Permitting Lead/Project Manager

Vaulted Deep

Location: Houston, TX

About Vaulted

Vaulted Deep is a cutting-edge technology company that injects waste deep underground to support sustainability goals while providing waste management solutions to support clean land, air and water. Vaulted is based in Houston, San Francisco, and Kansas.

With a growing team of 50 people across the country, Vaulted signed a $58.3 million offtake agreement with Frontier, and completed a $32 million Series A round in 2024. Vaulted's proprietary technology builds on decades of expertise to deliver safe, durable carbon and waste management solutions, now, at scale.

About the Role

At Vaulted, we have an aggressive development plan for new sites. The pace at which we can ramp up our Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) generation is directly tied to our ability to locate, permit, and develop new injection sites in different geographies. The Permitting Lead/Project Manager will play a pivotal role in spearheading the identification, targeting, and permitting of new well sites both within the US and on the international front.

As a Permitting Lead/ Project Manager at Vaulted, your core responsibilities will include:

• Permitting & Compliance: Lead the permitting process for new injection sites, ensuring communication and compliance with local, state, federal, and international regulatory agencies, and standards.
• Site Identification & Evaluation: Together with the Head of Subsurface identify, evaluate, and select potential sites suitable for organic waste injection.
• Collaboration with the Engineering Team: Work closely with the engineering team to identify new locations, design and optimize injection wells, ensuring the safe and efficient sequestration of organic waste.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders to address concerns and provide information about Vaulted's geologic sequestration activities.
• Safety Protocols: Ensure all activities adhere to the highest safety standards, minimizing risks to both the environment and personnel.
• Team Leadership: Mentor and guide junior geologists and other team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Project Management: Lead and oversee multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring they remain on schedule and within budget.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced and rewarding environment where your contributions will directly lead to mitigating, and eventually reversing, the worst impacts of climate change.

Location can be flexible – we have offices in Houston, TX and San Francisco, CA. In person is preferred, but we are flexible geographically for the right fit.

What You Will Bring

To succeed in this role, and to help the company to succeed in our mission, the Permitting Lead/ Project Manager will need, most of all, restlessness, drive, hustle, and a deep sense of urgency. They will need to be able to manage multiple threads at the same time, while delivering rapid results from an understaffed team, if for no other reason than the planet simply cannot wait. In addition, we seek a candidate with:

• BS degree or higher in Geology, Geological Engineering, or a related field.
• Over 3 years’ experience in the permitting process and regulations related to underground injection and carbon sequestration in the US and/or internationally or 3 years of project management preferably in Oil & Gas projects
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in geology, with a focus on subsurface analysis, geological modeling, and/or carbon sequestration in US.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for interacting with stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and the public.
• Excellent writing skills for technical and regulatory documents, ensuring clarity, precision, and compliance with all relevant environmental regulations.
• Strong skills in geological software tools, databases and modeling applications.
• Ability to communicate complex geological concepts to non-experts, including stakeholders and senior management.
• Proven track record of managing large-scale permitting projects from inception to completion.
• Experience in leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineers, environmental scientists, and regulatory specialists.
• Commitment to continual learning - staying updated with the latest advancements in the field of geology and carbon sequestration.
• Committed to sustainability with a deep understanding of the environmental, social, and economic benefits of carbon removal and/or climate change mitigation.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced and rewarding environment where your contributions will directly lead to mitigating, and eventually reversing, the worst impacts of climate change.