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LanzaTech Project Finance and Corporate Development Intern in Skokie, Illinois
Welcome to the Post Pollution Future with LanzaTech
About us: LanzaTech was founded on the belief that we have enough carbon above ground to make everything we need. Through our biorecycling technology, we transform carbon into sustainable raw materials, replacing the need for virgin fossil carbon in consumer goods and transport fuels. We are building the circular carbon economy.
Our impact: To date, we have abated over 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide (the equivalent amount of CO2 needed to charge 30,346,895,586 smartphones) across four commercial plants, and will soon have the capacity to abate 500,000 tons annually with our additional future plants.
With dozens more projects in the pipeline, we are helping global companies like Zara, H&M Move, Coty, and On use recycled carbon to make sustainable consumer products from carbon that would otherwise be emitted from heavy industries such as steel making.
Our team:
We’re a diverse, woman-led company, with over 400 team members and counting
We’re distributed around the globe—from Chicago and Europe to India, China, & New Zealand
Named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023, our team is taking on climate change one ton of carbon at a time.
We are a woman-led company on a mission to recycle the world’s carbon supply, and we want you to join us!
Project Finance and Corporate Development Intern
Key duties
Perform research gathering together data from LanzaTech team members, publicly available sources, company subscriptions, and email or phone outreach
Research topics could include financial, commercial, or regulatory aspects of LanzaTech developments, including information on feedstocks, geography, markets, logistics, and environment
Aggregate and analyze qualitative or quantitative data into an actionable report regarding potential opportunities for deployment of LanzaTech biofuels and carbon recycling facilities
Other tasks related to LanzaTech project or corporate finance activities
Required Qualifications
Must be currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics, or finance, accounting
Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Preferred/Valued
Interest or experience in sustainability, renewable energy, climate change
Skill at presenting written reports
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Work Environment
Cubicle at the LanzaTech headquarters in Skokie, Illinois
Potential for some fraction of remote work
12-week internship program
Program dates:
May 26, 2025 - August 15, 2025
June 23, 2025 – September 12, 2025
Learn more about us by visiting www.lanzatech.com/news/ and take a look at some recent coverage:
Selected by the US Department of Energy to receive a $200 million investment (https://lanzatech.com/technip-energies-and-lanzatech-selected-by-the-us-department-of-energy-to-receive-200m-investment-for-breakthrough-replicable-decarbonized-ethylene-commercial-facility/)
Featured on abc7 Chicago News with Mark Rivera
TIME100’s Most Influential Companies (https://time.com/collection/time100-companies-2023/6285133/lanzatech/)
Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies
Forbes: Synthetic biology gets the Gucci treatment (https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncumbers/2023/05/11/synthetic-biology-gets-the-gucci-treatment/?sh=3787f419732a)
Find us on social media: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/lanzatech/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/LanzaTech) & Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lnzatech/)
This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee and may be revised at any time by the Company.
This position is open to candidates authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer. LanzaTech is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
We are not able to support work visa sponsorship with this role and preference will be given to local candidates.
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