Noora | Oslo, Norway or Hybrid/Remote (Europe) | Full-time

About the role

We are seeking a Carbon Project Lead to own carbon project development end-to-end — from methodology application and project design, through MRV and verification, to issuance. You'll work closely with a highly motivated team with competences in commercial, forestry, IT and finance, and play a central role as we scale into new markets and standards. The core mission of this role: designing nature based projects that meet verification requirements. 

About Noora

Noora is a Norwegian-based carbon project developer, focused on developing high-integrity forest carbon projects across Northern Europe. Based in Oslo, we combine rigorous carbon accounting with state of the art technology and a commercially scalable approach. 

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development of carbon projects from concept through to credit issuance

• Draft and lead the writing of Project Design Documents (PDDs)

• Design projects that are coherent with the chosen standard and methodology (e.g. Verra)

• Build and own the MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) plan, acting as MRV lead

• Manage the verification and validation process, including relationships with validation/verification bodies (VVBs)

• Manage project timelines, risks, and dependencies across a cross-functional team

• Support the evaluation of new markets, geographies, and standards as Noora scales

• Translate technical carbon accounting work into clear input for investors and the board

• Quantify and calculate carbon capture and be able to explain and defend its conclusions.

  
  

Qualifications & experience

• 5+ years of experience in carbon project development

• Relevant education: MSc or equivalent in a field such as bio-economics, natural capital markets, or carbon/environmental science.

• Experience developing carbon projects; familiarity with VM0045, Verra, and Nordic forests is a plus

• A track record of writing PDDs

• Hands-on experience in Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV), ideally having built an MRV plan or acted as MRV lead

• Experience working across multiple carbon standards (e.g. Verra/VCS, Gold Standard, ACR, CAR) is a plus

Profile

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to run multiple workstreams without heavy process

• A strategic, helicopter-view mindset combined with a hands-on approach 

• Analytical, comfortable working with numbers

• Self-driven, able to take initiative

• Flexible able to work from home as well as travel occasionally and spend time in Oslo

• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and shifting priorities, as expected in a startup

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical carbon concepts to non-technical stakeholders

  
  

What we offer

• Real ownership of carbon project development at a company shaping a new market

• Direct exposure to leadership, investors, and the technical frontier of forest carbon

• Room to grow as we scale across Northern Europe — this role will grow with the company

• A flat, low-ego team where your input shapes decisions from day one, not just your task list

• Genuine flexibility: work from home, from Oslo, or split your time, we care about output not facetime.

• A social team culture 

• Competitive salary and benefits

• The chance to build something with lasting environmental impact, backed by NORSKOG, Innovation Norway, the Research Council of Norway, and others who believe in the mission

Application close date. July 30th, 2026.