Senior Analyst - LCA - Energy

Climate 17 are delighted to be supporting our client who are a Global strategic advisory firm who envisioned a new way of collecting and deciphering market sensitive information regards the energy transition.
They specialise in assessing market prices, supply chain data, forecasting and strategic advisory for the technologies and supply chains integral to meet the energy transition.
They are a fast-growing intelligence business that tap in to new supply chains including rare earth elements and their influence extends beyond active industry into the highest of political and financial spheres.

They are currently looking for a Senior Analyst - LCA - to join their London office. This position would suit an enthusiastic and energetic individual with a passion for sustainability who is looking to expand their career in a specialist environment.
Reporting to a senior member of the Sustainability Team, the Analyst will be required to work in a cross-function collaborative role, as external relationships are a key part of the role, with a requirement to liaise with project teams, clients, overseas offices, and representatives from partner organisations.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' experience within sustainability services with a penchant for LCA and data, ideally reflected in a PhD.
For this role your time will be split between updating and working on in-house LCA products and project managing bespoke client LCAs from initial proposal phase with recommendations and guidance, through to project completion and handover.
As part of the role, you will guide and monitor the LCA team, splitting the team's time between regular products and specific projects. You will have regular meetings with the LCA and ESG teams to ensure all internal projects are worked on in a timely manner, as well as developing new LCA focussed initiatives to expand the division's capabilities. Such new developments include asset-by-asset water curves, extending global LCAs to new minerals, and using LCA results to write articles to be published in editorial service.
You will be reporting to the Head of Sustainability.
Key responsibilities:

• Overseeing the construction of Global Life Cycle Assessments and carbon curves for Lithium, Cobalt, Nickel, and Graphite within ESG Reports and implementing future developments into areas relevant to the business.
• Lead on and project manage bespoke ISO-compliant LCA consulting projects for clients, from initial engagement through to proposal development, report writing and project completion, with regular client updates.
• Working collaboratively in a growing LCA team, being able to lead on areas of development and bespoke LCA projects, industry carbon curves and water curves.
• Lead on internal LCA policy and insights for use within the Sustainability team, and wider group.
• External engagement with relevant LCA working groups that would further LCA understanding in critical minerals and the Li-ion battery industry.
• General assistance with various projects across the business as we develop the departments.

Requirements:

• A relevant Masters or PhD, ideally in chemical or environmental engineering with Life Cycle Assessment as the main dissertation/thesis focus.
• More than 1-2 years' experience using LCA software, ideally SimaPro, but OpenLCA and GaBi will be considered.
• Have experience in the development, application, and evaluation of Life Cycle Impact Assessment, with a focus on the mining / battery minerals / Li-ion battery manufacturing.
• Several years of industrial / consulting experience (not essential if you hold a PhD with LCA focus).
• Be an excellent communicator with leadership qualities. You should be able to communicate complex scientific methodologies and results to individuals within the company and to journalists and the public at events.

About Us
Climate17 is a purpose-led, international Renewable Energy & Sustainability recruitment firm. We provide specialist talent acquisition services to organisations seeking to reduce their environmental footprint, as well as those working towards the decarbonisation of the energy sector.

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