical design of reforestation projects, integrating carbon modeling, site-specific ecology, and disturbance history to optimize both forest establishment success and carbon removal outcomes
- Collaborate with our carbon science team to refine and operationalize MRV (monitoring, reporting, and verification) approaches using remote sensing and field-based inventory methods
- Serve as field point of contact and technical lead for contractors including planting crews, site preparation teams, and other natural resource personnel and conservation partners
- Conduct site reconnaissance, GIS analysis, and due diligence assessments to evaluate new project opportunities and guide implementation planning
- Oversee planting execution, forest monitoring, and post-establishment surveys maintaining rigorous data quality throughout
- Regular travel to project sites for due diligence, site preparation, planting season and continual forest monitoring

Tags: Carbon Projects