Environmental Analyst - LCA

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Building on our rich history, UL Environment is a subsidiary of Underwriters  Laboratories, with the mission of encouraging respect for and stewardship of the environment. UL Environment helps support the growth and development of sustainable products, services and organizations in the global marketplace through standards development, educational services, and independent third party assessment and certification.

We're bursting with excitement and growing our team. The people we seek have a passion for the environment and encouraging the advancement of sustainable products. Our culture is unique. We cultivate a challenging and fun work environment. We are looking for people that are agile, hard-working, open-minded and goal oriented. If you are up for a challenge, apply to work with us.

Job Responsibility

Designs, develops, executes and implements environmental research utilizing Life Cycle Assessment methodologies in a wide range of industries. This position will provide the necessary project support, research and data to inform standards development and will assist in the assessment of product certification when expertise is needed. This person will be a critical thought-leader and LCA expert for the  organization, providing both technical expertise and direction on the advancement of LCA in the marketplace. The major responsibilities of this role include:

1. Performs Life Cycle Assessments on a wide range of products and in a wide range of industries.

2. Research existing LCA reports and data to provide a deeper understand of relevant environmental issues for decision making and standards informing.

3. Applies a wide variety of scientific principles and concepts to the investigation of new product testing standards.

4. Maintains and develops extensive scientific knowledge of current and new technologies related to Life Cycle Assessment for new products, as well as current needs and trends.

5. Stays ahead of changing technologies in the field by reading journals and scientific publications, attending academic conferences, writing and collaborating on original publications, and delivering presentations on scientific topics.

6. May participate in industry standard technical committees and/or provide support to standard technical panels.

7. Performs other duties as directed.

Required Skills

• Detailed knowledge of the technical vocabulary common to the appropriate discipline.
• Working knowledge of industry issues, needs, and problems.
• University Degree (Bachelor's degree), preferably in an Environmental or Engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of industry experience in performing and analyzing Life Cycle Assessments – preferably across different products/industries.
• Knowledge and expertise in performing Life Cycle Inventories, LCA modeling, and an understanding of environmental impacts and impact methodologies.
• Experience in application of LCA principles to standards development is a plus
• Proficiency using LCA software (preferably GaBi 4) and practical knowledge of the various life cycle databases.
• Must be able to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability and willingness to make sound, scientific decisions in challenging environments.

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