LCA & Carbon Footprint Consultant

Communicate IT; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate IT in South Africa seeks a highly analytical Carbon Footprint & LCA Consultant to quantify emissions, dissect carbon flows, and model environmental systems. You will construct advanced carbon models, bend large datasets, and build precise calculation engines.

You will work with field data and clients, applying knowledge of carbon accounting and LCA, with familiarity in GHG Protocol and lifecycle assessment tools such as OpenLCA or SimaPro.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (Chemical, Industrial, or equivalent).
• 4+ years of analytical experience.
• Knowledge of carbon accounting and life cycle assessment.
• Familiarity with GHG Protocol, OpenLCA or SimaPro is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Construct elaborate carbon models from field data and client inputs.
• Quantify emissions, carbon flows and environmental systems.
• Develop calculation engines and analyze large datasets.
• Collaborate with clients and researchers to scale impact.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Numerical proficiency

Curiosity

Complex systems understanding

Analytical experience

Education

Engineering degree (Chemical, Industrial, or equivalent)

Tools

OpenLCA

SimaPro

Job description

Reference: CTI007199-Chels-1

At last... a mind worthy of the experiment. An ambitious collective requires a Carbon Footprint & LCA Consultant to help quantify, dissect, and ultimately dominate the mysterious forces of emissions, carbon flows, and environmental systems. Your mission? Construct elaborate carbon models. Bend vast datasets to your will. Decipher ancient protocols. Build calculation engines so precise they leave spreadsheets trembling in fear.

Duties & Responsibilities

You're likely the right fit if you have:

• Engineering degree (Chemical, Industrial, or equivalent)
• 4+ years of analytical experience
• A dangerous level of curiosity
• Mastery of numbers, logic, and complex systems
• Knowledge of carbon accounting and life cycle assessment
• Familiarity with GHG Protocol, OpenLCA, or SimaPro is highly desirable

You will work with field data, research, and clients who have yet to realise the scale of your intellectual superiority. Failure is acceptable. Poor Excel skills are not.

Package & Remuneration

R 500 000 - R 600 000 - Annually