Senior LCA Consultant

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Role Description

We are seeking a talented, motivated and passionate environmental sustainability individual to join our Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) team. The primary function of this role is to conduct and manage projects on a variety of challenging assignments related to environmental Life Cycle Assessment modelling and reporting.

What you will do:

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  Help clients create more sustainable products and operate more sustainably
  


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  Assist clients with product and corporate sustainability measurement and reporting
  


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  Prepare Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) using GaBi software
  


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  Prepare Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based results
  


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  Assist with other sustainability-oriented projects
  


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  Manage multiple concurrent consulting projects addressing Life Cycle Assessment, feasibility studies, Total Cost of Ownership evaluations, as well as product sustainability strategy, and/or corporate sustainability strategy
  


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  Create LCA models of a product or service in GaBi software
  


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  Write ISO 14040/44 conform reports documenting project work
  


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  Work with Excel (or other data formats) to manipulate data and data structures
  


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  Perform analysis on energy, water, waste, air emissions as well as costs
  


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  Prepare and present project results in PowerPoint or other formats
  


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  Ensure projects adhere to scope, schedule, budget, and quality
  


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  Work together with Sphera team members across different specialties and regions
  


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  Develop and maintain solid, lasting relationships with existing clients
  

Qualifications

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  Undergraduate or Master’s degree in engineering, science, or related field
  


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  5-7 years experience in consulting, ideally with LCA
  


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  Knowledge and passion for sustainability, environmental systems, life cycle thinking, product sustainability, and/or climate change
  


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  Experience managing small to medium team projects
  


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  Strong quantitative or technical background with an excellent aptitude for analytical thinking
  


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  Natural curiosity to investigate issues, conduct research, design solutions and translate results into business practices
  


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  Aptitude for learning new software—ideally will have some basic programming experience
  


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  Good oral and written communication skills; ability to articulate issues, give presentations, and prepare formal written reports
  


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  Self-motivated and organized; able to simultaneously work on multiple assignments and to work both independently as well as on teams
  


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  Proficiency with MS Office, particularly Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word
  


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  Desire to help companies succeed in an environmentally sustainable manner
  


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  German and English-speaking proficiency is required for this position due to client communication
  

Requirements

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  Positive “can-do” attitude
  

Benefits

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  Training in the use of our market-leading GaBi software
  


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  Exciting ability to work at the intersection of technology, business, and sustainability
  


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  A client base that spans all major industries
  


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  An interesting and diverse role in an international context
  


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  Employment in a dynamic and rapidly growing market-leading company
  


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  Competitive benefits package
  


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  An opportunity to help businesses grow while enhancing environmental sustainability
  

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