Consultant - LCA

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, with particular focus on a variety of industries.

What you will do 

You will help our clients create more sustainable products and operate more sustainably The focus of your work will be to assist clients with product and corporate sustainability measurement and reporting. This may take the form of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) using our GaBi software, preparing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based results, and assisting with other sustainability-oriented projects. Activities will also involve direct project management interaction with clients. Your day-to-day activities may include:

Managing 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.

Creating LCA models of a product or service in our GaBi software,

Writing ISO 14040/44 conform reports documenting your project work,

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

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

Preparing and presenting project results in PowerPoint or other formats,

Ensuring your projects adhere to scope, schedule, budget, and quality, and

Working together with Sphera team members across different specialties and regions, e.g. on energy transitions topics, alternative fuels and powertrains, incl. hydrogen as well as green chemistry,

Develop and maintain solid, lasting relationships with existing clients.

Travel will be required as necessary on a project-by-project basis (up to 20% of time)

Your profile

A positive “can-do” attitude;

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

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

Experience managing small to medium team projects.

Strong quantitative or technical background with an excellent aptitude for analytical thinking. Natural curiosity to investigate issues, conduct research, design solutions and translate results into business practices.

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

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

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

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

Desire to help companies succeed in an environmentally sustainable manner

We offer  

Training in the use of our market-leading GaBi software, used to model and develop Life Cycle Assessments for products and services.

Our combined software and service solutions provide the exciting ability to work at the intersection of technology, business, and sustainability

A client base that spans all major industries

An interesting and diverse role in an international context

Employment in a dynamic and rapidly growing market-leading company

Competitive benefits package

An opportunity to help businesses grow while enhancing environmental sustainability.

Sphera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.