Life Cycle Assessment Analyst

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Planet A Ventures

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Social Entrepreneurship • Sustainable Entrepreneurship • Startups • SDGs • Impact Measurement

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2020

💸 Finance

🔬 Science

🌍 Social Impact

Description

• Assess the impact potential of innovative products and services across different sectors and regions as part of the science team. • Analyse the environmental performance of investment opportunities and identify potential risks. • Calculate consequential Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of products and services. • Gather data from scientific sources and startups. • Further develop Planet A’s impact assessment methodology. • Do environmental research to form new investment hypotheses. • Support portfolio startups (on request) and work closely with our internal and external network of experts. • Develop and maintain relationships with portfolio companies.

Requirements

• Degree in Environmental, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial ecology, natural sciences or similar and achieved outstanding academic results. • A strong technical or engineering background is required. • Extensive experience in conducting scientifically based LCAs, preferably in an industrial or business context, is a key requirement. • Knowledge of consequential LCA and methods to assess biodiversity is an asset but not a must. • Passion for calculating and understanding environmental impact with excellent analytical skills, an eye for details, structured work approach and prioritising skills as well as problem-solving orientation and planning skills. • A self-starter, able to work independently and take initiative. • A team player with a strong work ethic, humility, a can-do attitude and a collaborative mindset. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Fluent in spoken and written English. • Experienced in using Google or MS-Office applications, esp. Excel/Google Sheets; Aptitude for learning new software. • Open-minded, communicative team player with the urge to learn and grow together within flat hierarchies.