Life Cycle Assessment Consultant

Key Responsibilities

• Play a leading role in designing and delivering high-quality LCA projects across a diverse range of sectors, use cases and client needs. 
• Build, review and interpret robust LCA and product carbon footprint models, primarily using SimaPro. 
• Deliver work in line with recognised LCA methodologies, ISO standards, sector-specific frameworks, Product Category Rules and client-specific requirements. 
• Understand client challenges, opportunities and decision-making needs, then design practical LCA approaches that provide clear value. 
• Translate complex technical analysis into clear, succinct and compelling deliverables that are appropriate for the audience and support effective decision-making. 
• Develop strategic, evidence-based recommendations and next steps based on LCA results, hotspots, trade-offs and improvement opportunities. 
• Engage confidently with clients, including gathering requirements, explaining methods and assumptions, presenting findings, managing feedback and supporting trusted client relationships. 
• Provide guidance on product carbon footprints, GHG inventories and the intersection between product-level analysis and corporate carbon accounting. 
• Manage multiple projects and workstreams effectively, balancing competing timelines, priorities and client expectations. 
• Apply strong, pragmatic judgement, critical thinking and proactive problem-solving to identify issues, resolve roadblocks and propose practical ways forward. 
• Uphold Anthesis’ commitment to high-quality, high-impact LCA work, with strong attention to detail, technical accuracy and consistency. 
• Support client engagement, proposal development and business development activities where relevant. 
• Continuously identify ways to improve delivery quality, efficiency and consistency, including through process optimisation and the effective use of AI tools. 
• Contribute to a learning-oriented team culture by experimenting, sharing lessons learned, failing fast where appropriate, and improving ways of working.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• A bachelor's degree in materials science, engineering, or related technical field. 
• With 2-3 years of hands-on, applied LCA experience, ideally across multiple sectors, product types or value chains. 
• Proven practical experience building and delivering LCA or product carbon footprint models, preferably using SimaPro. 
• Strong understanding of key product footprinting standards and frameworks, including ISO 14040/14044, ISO 14067, the GHG Protocol Product Standard, EN standards for EPDs, EU Product Environmental Footprint, Product Category Rules and relevant sector-specific guidance. 
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data, identify hotspots, assess trade-offs and draw meaningful conclusions. 
• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills, including the confidence to propose solutions when faced with ambiguity or incomplete information. 
• Strong ability to understand client problems, challenges and opportunities, and to develop practical technical approaches that address them. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to turn technical analysis into clear, compelling and actionable client-facing outputs. 
• Good client management skills, including the ability to build trust, manage expectations and communicate technical findings clearly to different audiences. 
• High proficiency in Excel. 
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality. 
• Strong personal accountability, with the ability to take ownership of work, follow through on commitments and work independently in a remote environment. 
• Effective time management skills, with experience managing multiple complex projects, competing deadlines and shifting priorities. 
• Experience using AI tools to support, accelerate or improve workflows, ideally including technical, analytical or LCA-related applications. 
• A proactive improvement mindset, with a willingness to learn, experiment, fail fast and continuously improve. 
• A genuine commitment to sustainability and environmental impact. 
• Professional proficiency in English is essential, including strong spoken and written communication. Fluency in Spanish, French or another language is a plus. 
• Experience with GHG inventories and corporate carbon footprinting is desirable. 
• Power BI experience is a plus.