Environmental Data & Carbon Footprint Specialist

Elopak; Oslo; On-site; NOK 850,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Elopak seeks an Environmental Data & Carbon Footprint Specialist to lead the product carbon footprint calculations and continuously improve DEEP methodologies. You will collaborate with Sustainability, R&D, Procurement and Commercial teams, shaping data-driven insights for customers and suppliers.

This temporary, 12-month role emphasizes data quality, governance, and digitalization initiatives. The position offers cross-country collaboration across Skøyen and other European offices, with a focus

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Sustainability, Mathematics, Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Environmental Science or a related field.
• 3-6 years of relevant professional experience in product carbon footprint calculations, life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental data management, or similar analytical disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of carbon footprint methodologies, emission factors, calculation models, assumptions management, and data validation practices.
• Experience working across functions and engaging effectively with suppliers, customers, and other technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills combined with the ability to translate complex calculations and methodologies into clear and actionable insights.
• Fluent in English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Legal authorization to work in in the country you’re applying for is required

Responsibilities

• Product Carbon Footprint Ownership: Own, manage, and continuously improve Elopak's proprietary product carbon footprint calculation tool (DEEP), ensuring robust and scalable calculation methodologies.
• Methodology & Calculation Excellence: Define, review, validate, and document calculation logic, datasets, emission factors, assumptions, scenarios, and outputs in line with relevant PCF and LCA standards.
• Data Quality & Governance: Maintain data flows and develop methodologies, procedures, validation routines, and documentation to ensure accuracy, consistency, traceability, and methodological integrity.
• Supplier Emissions Management: Own and maintain supplier emission factors and support supplier dialogue regarding methodologies, documentation, reporting requirements, and data quality.
• Business & Customer Support: Provide expert responses to customer requests and support internal stakeholders with carbon footprint calculations, sustainability reporting, and analytical insights.
• Continuous Improvement & Digitalization: Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, scalability, and data quality through process improvements, automation, AI, and digital tools.

Skills

Life Cycle Assessment

Data Analytics

Stakeholder Collaboration

English Communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering, Sustainability, Mathematics, Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Environmental Science or related field

Tools

DEEP Tool

LCA Software

Job description

Environmental Data & Carbon Footprint Specialist Job Description

Are you passionate about turning complex environmental data into meaningful insights?

Join us as our Environmental Data & Carbon Footprint Specialist and help us further develop an existing area of strong work by strengthening the quality of our product carbon footprint reporting. In this temporary role, you will bring your expertise in life cycle assessment, environmental data and analytical problem-solving into an established sustainability structure with high business relevance.

This position can be based at our office in Skøyen, Norway, or at any of our offices in Denmark, Germany, Finland or the Netherlands. Reporting to the Senior Director Sustainability, you will work closely with colleagues across Sustainability (especially the Senior Environmental Manager), as well as R&D, Procurement and Commercial functions, while also engaging with suppliers and customers.

This role will be limited to 12 months (presumably).

Main Responsibilities

• Product Carbon Footprint Ownership: Own, manage, and continuously improve Elopak's proprietary product carbon footprint calculation tool (DEEP), ensuring robust and scalable calculation methodologies.
• Methodology & Calculation Excellence: Define, review, validate, and document calculation logic, datasets, emission factors, assumptions, scenarios, and outputs in line with relevant PCF and LCA standards.
• Data Quality & Governance: Maintain data flows and develop methodologies, procedures, validation routines, and documentation to ensure accuracy, consistency, traceability, and methodological integrity.
• Supplier Emissions Management: Own and maintain supplier emission factors and support supplier dialogue regarding methodologies, documentation, reporting requirements, and data quality.
• Business & Customer Support: Provide expert responses to customer requests and support internal stakeholders with carbon footprint calculations, sustainability reporting, and analytical insights.
• Continuous Improvement & Digitalization: Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, scalability, and data quality through process improvements, automation, AI, and digital tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Sustainability, Mathematics, Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Environmental Science or a related field.
• 3-6 years of relevant professional experience in product carbon footprint calculations, life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental data management, or similar analytical disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of carbon footprint methodologies, emission factors, calculation models, assumptions management, and data validation practices.
• Experience working across functions and engaging effectively with suppliers, customers, and other technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills combined with the ability to translate complex calculations and methodologies into clear and actionable insights.
• Fluent in English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Legal authorization to work in in the country you’re applying for is required

Why join Us?

This is an opportunity to contribute to one of Elopak's most important sustainability capabilities within an established structure where strong foundations are already in place. As our Environmental Data & Carbon Footprint Specialist, you will shape the methodologies, calculations, and insights that support customer engagement, supplier collaboration, sustainability reporting, and decarbonization efforts across the business. Working with environmental science, data analytics, and business decision-making, you will help turn complex carbon footprint data into insights that support customers, suppliers, reporting, and decarbonization efforts across the business.

For more information, please contact Carina Steffens, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner via [e-mail]

About Elopak

Elopak is a leading global supplier of paper-based packaging solutions, through the brands Pure-Pak®, D-PAK™ and Roll Fed, along with filling machines and services. The company’s iconic Pure-Pak® cartons are made primarily from paperboard sourced from certified and controlled sources, providing a convenient alternative to plastic packaging. Founded in Norway in 1957 and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange,the companyemploys more than 3,000 people and provides its solutions across more than 70 countries.Elopak has set Science Based Targets to reduce emissions in line with a 1.5-degree trajectoryfor scope 1 and 2, with a net-zero commitment by 2050.

Application deadline: 10/24/26

Emalikatu 9, Järvenpää, FI-04440, Finland

Hovmarken 8, Lystrup, DK-8520, Denmark

Havellandstr. 14, Mannheim, DE-68309, Germany

Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Str. 17, Mönchengladbach, DE-41199, Germany

Karenslyst Alle 53, Oslo, N-0279, Norway

Industriveien 30, Spikkestad, N-3431, Norway

Mr. F.J. Haarmanweg 44, Terneuzen, 4538 AB, Netherlands

Osloweg 1, Haven 1351, Terneuzen, 4530 AB, Netherlands