Product Sustainability and LCA Specialist

Are you passionate about product sustainability and have experience in Life Cycle Assessment and the regulatory sphere? We are seeking a Product Sustainability and LCA Specialist based in our Poznań location to join the Group Regulatory Affairs Team with focus on supporting its sustainability agenda.

Ready to help build a better future for generations to come?  

In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.

Join us and make a difference!  

Your future team:  

You will be part of Group Regulatory Affairs, a dedicated team of specialists headquartered in Hedehusene, Denmark. Group Regulatory Affairs assists regulators in creating holistic and ambitious legal frameworks for the construction industry, with a strong presence in the standardization field,  focusing on environmental performance, sustainability, and fire safety.

The team also provides knowledge, guidance, and support to colleagues in relation to Environmental Product Declarations through Life Cycle Assessment of ROCKWOOL’s solutions to support product development, marketing and communications initiatives in different markets.

What you will be doing: 

We are looking for a committed professional with passion for sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to join Group Regulatory Affairs team. You will help carrying forward and support work related to LCA and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), and assist on measurement and reporting of product and corporate sustainability in ROCKWOOL through environmental sustainability-focused projects. Group Regulatory Affairs is part of Group Marketing and Communications & Public Affairs, a diverse department with more than 10 nationalities and professional backgrounds.

As a Product Sustainability and LCA Specialist in Group Regulatory Affairs your work is focused on quantitative sustainability assessments, standards, and regulations on the social, environmental, and other sustainability aspects of thermal insulation.

Among others, your role is to:

• Conduct LCA calculations according to different standards (e.g., ISO 14040/14044, ISO 14067, EN15804, GHG Protocol) and create LCA models of products
• Publish Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) to enhance market transparency
• Research and investigate environmental hotspots to provide vital support to new product developments
• Collect and manage data of manufacturing related activities to create life cycle inventories
• Evaluate and translate technical results in understandable messages for internal and external communication
• Communication support, e.g., prepare power point presentations for various topics
• Assist the team in ad-hoc activities and projects

Although the position is located in Poland, you will occasionally visit our headquarters in Hedehusene, close to Copenhagen.

What you bring:  

• MSc degree in Sustainability, Material Science, Civil / Chemical / Environmental engineering or similar
• 2+ years of relevant work experience
• You have good knowledge in life cycle thinking, environmental systems, product sustainability and/or climate change
• You have experience with LCA modelling and LCA databases (e.g., GaBi software, ecoinvent) and relevant LCA standards (EN15804)
• You can understand technical content and translate it into easily understandable messages
• You work in an organized fashion, have good attention to detail, value quality and understand the importance of deadlines
• You are good-humored, have a positive and flexible mindset and a can-do attitude
• You have very good data management and analytical skills and have excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Power Point etc.)
• You have excellent communication skills in Polish and English, both spoken and written
• Experience in the construction sector is an advantage, but it is not a requirement

What we offer:  

By joining our team, you become a part of the people-centric work environment of a Danish company. We offer you a competitive salary, permanent contract after the probation period, development package, team building events, activity-based office in Poznan’s city center in the new prestigious office building – Nowy Rynek. The building is recognized as a building without barriers, which means that it is fully adapted to the needs of people with disabilities.

Our compensation package on employment contracts includes:   

• Flexible Work Arrangements: up to 2 days per week of home office possible
• Adaptable Hours: start your workday anytime between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM
• Home office subsidy
• Private Medical Care
• Multikafeteria MyBenefit
• Wellbeing program
• Extra Day Off for voluntary activities

… and while in the office you can also use modern office space with beautiful view and high standard furniture, bicycle parking facilities & showers, chill-out rooms with PlayStation, football table, pool table, board games, subsidized canteen with delicious food & fruit.

Interested?  

If you recognize yourself in this profile and challenge, we kindly invite you to apply with CV and Cover Letter written in English.  

Who we are  

We are the world leader in stone wool solutions. Founded in 1937 in Denmark, we transform volcanic rock into safe, sustainable products that help people and communities thrive. We are a global company with more than 12,200 employees, located in 40+ countries with 51 manufacturing facilities… all focused on one common purpose – to release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living.    

Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.     

Diverse and Inclusive Culture  

We want all our people to feel valued, respected, included and heard. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, promote diversity, and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees.  

At ROCKWOOL, you will experience a friendly team environment. Our culture is very important to us. In fact, we refer to our culture as “The ROCKWOOL Way”. This is the foundation in which we operate and is based upon our values of ambition, responsibility, integrity and efficiency.