Environmental - Team Leader

Schneider Electric - Advisory Services develops and delivers high-impact carbon projects in the forestry and blue carbon sectors, working closely with local stakeholders, technical experts, and investors. These projects aim to generate high-quality carbon credits in line with leading international standards, while ensuring robust, long-term implementation on the ground. You will join the team responsible for carbon project development and portfolio management, collaborating closely with analytical, technical, and operational profiles across the entire carbon credit cycle. Your role: You will be responsible for leading and overseeing the Forest & Blue Carbon project portfolio, ensuring overall technical quality, compliance with carbon standards (VERRA, Gold Standard, etc.), and strong performance throughout all phases of the carbon credit cycle. The position requires regular field presence and frequent travel to project sites, primarily located in emerging economies. Your missions: 1. Lead and supervise the project portfolio Lead and supervise the full Forest & Blue Carbon project portfolio, ensuring high-quality implementation and compliance at every stage of the carbon credit cycle. Ensure alignment with applicable carbon standards and methodologies, including VERRA, Gold Standard, and AFOLU frameworks. 2. Develop new project opportunities Identify, screen, and structure new forest and blue carbon project opportunities. Work closely with local partners, technical experts, and investors to design robust and credible projects. 3. Oversee technical quality and carbon certification Oversee key technical deliverables, including carbon baselines, methodologies, Project Design Documents (PDDs), MRV plans, and monitoring reports. Ensure smooth validation and verification processes and timely issuance of carbon credits. 4. Manage stakeholders and partnerships Manage strategic relationships with all project stakeholders, including local partners, communities, investors, public authorities, and certification bodies. Ensure strong stakeholder engagement and effective coordination across all parties involved. 5. Lead and develop the project development team Lead, coach, and support the project development team (Analysts, Officers, Leads). Ensure performance management, skills development, and capacity building within the team. 6. Ensure financial and contractual oversight Review and validate business models, budgets, financial projections, and investment requirements for each project. Oversee contractual aspects, including support for negotiations, legal compliance, and proper structuring of project agreements. 7. Contribute to strategy and external representation Contribute to business unit strategy, sector positioning, and external representation at industry events, conferences, and working groups. 8. Ensure field follow-up and implementation quality Maintain regular field presence to secure implementation quality, operational follow-up, and long-term stakeholder engagement at the project level. Your profile: You have 10+ years of professional experience in carbon project development, nature-based solutions, forestry, land use, or blue carbon initiatives. You demonstrate strong expertise in carbon standards and methodologies, including VERRA, Gold Standard, and AFOLU frameworks, with hands-on experience in PDD development, MRV processes, and credit issuance. You have proven experience managing complex projects, ideally in emerging markets, with substantial field exposure. You have a solid understanding of legal and contractual frameworks related to carbon projects and partnerships. You bring confirmed experience in team leadership, working with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams. You are fluent in English, both written and spoken; additional languages are considered an asset. Your skills: Ability to lead and manage complex projects across the full project lifecycle. Strong financial acumen, including business model validation, profitability analysis, and budget management. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with investors, NGOs, local partners, and technical teams. Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and decision-making capabilities. Agile, proactive, and solution-oriented, with the ability to operate in dynamic and demanding environments. Willingness and availability to travel frequently to project locations. At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent deserving equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every person needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work. Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: "We see you. We value you." It's more than salary and benefits: it's a meaningful investment in you. It's designed so you can perform, grow, feel secure, and reach your full potential as an impact generator. Schneider Electric is there when you need us most. Our Total Rewards package describes all the benefits and support you'll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team: We take care of you and your family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and caregiving leave, flexible work options, and support for chronic conditions and confidential counseling for life's challenges. Invest and plan for your future. We help you plan and invest in your future with a competitive compensation package: base salary, short- and long-term incentives, sales incentives, stock ownership opportunities, and retirement savings plans. Develop your skills and career. We're committed to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, a Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new roles, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to build skills for today and tomorrow. Collaborate in the workplace. We foster teamwork through project opportunities in the Schneider Career Hub, smart collaboration tools, celebrating contributions through a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and promoting an inclusive and welcoming work environment. Support your community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education. Looking to make an IMPACT with your career? When considering joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a culture of excellence that supports business success. We believe our IMPACT values—Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork—start with us. IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric, where you can help turn sustainability ambitions into actions, no matter your role. It's a call to connect your career with the ambition to build a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world. We're looking for IMPACT Makers—exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitalization. We believe everyone has the potential to be an IMPACT Maker, and we celebrate them every day. Become an IMPACT Maker at Schneider Electric—apply today! Global revenue of 40 million euros, +9% organic growth, 150,000 employees in more than 100 countries. To be considered for our positions, you must submit your application online. This position will remain open until the selection process is complete. Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, offering equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring every employee feels uniquely valued and safe to bring their best self to work. We reflect the diversity of the communities where we operate and embrace "difference" as one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals, and we are committed to championing inclusion in everything we do. At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe trust is a fundamental value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality, and cybersecurity, underpinning all aspects of our business and our commitment to act and respond with respect and good faith toward all our stakeholders. 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Schneider Electric - Advisory Services develops and delivers high-impact carbon projects in the fields of forestry and blue carbon, working in close partnership with local stakeholders, technical experts, and investors. The projects aim to generate high-quality carbon credits in compliance with leading international standards, while ensuring robust, long-term implementation on the ground. You will join the team responsible for carbon project development and portfolio management and collaborate closely with analytical, technical, and operational profiles involved across the entire project crediting cycle. Your role : You are responsible for leading and overseeing the Forest & Blue Carbon project portfolio, ensuring overall technical quality, compliance with carbon standards (VERRA, Gold Standard, etc.), and strong performance throughout all phases of the carbon crediting cycle. The position requires regular field presence and frequent travel to project sites, primarily located in emerging economies. Your missions: 1. Lead and supervise the project portfolio Lead and supervise the full Forest & Blue Carbon project portfolio, ensuring high-quality implementation and compliance at every stage of the carbon crediting cycle. Ensure alignment with applicable carbon standards and methodologies, including VERRA, Gold Standard, and AFOLU frameworks. 2. Develop new project opportunities Identify, screen, and structure new forest and blue carbon project opportunities. Work closely with local partners, technical experts, and investors to design robust and credible projects. 3. Oversee technical quality and carbon certification Oversee key technical deliverables, including carbon baselines, methodologies, Project Design Documents (PDDs), MRV plans, and monitoring reports. Ensure smooth validation and verification processes and timely issuance of carbon credits. 4. Manage Stakeholders and partnerships Manage strategic relationships with all project stakeholders, including local partners, communities, investors, public authorities, and certification bodies. Ensure strong stakeholder engagement and effective coordination across all parties involved. 5. Lead and develop the project development team Lead, coach, and support the project development team (Analysts, Officers, Leads). Ensure performance management, skills development, and capacity building within the team. 6. Ensure financial and contractual oversight Review and validate business models, budgets, financial projections, and investment requirements for each project. Oversee contractual aspects, including support to negotiations, legal compliance, and proper structuring of project agreements. 7. Contribuer à la stratégie et à la représentation externe Contribute to business unit strategy, sector positioning, and external representation at industry events, conferences, and working groups. 8. Ensure field follow-up and implementation quality Maintain regular field presence to secure implementation quality, operational follow-up, and long-term stakeholder engagement at the project level. Your profile : You have 10+ years of professional experience in carbon project development, nature-based solutions, forestry, land-use, or blue carbon initiatives. You demonstrate strong expertise in carbon standards and methodologies, including VERRA, Gold Standard, and AFOLU frameworks, with hands-on experience in PDD development, MRV processes, and credit issuance. You have proven experience managing complex projects, ideally in emerging markets, with substantial field exposure. You have a solid understanding of legal and contractual frameworks related to carbon projects and partnerships. You bring confirmed experience in team leadership, working with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams. You are fluent in English, both written and spoken; additional languages are considered an asset. Your skills : Ability to lead and manage complex projects across the full project lifecycle. Strong financial acumen, including business model validation, profitability analysis, and budget management. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with investors, NGOs, local partners, and technical teams. Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and decision-making capabilities. Agile, proactive, and solution-oriented, with the ability to operate in dynamic and demanding environments. Willingness and availability to travel frequently to project locations. En Schneider, creemos que cada empleado es un talento que merece igualdad de oportunidades. Esto significa que tú importas. Cada persona necesita sentirse valorada, apoyada y tratada de manera justa para hacer su mejor trabajo. Nuestro Total Rewards es nuestra forma de decir: "Te vemos. Te valoramos". Es más que salario y beneficios: es una inversión significativa en ti. Está diseñado para que puedas rendir, crecer, sentirte seguro y elevar tu potencial para destacar como un generador de impacto. Schneider Electric está ahí cuando más lo necesitas Nuestro paquete de Total Rewards describe todos los beneficios y el apoyo que disfrutarás como parte del equipo de Schneider Electric: Cuida de ti y de tu familia. Nos aseguramos de que te sientas seguro con beneficios que ayudan a que tú y tu familia prosperen: seguro de salud y de vida, tiempo libre remunerado, licencias parentales y de cuidado, opciones de trabajo flexible, apoyo para enfermedades crónicas y asesoramiento confidencial para los desafíos de la vida. Invierte y planifica tu futuro. Te ayudamos a planificar e invertir en el futuro con una compensación competitiva y programas: tu salario base, incentivos a corto plazo o incentivos de ventas, oportunidades de poseer acciones de la empresa y planes de ahorro para la jubilación. Desarrolla tus habilidades y tu carrera. Nos comprometemos a ayudarte a crecer con conversaciones continuas de desempeño y desarrollo, Senior Talent Program, oportunidades de carrera globales, acceso a nuestro Schneider Career Hub para nuevas posiciones, proyectos y mentores, y plataformas de aprendizaje como Coursera para dotarte de habilidades para hoy y mañana. Colabora en el lugar de trabajo. Fomentamos el trabajo en equipo a través de oportunidades de proyectos en el Schneider Career Hub, formas inteligentes de colaborar, celebrando las contribuciones mediante un programa de reconocimiento, compartiendo tu voz en nuestra encuesta de compromiso y promoviendo un entorno laboral inclusivo y cercano. Apoya a tu comunidad. Marcamos la diferencia en tu comunidad con licencias para voluntariado, programas a través de la Schneider Electric Foundation e iniciativas que apoyan la educación juvenil. Buscando causar un IMPACTO con tu carrera? Al considerar unirte a un nuevo equipo, la cultura es importante. En Schneider Electric, nuestros valores y comportamientos son la base para crear una cultura de excelencia que apoya el éxito empresarial. Creemos que nuestros valores IMPACT - Inclusión, Maestría, Propósito, Acción, Curiosidad, Trabajo en Equipo - comienzan con nosotros. IMPACT también es tu invitación para unirte a Schneider Electric, donde puedes contribuir a convertir la ambición de sostenibilidad en acciones, sin importar el papel que desempeñes. Es un llamado para conectar tu carrera con la ambición de lograr un mundo más resiliente, eficiente y sostenible. Estamos buscando IMPACT Makers; personas excepcionales que convierten las ambiciones de sostenibilidad en acciones en el cruce de la automatización, la electrificación y la digitalización. Creemos que todos tienen el potencial para ser un IMPACT Maker y los celebramos todos los días. ¡Conviértete en un IMPACT Maker en Schneider Electric - ¡inscríbete hoy! Ingresos mundiales de 40 millones de euros +9% de crecimiento orgánico 150 000 empleados en más de 100 países Para ser considerado como candidato para nuestras posiciones debes enviar tu solicitud en línea. Esta posición permanecerá abierta hasta que se complete el proceso de selección. Schneider Electric aspira a ser la empresa más inclusiva y solidaria del mundo, ofreciendo oportunidades equitativas a todos, en todas partes, y garantizando que todos los empleados se sientan valorados de forma única y seguros para aportar lo mejor de sí mismos. Reflejamos la diversidad de las comunidades en las que operamos y "aceptamos lo diferente" como uno de nuestros valores fundamentales. Creemos que nuestras diferencias nos hacen más fuertes como empresa y como individuos, y nos comprometemos a defender la inclusión en todo lo que hacemos. En Schneider Electric, mantenemos los más altos estándares de ética y cumplimiento, y creemos que la confianza es un valor fundamental. Nuestra Carta de Confianza es nuestro Código de Conducta y demuestra nuestro compromiso con la ética, la seguridad, la sostenibilidad, la calidad y la ciberseguridad, respaldando todos los aspectos de nuestro negocio y nuestra disposición para actuar y responder con respeto y buena fe a todos nuestros grupos de interés. Puede obtener más información sobre nuestra Carta de Confianza aquí. Schneider Electric es un Empleador de Igualdad de Oportunidades. Nuestra política es proporcionar igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo y el avance en áreas de reclutamiento, contratación, capacitación, transferencia y promoción a todas las personas calificadas, independientemente de raza, religión, color, género, discapacidad, origen nacional, ascendencia, edad, estado militar, orientación sexual, estado civil o cualquier otra característica o conducta legalmente protegida.