Senior or Principal Consultant - Impact Intelligence

Department: Circ. & Value Chain Trans. : Advisory

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Flexible

Description

Key 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. 

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

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

Job 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.