Hybrid Project Manager, Bilingual – English/Spanish

at Cultivo

• Job title: Project Manager, Bilingual – English/Spanish
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $75,000 - $95,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berkeley, United States

About the role

• Bilingual Project Manager for Cultivo executing natural capital projects, primarily in Latin America. Involves stakeholder management and operational excellence within complex project environments.

Responsibilities

• Project execution & delivery
• Own end-to-end execution of assigned grassland regeneration and other natural capital projects – from planning through monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) – ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality standards
• Build and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and risk registers; proactively identify issues and drive resolution before they become blockers
• Take full accountability for project-level KPI delivery – including project-ready acreage targets, MRV timelines, and budget adherence – and maintain clear visibility into performance against targets at all times
• Coordinate field operations, soil sampling campaigns, data collection, and technical partner workflows across multiple ranch / project sites and geographies
• Implement and enforce Cultivo's standard operating procedures across all project activities — ensuring consistency and repeatability in how projects are planned, executed, and documented, and flagging gaps or improvements as you encounter them in the field
• Ensure project compliance with relevant carbon registry standards, regulatory requirements, and Cultivo’s internal quality frameworks
• Stakeholder management & communication
• Lead direct engagement with and serve as the primary point of contact for external stakeholders on your projects, including landowners, ranchers, technical partners, auditors, regulatory bodies, and community members – many of whom operate primarily in Spanish – throughout the project lifecycle, from onboarding and relationship-building through ongoing communication, practice attestation, and issue resolution
• Manage contractor and supplier relationships end-to-end: sourcing, onboarding, performance management, and contract negotiations
• Provide regular, clear, and concise project updates to internal leadership and external partners; proactively flag risks and tradeoffs with proposed solutions
• Navigate complex, multi-party dynamics with diplomacy and clarity, building trust across cultures, sectors, and levels of technical sophistication
• Operational excellence & systems building
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Cultivo’s project management systems, templates, and standard operating procedures
• Provide input into Cultivo’s technology platforms based on frontline project experience and stakeholder feedback
• Support cross-functional initiatives and contribute to company-wide operational planning, including resource allocation and capacity management

Requirements

• 5+ years of project management experience, ideally in renewable energy, land restoration, agriculture, natural resource management, carbon markets, or similar project-based environments
• Demonstrated track record of delivering complex, multi-stakeholder projects from inception through completion – especially in environments with distributed teams, international counterparties, and ambiguous or evolving requirements
• Proven ability to plan and execute on course-corrections in inherited projects, as needed
• Proven ability to manage project finances, control costs, and hold projects to budget and timeline commitments
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers, and third-party technical partners, including contract negotiation and performance management
• Familiarity with the voluntary carbon credit market strongly preferred – particularly grassland restoration and improved forest management – and the related registries and standards bodies
• Experience with regulatory, permitting, and compliance requirements in project contexts
• Fully bilingual in Spanish and English (written and verbal) at a professional/native level
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills – you bring structure to complexity and can manage multiple concurrent workstreams without dropping balls
• Strong written and verbal communication – you can distill complex project dynamics into clear updates, escalations, and recommendations
• Proactive, independent, and resourceful – you have a bias toward action and can operate effectively with minimal oversight in a fast-moving startup environment
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Environmental Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Renewables, or a related field
• PMP, CAPM, or equivalent project management certification preferred but not required if experience speaks for itself
• Willingness and enthusiasm for occasional international travel for project needs (primarily Latin America)
• Based in the United States – with a preference for candidates located near our Berkeley or New York City hubs

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including equity options and annual bonus
• Access to health insurance and retirement plan
• Remote working with access to co-working spaces in specific geographies
• Flexible work hours with emphasis on results
• Six months paid parental leave
• Unlimited paid vacation
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in an innovative and supportive environment