Senior or Principal Consultant - Impact Intelligence

Anthesis Group • ,

13d • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a highly experienced Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) professional to join our LCA team within the Circularity & Value Chain Transformation team. Our clients are increasingly seeking help to identify business and sustainability impact opportunities, leveraging lifecycle analysis to identify hotspots and implement decarbonization plans. This role will be focused on providing the technical leadership, rigorous quality assurance, and strategic insight required to guide our clients on their sustainability journey. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in materials science or engineering, more than five years of LCA experience, and a proven ability to deliver high-quality work aligned with international standards and industry-specific frameworks. We are looking for someone who combines analytical rigour with commercial and strategic thinking: someone who can understand a client’s challenge, design the right technical approach, execute it efficiently, and translate the results into compelling, actionable insight. Strong storytelling is essential. The ability to turn complex analysis into clear recommendations that resonate with the intended audience is one of the most important aspects of this role. They must be able to develop deep technical expertise across a wide range of sectors. Beyond LCA proficiency, this role requires an understanding of the complexities and challenges of diverse value chains, which is critical for identifying hotspots and levers within client products and services.

Requirements

• Degree in materials science, engineering, or related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on LCA experience across diverse sectors.
• Proficiency in LCA tools: SimaPro, OpenLCA, Excel; GaBi experience is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of key product footprinting standards and frameworks, including ISO 14040/14044 for LCA, ISO 14067 for product carbon footprinting, GHG Protocol Product Standard, EN standards for EPDs, EU Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), Product Category Rules (PCRs), and relevant industry-specific guidelines.
• Experience using AI tools to support, accelerate or improve workflows, ideally including technical, analytical or LCA-related applications.
• Proven experience in substantiating Green Claims based on LCA results, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory frameworks and translating insights into defensible client recommendations and proposal approaches.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data, identify hotspots, assess trade-offs and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Experience with GHG inventories and corporate carbon footprinting.
• Excellent client engagement skills with the ability to tailor approaches creatively.
• Experience in managing multiple complex projects, with competing timelines and priorities.
• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills, including the confidence to propose solutions when faced with ambiguity or incomplete information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• High proficiency in Excel.
• Proficiency in English is required.

Nice To Haves

• PhD in LCA or related fields is highly valued.
• Strong Power BI skills are highly valued.
• Fluency in Spanish/French/German is a plus.
• A proactive improvement mindset, with a willingness to learn, experiment, fail fast and continuously improve.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical lead for LCA projects, ensuring compliance with ISO standards and sector-specific frameworks.
• Perform quality assurance on LCA models and deliverables using SimaPro (mainly) and Excel.
• Review and validate results against recognized LCA methodologies and client-specific requirements.
• Support proposal development, including responding to RFPs and creating tailored solutions for clients.
• Translate complex technical analysis into clear, succinct and compelling deliverables that are appropriate for the audience and support effective decision-making.
• Engage with clients to understand their needs and design bespoke approaches that deliver value and insight.
• Collaborate on business development initiatives to expand LCA service offerings.
• Provide guidance on GHG inventories and the intersection of product carbon footprints and corporate carbon accounting.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to the growth of LCA expertise within the organization.
• 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.
• Contribute to a learning-oriented team culture by experimenting, sharing lessons learned, failing fast where appropriate, and improving ways of working.

Benefits

• A flexible working model combining remote work with the option to work from our offices in Spain (Barcelona, Madrid or Manlleu), the Netherlands, Germany (Frankfurt or Munich) or France.
• The opportunity to work within an international organisation, collaborating with multicultural teams and contributing to projects with global impact.
• Long-term stability and professional development within a growing global consultancy.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities, including training, leadership development and learning spaces aligned with the evolution of the role and business needs.
• An inclusive and respectful working environment where diversity and equal opportunities are embedded in the way we operate.
• Flexible holiday policies, including an additional day off for your birthday and measures designed to support work–life balance.
• Access to corporate benefits aligned with the B Corp™ model, with initiatives focused on physical and mental wellbeing.
• A culture of recognition that values contribution, impact and behaviours aligned with our organisational values.
• The opportunity to engage in corporate volunteering initiatives, strengthening team connection and sense of belonging.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior