Senior Forest Engineer (LATAM)

About the role

Nature Development Company is an integrated development and investment platform building a portfolio of high-integrity reforestation projects in Latin America. It is looking for a Senior Forest Engineer to help scale operations across its Latin American portfolio, combining forest engineering, forestry design and management and assisting with PDD work. The role reports to the Head of Operations and covers two countries in Latin America, with 50-75 annual travel days.

Key responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day forestry operations across two countries, translating strategy into planting with clear accountability and performance metrics.
• Take part in the full lifecycle of ARR projects: origination, feasibility, PDD development, nursery design, planting, monitoring and verification.
• Produce and assist in producing growth curves and growth modelling for PDD work.
• Oversee, advise and manage multiple forestry projects in different countries.
• Contribute to the preparation and review of Project Design Documents (PDDs) under Verra (VCS) and related standards such as CCB, CCP, SD Vista and Isometric.

Required profile

• 7+ years of experience in ARR projects and forestry, with significant results, responsibility and documented on-the-ground experience.
• Demonstrated experience with carbon certification processes, including hands-on PDD preparation for Verra (VCS).
• Academic background in Forest Engineering or Forestry.
• Proven track record of leading complex forestry projects and delivering large-scale projects.
• High autonomy, accountability and execution discipline; a team player who is assertive in their own expertise and solves problems with attention to detail.
• Native Spanish and fluent English (required).

What we offer

• A key role in developing and scaling high-impact reforestation projects in Latin America.
• The chance to combine forestry project design with on-the-ground project development.
• Competitive compensation aligned with experience.
• Start date of January 2027, based in Colombia.

Applications must be submitted through LinkedIn.