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Senior LCA Engineer
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Senior · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Senior LCA expert role at a climate-tech company building a climate-native product management system for building material manufacturers. The role owns turning LCA methodology into scalable software, leading complex methodological and technical projects.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Take full ownership of complex, ambiguous projects such as new markets, program operators or complex product categories; define requirements, navigate trade-offs, delegate across the team and drive delivery
- Work closely with software engineers to translate environmental science and ISO/EN standards into clean, scalable software requirements, and propose complete implementation strategies for whole concepts
- Reduce the time and effort for recurring work such as tool verifications, new product category implementations and matching, through automation, reusable standards and better processes
- Turn verifier feedback into requirements that solve the issue for good
- Work with program operators and verifiers to establish processes that make tool verifications faster, more predictable and repeatable across markets and product categories
- Define what clear requirements and architecturally sound solutions look like, and take ownership of refining methodologies for PCFs, LCAs and EPDs
- Identify problems others don't see, turn them into actionable proposals, and solve recurring problems at the root instead of case by case
- Mentor junior colleagues and give them regular, actionable feedback
- Help establish Emidat as a thought leader in LCA, e.g. by representing us in ECO Platform working groups and in the committees that author PCRs
What we're looking for
- Deep expertise and experience conducting Life Cycle Assessments, LCA calculation methodology, PCRs and ecoinvent/matching logic
- Ownership of complex, ambiguous methodological or technical challenges
- Comprehensive knowledge of key LCA / EPD standards and program operator requirements (i.e ISO 14040/14044 and EN 15804+A2)
- Experience working with automated software solutions for LCA/EPD generation, with proven ability to translate regulatory and methodological logic into technical requirements
- Product mindset: prioritise, scope and communicate requirements clearly
- Created multiple EPDs that were successfully verified and published with a European program operator (e.g. EPD Global, EPD International, IBU)
- Worked directly with customers, ideally in a consulting environment, and can represent methodological positions confidently towards customers and verifiers
- Track record of leading large projects end-to-end: scoping, planning, delegating, coaching others and keeping quality high
- Manage several projects at the same time and coordinate multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Business fluent in English (C1+)
Nice to have
- Bachelors, Masters Degree or PhD in a relevant subject, i.e Sustainable Energy Systems, Architecture, Urban Planning, Engineering (Environmental, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical) etc.
- Proficiency in German, or any other of the following European languages (French, Italian, Dutch, a Nordic language)
- Qualification as a verifier for EPDs acc. to EN 15804+A2
- Experience completing partnering with software engineers to develop implementation strategies
- Experienced in leveraging AI tools to accelerate your work, e.g. for research, requirements and documentation
- Experience with EPD tool verifications
- Experience working on Construction products, or familiarity with the latest regulatory developments affecting the construction industry (e.g. EU Taxonomy, national and regional regulations) and can assess their impact on methodology and product
Your team
LCA
Team led by Benedikt (Team Lead, LCA and Product Manager), working closely with the CTO & Co-Founder, LCA Experts, Engineering and Customer Success
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About Emidat GmbH
The first climate-native product management system for building material manufacturers
Emidat collects data from physical production processes, generates a digital product passport with verified environmental data and makes it usable along the value chain: one solution to assess, design, buy, sell and manage products - with environmental impact at the core.
Mission
Decarbonise building materials, making up 11% of global GHG emissions
Key facts
- climate-tech
- Building materials make up 11% of global GHG emissions
- From January 2026, EU regulation (CPR) requires verified environmental data
- 430,000 manufacturers will need it, and only about 2,500 have it today
- Global floor area is set to double by 2060