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What’s the role
The primary objective of the position is to work with colleagues, farmers and farm advisors to scope new carbon project opportunities and support existing projects serviced by Select Carbon. The role will involve planning, implementing, and monitoring of crop and pasture agronomy and of innovative grazing management techniques with landholders who are interested in registering, or have registered, soil carbon projects.
This role combines subject matter expertise with project management skills to ensure soil carbon projects are well designed, integrated into whole-farm systems, support productivity and sustainability goals of farms. The intent of projects are to increase carbon soil carbon sequestration though Eligible Management Activities (EMAs) and meet the requirements to be issued carbon credits, importantly whilst also supporting farm productivity and profitability, and helping farmers be well positioned for the future.
What you’ll be doing
Planning, implementing, monitoring and reporting on carbon farming projects:
Establish and/or maintain effective working relationships with farmers and their farm advisors
Work with colleagues and farmers and their advisors to optimise performance of soil carbon projects and to ensure all parties effectively share knowledge and updates on projects
Provide technical expertise in farming systems, particularly agronomy to identify suitable EMAs, discuss with farmers and their advisors how the implementation of EMAs can be integrated into whole-farm planning and improve productivity and other goals, along with increasing soil carbon
Proactively support and manage the implementation and monitoring of EMAs through regular interactions with farmers and their advisors and Select Carbon colleagues, and appropriately engage external stakeholders including government agencies, eligible interest holders, auditors and the Clean Energy Regulator
Identify, in partnership with farmers and their advisor, how cropping systems, crop-pasture rotation systems or permanent pastures can be better managed using eligible management activities, or how feedbase and grazing management can be best managed to achieve increases in pasture performance and livestock production, to achieve multiple benefits to the whole-farm system, including soil carbon responses
Collect and collate evidence of management activities in crop, pasture and livestock management in a practical and efficient way suitable for use in reports to third-party auditors and the Clean Energy Regulator (CER)
Other Major Responsibilities & Accountabilities
Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance project delivery, reduce risks, improve efficiencies, and strengthen landholder engagement and participation.
Engage regularly with regional landholders through travel, communication, and fieldwork—conduct field monitoring, ensure SOP compliance, and clearly explain carbon farming opportunities, risks, rewards, and integration into whole‑farm operations.
Maintain accurate, professional project documentation including audit files, databases, records of engagement, and updates in management software to support staff, landholders, auditors, and future evidence requirements.
Ensure full project compliance with methodologies, CER guidance, codes of conduct, HSSE standards, and environmental expectations while staying current with all regulatory correspondence.
Cross‑Functional & External Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain regular communication with farmers and their advisors, the Clean Energy Regulator, state government agencies, community groups, regional NRM/LLS bodies, and internal teams (including Spatial & Data Science, Vegetation, Business, Commercial, and Finance). Engage effectively during field work, forums, and one‑on‑one meetings while providing specialist expertise, working safely, and operating within budgets and policies.
Project Delivery, Risk Management & Complexity Handling: Reduce project risks, maximise performance, and manage complex multi‑stakeholder environments by staying organised, meeting deadlines, adapting to changing requirements, and maintaining high standards of planning, communication, and professional execution.
What you bring
Tertiary qualifications in Agricultural Science, Agronomy, Animal Science, Rural Science, Agribusiness or equivalent experience; proficiency in reporting, farm management software, and (desirable) GIS tools such as ArcGIS/QGIS and GHG accounting for mixed farming systems.
Agronomy, Livestock & Soil Science Expertise: Experience in crop and pasture agronomy or livestock/feedbase management, strong understanding of Australian production systems, soil carbon dynamics, sequestration processes, and the ability to interpret soil physical, chemical, and biological data.
Carbon Farming & ACCU Knowledge: (Desirable) Knowledge of carbon farming, project development, and ACCU Scheme methodologies, with the ability to apply innovative scientific and technical insights to drive on‑farm practice change.
Communication, Networking & Collaboration Skills: Strong communication skills for internal/external interactions, capacity to build networks across agribusiness and farming sectors, and ability to work independently as well as within collaborative team environments.
Operational Requirements: A driver’s license (manual and 4WD experience preferred), with employer‑provided first aid training; demonstrated resilience, adaptability, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining professional standards.
APPLICATION PERIOD WILL RUN UNTIL MARCH 31.
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What we offer
You bring your skills and experience to Select Carbon and in return you work with talented, committed people on one important challenges of our time – climate, productivity and rural communities. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
Achieve your balance in a values-led culture.
Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
international teams.
Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.
Note: We are keen to support flexible working arrangements, subject to local regulations and legislative frameworks. If this is of interest to you, please describe in your application the type of flexible working arrangements for which you would like to be considered (e.g., part-time, job share).
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Select Carbon and Shell in Australia
Select Carbon has been in operation since 2010 and was acquired by Shell in 2020. Select Carbon has been at the forefront of Australia’s carbon sector, with experience and expertise across multiple carbon methodologies including vegetation and soil carbon. We have staff in four states across Australia, with projects operating in both western and eastern Australia.
Select Carbon is Shell’s first acquisition globally for its Nature-Based Solutions business. It is a carbon service provider supporting landholders in Australia’s agricultural regions and rangelands with project feasibility, monitoring, compliance and reporting. Select Carbon supports projects in agricultural land management and rangeland management to benefit productivity, biodiversity, and local communities.
Shell has operated in Australia since 1901, playing a foundation role in building some of Australia’s largest and most innovative natural resource developments.
Throughout this 124-year relationship the needs of our customers and the nation have changed and we have continued transforming our portfolio to meet these needs. Today, we are a leading natural gas producer and are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources and carbon abatement activities.
Shell has a significant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) business in Australia that makes a valuable contribution to today’s energy supply.
Today, Shell’s portfolio in Australia also includes zero- and low-carbon energy businesses such as commercial and industrial retailer, Shell Energy carbon farming specialist, Select Carbon, the 120MW Gangarri solar development; residential energy retailer, Powershop Australia a 49% stake in WestWind Australia a 50% share of Kondinin Energy and several grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Solutions projects. High quality Shell branded fuels and lubricants are available right across Australia, through an exclusive brand license arrangement with Viva Energy.
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