Position: Technical Writer and Grant Specialist

Reports to: Chief Operations Officer (Founder)

Employment type: Full time

Location: Ottawa ON, Canada

About us

Are you looking to invest your skills in pioneering and growing a climate organization with long term impact? This is an opportunity to work shoulder to shoulder with our founders. TerraFixing is a Canadian leader in direct air carbon capture (DAC) technology that is backed by the government and industry. Having recently closed a SEED round, secured over $2.6M in grant funding (NRCan, SDTC etc), and signed a $10M commercial agreement, we are at a pivotal point of growth. Our mission is to scale and deploy our novel cold climate DAC technology to clean our atmosphere from humanity's legacy CO2 emissions and accelerate global decarbonization. The foundation of any successful mission into a new frontier is always the team members. This is your opportunity to join a rapidly growing and impactful company that has solid long term plans and a great company culture.

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Purpose of the role

As we scale up our technology and prepare for a demonstration project, we are looking for a Technical Writer and Grant Specialist to support our R&D and engineering teams. This role will drive the identification, application, and reporting of nondilutive funding opportunities while streamlining technical reporting processes to ensure clear, efficient, and accurate communication within the company. This role is ideal for an ambitious, detail-oriented person who can juggle many projects and ensure timely and precise execution and reporting.

Your Responsibilities will be to:

• Identify and proactively apply for nondilutive funding opportunities that align with business functions (e.g., R&D, business development, export development).
• Develop detailed statements of work (SOW) and budgets for grant applications, ensuring alignment with company goals and cashflows.
• Track application statuses and fulfill monthly, quarterly, and annual grant reporting requirements, including technical report submissions and financial communications.
• Prepare technical presentations, reports and other documentation to fulfill grant reporting requirements and/or communicate with various audiences (e.g., stakeholders, investors, internal teams).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., engineering, scientists, accounting, leadership) to ensure technical and financial reporting accuracy.
• Build and maintain relationships with funding organizations and other key stakeholders.

Experience/Qualifications:

• Minimum of an undergraduate degree in a STEM field (e.g., engineering, science, or related discipline).
• 2+ years of technical writing experience.
• Successfully secured funding for past employers.
• Experience working with funding agencies is a plus.
• Experience fulfilling grant reporting requirements, including submitting claims reports.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information clearly.
• Proficiency with Google sheets (Excel), including building and managing budget sheets.
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Team-oriented individual who is a capable problem-solver, with strong coordination skills, and understands conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to adapt to change in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong sense of accountability and a desire to continually improve oneself.

What we offer:

• Exciting and fulfilling work.
• A workplace culture of innovation & creativity, teamwork, passion, good communication, honesty, and transparency.
• Corporate health package (vision, dental, drugs, paramedical, etc).
• Paid vacation and other time off.