Senior LCA Specialist

Acre; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Acre is seeking a Senior Specialist, Sustainability Advisory & Life Cycle Assessment to influence product design, commercial strategy, and sustainability leadership. The role will document environmental benefits of high recycled content and circularity, and develop new business cases at product, site, and partnership levels.

You will lead LCAs, build carbon models, and communicate impact to customers and regulators, helping Acre reach its sustainability targets with a proactive advisory approach.

Qualifications

• Degree in Environmental Science/Technology or related field.
• 5+ years in environmental sustainability with LCA, ecodesign, decarbonisation, and circular economy.
• Experience leading LCAs for manufacturing/packaging industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop the organisation's carbon footprint model across the product portfolio.
• Lead and execute high-quality Life Cycle Assessments on key products, their own circular raw material, and strategic initiatives.
• Develop tools, models, and documentation that support decision-making across commercial and operational teams.
• Provide insights on environmental impacts to guide product innovation and business strategy.
• Support the organisation in achieving its SBTi and circularity goals.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to communicate sustainability value and impact with specific focus on customers.

Skills

LCA expertise

Sustainability advisory

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Project leadership

Education

Environmental Science/Technology degree

Tools

Sphera Professional

Job description

This role can be based in multiple locations, please see the list of locations at the end of the job description. Are you an experienced LCA expert ready to influence real business decisions and accelerate decarbonisation both for the organisation and for their customers? In this position, you will step into a senior advisory role, where your insights directly shape product design, commercial strategy, and sustainability leadership.

Acre is proudly supporting a leading supplier of circular, rigid food packaging with their own recycling facility to close the loop in rigid food packaging. Their priority is sustainability leadership and you will play a key role in documenting the environmental benefits of high recycled content and circularity to external stakeholders but also contribute to develop new business cases both on product level, site level and in strategic partnerships to enable the business to reach its sustainability targets, consolidating their position as a sustainability leader towards customers, regulators, and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Specialist, Sustainability Advisory & Life Cycle Assessment, you will act as a trusted advisor to the business, customers and other stakeholders, translating complex environmental data into clear, actionable insights.

You will be responsible for the following:

• Build and continuously develop the organisation's carbon footprint model across the product portfolio
• Lead and execute high-quality Life Cycle Assessments on key products, their own circular raw material, and strategic initiatives
• Develop tools, models, and documentation that support decision-making across commercial and operational teams
• Provide insights on environmental impacts to guide product innovation and business strategy
• Support the organisation in achieving its SBTi and circularity goals
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to communicate sustainability value and impact with specific focus on customers

As sustainability continues to evolve, this role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of meaningful change. You will be a part of a dynamic environment characterised by challenges and new opportunities.

Driven by curiosity, you will use your expertise to lead projects that impact the business focusing on supporting customers' sustainability journeys.

Key Requirements

• Academic background in Environmental Science/Technology or a related field focusing on packaging, materials/plastic recycling and circularity
• Minimum 5 years' work experience in environmental sustainability including LCA, ecodesign, decarbonisation and circular economy and used to drive projects independently across commercial stakeholders
• Strong experience conducting and reviewing LCAs, utilising advanced LCA tools like Sphera Professional software. A track record in complex LCAs for the manufacturing/packaging industry is an advantage

The position can be based in one of the following locations (please note the organisation is not able to sponsor a visa unfortunately):

• France, Annecy
• Italy, Cremona
• Netherlands, Breda
• Belgium, Oud-Turnhout

Please note this role requires 3 days a week from one of their office locations (please see the list of locations at the bottom of the page).