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Purpose and scope of the role:
In early 2007, The Carbon Trust launched an initiative help companies measure, reduce and communicate the carbon footprint of goods & services, including the development of a carbon reduction product label. The Carbon Label Company (CLC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Carbon Trust, has been established to run the carbon footprinting and product labelling service: to work with businesses to measure, reduce and carbon label their products. The scheme was launched with PepsiCo, Boots, and Innocent Drinks, and is currently being piloted with 20 companies covering over 70 products, predominantly focused on the UK consumer market. The Carbon Label Company is now looking to expand into selected international markets, focussing initially on US and continental Europe.
This role sits within the Carbon Label Company, reporting directly to the General Manager. The main function of the role is to certify that product carbon footprints submitted by a client to the CLC have been calculated in accordance with BSI PAS 2050, and as such, that the products are eligible to seek a license to use the CLC’s Carbon Reduction Label. If a product fails certification, it is the role of the Carbon Footprint Certifier to provide constructive feedback to allow the client or their appointed consultants to improve the carbon footprint model.
The labelling scheme is at an early stage in its development, as such there is scope to play a lead role in the development of the scheme and of the Carbon Label Company to maximise the carbon saving potential and the commercial opportunity for the Carbon Trust.
More details of the labelling scheme can be found on our websites: http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/ and http://www.carbon-label.co.uk/
Main duties and responsibilities:
• Certify that product carbon footprints submitted to the CLC have been calculated correctly and in accordance with BSI PAS 2050
• Conduct site visits and collect evidence as necessary to support desk based certification work
• Communicate results of certification and, in the case of failed certification, provide constructive feedback to allow the client or their appointed consultants to improve the carbon footprint model
• Develop, document and continually evolve rigorous certification guidelines to ensure high quality, consistent certification
• Identify common reasons for failure and train Customer & Projects Managers and International Business Development Managers on how to avoid them
• Manage pipeline of certification to ensure bottlenecks are avoided and utilisation and billability is maximised
• Work with CLC Customer & Projects Managers and International Business Development Managers to coordinate certification efforts with their project milestones and deadlines and also to manage the financial and legal aspects of certification e.g. setting up contracts
• Convert learning gained in each project to Carbon Trust intellectual property and drive dissemination to all other parts of the Carbon Label Company and wider Carbon Trust organisation
• Feed back relevant lessons learnt to new versions of the standards/guidance
• Be an active member of the Product Labelling Company team to establish and grow the organisation
Key skills and competencies:
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with complex analysis
• Analytical rigour and attention to detail
• Objectivity, conscientiousness, and ability to maintain focus
• Ability to sense check results against expectation and previous experience
• Good communication skills (written and oral) and comfort in presenting to technical audiences at all levels of the organisation
• Strong time/process management skills and ability to work to deadlines
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to work on standalone basis and lead the development of this area of the company
• Flexibility in responding to evolving needs of the Carbon Label Company
Qualifications:
• Degree educated (at least 2:1) ideally in a science/engineering discipline
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
• Good understanding or experience of supply-chain-analysis or carbon footprinting life-cycle-assessment would be an advantage
• Other European Language skills would be an advantage
• Experience of energy efficiency and low carbon technologies would be welcome
• Experience of SimaPro LCA or other software would be welcome
Please send CV and Cover Letter to: Human.resources@carbontrust.co.uk
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