Verification Scientist I, GHG Forestry

🕒 August 8

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $60k - $88k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

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SCS Global Services

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1984

💼 Consulting

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

Consulting • Food & Beverage • Healthcare

SCS Global Services is a global leader in third-party certification, validation, and verification services with a strong focus on sustainability. The company provides a comprehensive range of certification services for various industries, including apparel and textiles, climate change, corporate sustainability, food safety, green building, and sustainable forestry. They offer certifications for organic products, recycled content, carbon neutrality, and sustainable supply chains, among others. Through their services, SCS Global Services aims to drive positive global change by promoting sustainable practices and supporting environmentally conscious companies.

📋 Description

• Conduct assessments and lead audits under voluntary and compliance carbon offset standards • Assess management practices and project documentation for carbon projects • Review documents and perform quantitative analyses, including inventory calculations, forest growth and yield models, GIS, and remote sensing information • Conduct site visits, interviews, forest reconnaissance, and evaluation of forest inventory practices • Issue verification findings and write technical audit reports • Oversee contract auditors and consultants • Coordinate audit processes with clients and obtain required data and information • Respond to client questions and concerns while maintaining customer satisfaction • Manage a concurrent portfolio of audits with support and supervision • Maintain knowledge of program standards and protocols and recommend program changes for ISO compliance • Participate in internal and external audits and auditor training

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Forestry or a relevant scientific field • 2+ years of professional experience in a related field • Experience applying standard forest inventory techniques in the field • Experience applying field measurement techniques • Proficiency in ArcGIS and/or remote sensing applications • Exceptional quantitative skills • Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills • High proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Access • Initiative and ability to work independently under pressure in a changing environment • Responsive and adaptive to a team environment • Ability to travel domestically to conduct audits • Master's Degree or higher in a relevant scientific field preferred • Preferred experience with biometrics, statistics, growth and yield modeling, financial analysis, and/or natural resource economics • California Registered Professional Forester, other Certified Forester credential, ARB-accredited Lead Verifier, or CAR Lead Verifier preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work / flexible work arrangement • Home-office based role • Local, domestic, and/or international travel opportunities