Join the ECO Alpina team

Senior Project Engineer / Carbon Consultant (100%)

Salary / Compensation:

CHF 60,000 - CHF 85,000 (depending on experience).

Location:

Remote – with occasional meetups in Zurich.

Your Responsibilities

  • Lead End-to-End Projects: Manage decarbonisation projects for clients in agriculture, food production, and agri-processing sectors.

  • Carbon Footprinting: Perform full Scope 1–3 GHG emissions inventories, including soil emissions, livestock emissions, energy use, and transport.

  • Land-Use Modelling: Quantify carbon sequestration potentials from agroforestry, organic transition, and cover cropping.

  • Client Workshops: Facilitate on-farm consultations and stakeholder workshops to align sustainability goals with practical realities.

  • Strategic Roadmaps: Develop tailored decarbonisation pathways covering renewable energy integration, precision agriculture, and low-emissions logistics.

  • Support Climate Certifications: Help clients achieve labels like Swiss Climate Label for Agriculture, Bio Suisse Climate+, or EcoFarm certification.

  • Mentor Juniors: Coach junior consultants and interns working on agricultural carbon data or policy research.

What You’ll Bring

  • Experience: 3+ years in carbon consulting, agri-environmental engineering, sustainable food systems, or related roles.

  • Education: Degree in Environmental Science, Agricultural Engineering, or Sustainability.

  • Tools: Proficient in Excel, carbon accounting platforms (e.g. Cool Farm Tool, Agrecalc), and GIS tools (e.g. QGIS).

  • Communication: Able to clearly explain technical findings to farmers, cooperatives, and policy stakeholders.

  • Languages: Fluent English; German and/or French highly desirable.

  • Swiss or EU work permit preferred.

Qualifications

A higher degree and 3+ years of professional experience in a relevant field.

Why Join Eco Alpina

  • Real impact on food systems and climate resilience.

  • Remote flexibility across Switzerland.

  • Hands-on work with diverse agricultural landscapes—from alpine pastures to wine estates.

  • Career growth in a mission-driven consultancy.

  • Generous holidays and flexible hours.

How to Apply

If you’re excited about joining our mission, send us an email that grabs our attention along with your CV and a cover to careers@ecoalpina.com.

If your application stands out, we’ll invite you to a 20-30 minute introductory call. If all goes well, we’ll move to a formal interview and a practical test (don’t worry, we’ll guide you through it!).