Project Manager - Contractor

About Ebb:

Ebb Carbon is a climate and ocean-health restoration company. Our mission is to remove gigatons of CO2 from the air, while reducing ocean acidification to restore a healthier planet for generations to come. We remove carbon dioxide from the air by accelerating the ocean’s natural ability to capture and durably store carbon dioxide. Our electrochemical approach reduces ocean acidity and has the potential to be one of the largest scale and lowest cost approaches to removing excess CO2.

About the role:

We are looking for a Project Manager who will be responsible for managing an external research program in Iceland. The ideal candidate will bring superb technical, leadership and communication capabilities with a demonstrated ability to resolve uncertainty and complete work quickly.

What You’ll Do:

Objective setting, management and reporting

• Clarify and communicate company objectives
• Identify and prioritize work streams and dependencies
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and project implementation plans, including risk identification and mitigation
• Coordinate internal and external resources, maintaining scope, schedule, and budget
• Analyze project progress and, when necessary, adapt scope, timelines, and costs to ensure that projects deliver on requirements and company goals
• Establish and maintain relationships with appropriate internal and external stakeholders, providing daily contact on project status and changes
• Establish and maintain processes to manage scope over the project lifecycle, setting project quality and performance standards, and assessing and managing risk within, and across, multiple projects
• Create dashboards to communicate progress toward milestones and objectives

Projects - externally facing

• Engage and coordinate project participants such as: site owners, engineering firms, maritime operations, scientists and NGOs, in order to comply with schedule and objectives
• Own the production forecast
• Coordinate design, procurement, and operational phases of the project
• Track limiting constraints to production forecast and coordinate teams alleviating production constraints
• Manage operations of pilot sites including personnel and maintenance schedules

Culture & Diversity:

• Help to foster an exemplary work culture
• Develop tools for teams to work effectively onsite and remotely
• Represent Ebb well in a cross-collaboration
• Help Ebb continue to grow a diverse team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view

What You'll Need:

• BA/BS degree in engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 5-10 years of relevant work experience
• Hands-on experience leading technical teams and driving decisions in a dynamic or startup environment
• A history of successfully delivering on ambitious projects
• Proven success working with all levels of management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation skills