Regulatory Policy Lead

Charm Industrial

Fort Lupton, CO / Washington, DC / San Francisco, CA, USA

Posted on: 2024-11-04

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Charm Industrial is working to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We design, build and operate a fleet of mobile fast pyrolyzers that convert ag and forest biomass residues into bio-oil for use in carbon removal and direct-reduced-iron steelmaking.

In 2020 our Chief Scientist and co-founder Shaun Meehan had two breakthroughs (bio-oil intermediate and bio-oil sequestration) that kickstarted the company. Within 10 months we completed our first carbon removal injection and in 2021 we completed more than 5,000 tons of CO₂e removal for customers like Stripe, Shopify and Microsoft.

About Charm

Our mission is to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We convert excess inedible biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into underground storage for permanent carbon removal. At scale we can use bio-oil to make fossil-free iron.

Our carbon removal pathway took off in 2020 with initial purchases from customers like Stripe, Shopify & Microsoft. Since then we’ve scaled to thousands of tons of carbon removal, over a hundred employees, and now have three locations in San Francisco, Colorado, and Kansas. Come join us in 2024 as we aim to become one of the first companies to put 10,000 tons of carbon back underground!

We're looking to expand our team of ambitious creative and hands-on forward-thinking humans. We value psychological safety and collaboration. We take calculated risks and don't sweep mistakes under the rug; instead, we pin them to the wall and learn from them. We value that everyone’s unique backgrounds and perspectives shape their work. We encourage you to read our company values.

Come help us reverse climate change. Gigatons or bust!

About the Role

Charm is a leader in the carbon removal field, and is seeking a Regulatory Policy Lead to expand Charm’s regulatory policy work and support permitting efforts. This role will be critical to ensuring that Charm’s operations are able to scale rapidly.

The Regulatory Policy Lead will lead regulatory stakeholder management efforts to support injection, air and eventually land permitting, and will work closely with the policy and operations teams. This role will design and implement Charm’s regulatory strategy and engagement, and will coordinate with the operations team, which will lead the technical aspects of permit submissions, monitoring, and reporting.

This role could be based in Fort Lupton, CO; San Francisco, CA; or Washington, DC with occasional travel required to states where Charm operates. It reports to Charm’s Head of Policy and Market Development.

What We Offer

· Stock options

· Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)

· Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 50% match on contributions up to 6%

· Paid time off, including parental leave

· A yearly professional development stipend

· Healthy snacks and lunches for onsite employees

· A sweet workplace with lots of space inside and out

· A chance to pivot into a role in climate!

Visa Sponsorship Policy

Since we are a small startup, certain accommodations for visa sponsorship may not be within our capability. At this time, Charm Industrial is only sponsoring E3 and TN visas.

Our Commitment

Charm Industrial is an equal opportunity employer with a firm commitment to growing our team in an inclusive way, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, medical condition, age, or veteran status. The consequences of climate change inherently affect some more than others, and we need a diverse team to help us save our little planet most effectively & justly. We are excited about all of those who choose to apply, and for those who end up joining us, to see how you better us as a team and company. We are more than the sum of our parts.

Your Responsibilities:

Design and implement engagement strategies for federal and state regulatory policy in close coordination with the Operations team and a team of local consultants, including federal, state, and local political engagement

Engage with EPA and regulators at the Federal, Regional, and State level and manage stakeholder relationships to ensure timely issuance of air and injection well permits in support of the Operations/Engineering teams

Coordinate with the policy team on community engagement and policy focus areas that could impact regulatory access

Monitor relevant regulations and any potential regulatory or legislative changes that could impact our business

Identify and pursue legislative changes to regulation when necessary in coordination with the policy team

You Bring:

7+ years of experience in regulatory policy or advocacy work in a regulated industry or as a regulator

Experience navigating environmental permitting regulation and implementation, such as Underground Injection Control (UIC) permitting and/or air permitting

Experience engaging on both legislative and regulatory policy

Excellent regulatory stakeholder engagement skills

Ability to distill and communicate complex issues to executive level audiences

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Passion for high-growth, frequently changing environments