Sustainability Data Analyst

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a detail-oriented professional to enhance its sustainability efforts through effective data management and lifecycle assessment. In this role, you will collaborate with the Sustainability and Tech development teams to review and update emission factors, ensuring accuracy and consistency across databases. You will also develop processes to integrate new data and provide valuable insights into carbon emissions. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to meaningful sustainability initiatives within a dynamic and innovative environment, where your expertise will help shape the future of environmental impact assessment.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of LCA methodologies and carbon footprint analysis.
• Experience in managing large datasets and metadata structuring.

Responsibilities

• Review and update the Client's consolidated database of LCA impact factors.
• Identify emission factors and set up processes for annual maintenance.

Skills

Lifecycle Assessment (LCA)

Data Management

Sustainability Expertise

Attention to Detail

Impact Assessment

Process Development

Tools

Ecoinvent

EEIO databases

Job description

Job Description

Location: London, UK

Work type: Hybrid

Contract duration: 3 months

Payrate: TBC (PAYE/Umbrella, inside IR35)

Client: Global biopharma conglomerate

Working closely with the Sustainability team and a Tech development team you will:

1. Review and update our Client's consolidated database of Lifecycle assessment (LCA) impact factors including carbon emission factors.
2. Review and cleanse existing emission factors in the dataset.
3. Create an emission factor index to manage and prevent duplication of entries.
4. Define new data fields to capture metadata associated with each emission factor to show provenance and history.
5. Identify emission factors for materials used by our Client, and set up processes to download factors from external databases such as Ecoinvent and environmentally extended input-output (EEIO) database for annual maintenance of the Client's application.
6. Perform an impact assessment for any proposed changes to emission factors.
7. Develop business processes for identifying and ingesting new emission factors developed by central LCA team, R&D LCA team or factors provided by suppliers through engagement with the procurement team. Provide a feedback loop back to these teams to standardize which emission factors are used across the Client's company.

A successful candidate has experience in:

1. Lifecycle Assessment (LCA): Strong knowledge of LCA methodologies, impact assessments, and carbon footprint analysis.
2. Data Management: Experience in managing large datasets, including cleansing, indexing, and metadata structuring.
3. Familiarity with Databases: Understanding of tools like Ecoinvent or EEIO databases, and proficiency in integrating external datasets.
4. Sustainability Expertise: A solid grasp of sustainability concepts, particularly related to emissions and environmental impact factors.
5. Attention to Detail: Sharp focus on accuracy while reviewing and updating emission factors.
6. Impact Assessment: Ability to predict and evaluate the implications of proposed changes.
7. Process Development: Skills in designing workflows and feedback loops that enhance efficiency and standardization.