About the Role
The Wastewater Program Manager will be responsible for identifying, developing, and servicing deployments of CREW’s CO2 removal (CDR) technology with existing and upcoming wastewater partners. The Wastewater Account Manager will work closely with partners to provide programs tailored to their specific needs, while pursuing CREW’s mission to achieve CDR at scale. This is a full time position, with travel expectations to wastewater partners and conferences across US and Europe. Location is flexible, with proximity preference to our offices in New Haven or Brooklyn.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Assist clients in meeting their needs across various wastewater treatment processes by evaluating multiple equipment options for each project, ensuring the optimal approach for integrating CREW’s technology based on operational and capital expenditures
Deliver essential technical, commercial and operational support to ensure that CREW’s existing industrial and municipal national programs meet contractual performance specifications
Manage relationships with existing and new wastewater partners to implement CDR technologies
Coordinate with external stakeholders to execute on projects, including engineering and construction companies, suppliers & vendors, and partnering organizations
Track project progress from pilots and full-scale demonstrations toward commercial agreements
Provide technical expertise and guidance on process co-benefits to partner’s operations
Work alongside the business development team to identify needs and opportunities to further CDR as a novel resource recovery in wastewater systems
Conduct customer meetings and presentations, leading application surveys, crafting proposals, and executing demonstration programs to secure new business opportunities
Requirements
Required Skills & Experience
Bachelors in chemical, civil, electrical, or environmental, mechanical engineering (or similar field)
7+ years of experience in wastewater treatment
Executed projects with municipal and industrial wastewater facilities
Demonstrated leadership, organizational, and management skills
Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) with experience working on cross-functional teams from multiple locations
Experience in identifying, contracting, and managing third parties such as engineering, procurement, and construction firms
Must be in good physical ability for travel with valid driver’s license and acceptable motor vehicle record
Startup mindset where adaptability, creativity, agility, and execution are keys to success
Strong desire to fight climate change
Bonus Qualifications
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the United States
Advanced degree in engineering
Compensation
The annual salary range for this position is competitive and will depend on many factors including experience, education, and expertise. We offer a competitive benefits package with insurance, vacation, retirement, and equity options.
About the Company
Location:
CREW has offices and labs in New Haven, CT and offices in Brooklyn, NY. The ideal candidate will be in-person in Brooklyn.
About:
CREW utilizes the extensive infrastructure present in wastewater treatment systems to provide robust, empirical, and durable carbon dioxide removal through enhanced weathering, while delivering process benefits to our partners.
CREW Highlights:
Won a carbon credit contract with the Frontier Climate Fund in Winter 2022
Selected as 1 of 24 companies by the US Department of Energy in 2024 to be a potential supplier of high-quality carbon credits to the federal government
Highlighted as an “Innovator of the Month” by US Senator Chris Murphy in 2024
Selected by ImagineH2O, the leading water sector innovation accelerator in 2024
Highlighted by Business Insider as “One of the Most Promising Climate-Tech Startups of 2023