Location: United States
Work Type: Full-time
Salary: $163,500 to $246,200 per year
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level
Department: Environmental Initiatives
Travel: Occasional travel as needed
About Apple
Apple is a global technology company focused on creating innovative products and services while advancing environmental initiatives across its operations and supply chain. Through its Environmental Initiatives team, Apple works to reduce emissions, expand renewable energy adoption, support nature-based solutions, and accelerate its transition toward carbon-neutral pathways.
The Opportunity
Apple is seeking a Project Manager to join its Environmental Initiatives team and help drive the decarbonization of product manufacturing at scale through engagement with environmental markets.
The successful candidate will join a global Operations team and contribute to Apple's supply chain decarbonization strategy. The role will support investment opportunities, market transactions and credit management across renewable energy, nature-based solutions and other environmental markets.
You will work closely with Apple's Operations, Finance and Procurement leadership to support transactions in renewable energy and carbon markets, helping expand carbon-neutral pathways for Apple and its supply chain partners.
What You'll Do
Environmental Markets & Decarbonization
Support Apple's renewable energy and carbon credit procurement strategies, including tracking environmental attributes such as megawatt-hours (MWh), million metric tons of CO₂e (MMT CO₂e), project locations and expected commercial operation dates.
Portfolio Management
Manage environmental market portfolio assets, including environmental attribute certificates (EACs) and carbon credits, as well as the registries where these assets are held.
Track portfolio performance and prepare reports on portfolio status for internal teams and senior management.
Transaction & Deal Support
Work with subject matter experts in renewable energy and carbon markets to support project development, transactions and fulfillment.
Support the development and management of the associated project and deal pipeline while helping identify opportunities that can contribute to Apple's climate objectives.
Due Diligence
Support due diligence activities involving potential transaction partners, service providers and environmental market opportunities.
Help evaluate access to high-quality carbon credits for Apple's supply chain partners.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with teams across Finance, Tax, Accounting, Legal, Procurement and Government Affairs to support environmental market transactions and portfolio management.
Requirements
Core Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience supporting corporations with renewable energy and/or emissions reduction solutions, including voluntary carbon markets.
- Experience supporting the fulfillment of corporate compliance or voluntary environmental objectives.
- Familiarity with environmental attribute certificates in energy and carbon markets.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and programs in a fast-moving environment.
Technical Expertise
- Knowledge of renewable energy markets and environmental attributes.
- Understanding of carbon markets and emissions reduction solutions.
- Familiarity with carbon credit procurement and portfolio management.
- Knowledge of environmental market registries and credit management.
- Familiarity with voluntary and/or compliance carbon markets and relevant quality standards and policies is an advantage.
Professional Strengths
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex subjects clearly.
- Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively across functions.
- Comfortable working with technical experts, business leaders and external partners.
- Ability to identify and evaluate strategic opportunities.
- Willingness to take a hands-on approach when supporting multiple projects and programs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in project finance or business development.
- Experience managing cross-functional stakeholders.
- Experience negotiating strategic partnerships.
- Experience identifying high-quality investment opportunities that deliver measurable climate impact and financial value.
- Familiarity with frameworks and standards such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP), Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Pay & Benefits
Apple lists a base pay range of $163,500 to $246,200 per year, with compensation determined by factors including skills, qualifications, experience and location.
Eligible employees may also have access to Apple stock programs, including discretionary restricted stock unit awards and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Benefits may include comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted Apple products and services, and reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition. Depending on eligibility, the position may also include discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation support.
Benefits and compensation programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements and plan terms.
Why This Role Matters
Corporate decarbonization increasingly depends on more than setting emissions targets. Companies need sophisticated strategies for renewable energy procurement, environmental attribute management, carbon markets, project investment and supply chain engagement.
This role sits at the intersection of climate strategy, environmental markets, renewable energy, finance and supply chain decarbonization.
By helping manage these markets and transactions, the Project Manager will contribute to Apple's efforts to reduce emissions across its global product manufacturing ecosystem and expand credible pathways toward its climate goals.
Equal Opportunity & Accessibility
Apple is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity. The company states that it provides equal employment opportunities without regard to legally protected characteristics.
Apple also considers accessibility a fundamental human right and aims to create an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are welcomed.
Apply
Interested candidates can apply for the Project Manager, Environmental Initiatives position through Apple's careers platform.
Application: Apply for the Apple Project Manager role