Anthesis

Global ESG and decarbonization advisory

Associate Director - Life Cycle Assessment

Strategy & Management ConsultingUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeRemote in CanadaCA$125k - CA$148k /yrRemote

About the Job

Requirements

The candidate must have 7 or more years of hands-on life cycle assessment experience across multiple sectors, including experience leading complex assessments.
The candidate must have a degree in Materials Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
The candidate must have strong command of SimaPro, OpenLCA, and Excel.
The candidate must have strong knowledge of ISO 14040/14044, ISO 14067, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Standard, Product Environmental Footprint, Product Category Rules, Environmental Product Declaration-related EN standards, and relevant industry-specific frameworks.
The candidate must have experience with greenhouse gas inventories and corporate carbon footprinting.
The candidate must be able to apply life cycle assessment to complex or emerging contexts, including circular systems, new technologies, service-based systems, or evolving value chains.
The candidate must understand how system boundaries, feedstocks, data quality, assumptions, and methodological choices can influence life cycle assessment outcomes and decision-making.
The candidate must be able to work confidently with incomplete or imperfect information and use sound technical judgment to develop defensible approaches.
The candidate must have client-facing and communication skills to make complex technical topics accessible to technical and executive audiences.
The candidate must be able to lead multiple complex projects, manage competing priorities, and maintain high standards of quality and delivery.
The candidate must have experience mentoring and developing others and provide technical leadership while maintaining awareness of broader project and client context.
The candidate must have a commercial mindset and confidence contributing to business development, proposals, and client conversations.

Responsibilities

Lead complex life cycle assessment engagements from approach and methodology through delivery, ensuring technical rigor, robust assumptions, and alignment with relevant international standards and industry frameworks.
Shape innovative life cycle assessment approaches for emerging and complex contexts, including new technologies, circular systems, service-based models, and evolving value chains.
Translate life cycle assessment results and environmental impacts into clear recommendations for C-suite executives, product, manufacturing, and sustainability leaders.
Act as a trusted technical advisor to clients, challenge assumptions and problem framing when needed, and design tailored approaches to address their sustainability and business challenges.
Provide technical leadership and quality assurance across projects by reviewing models and deliverables and supporting teams in delivering high-quality work using SimaPro, OpenLCA, and Excel.
Lead and develop project teams, manage priorities, delegate effectively, mentor junior colleagues, and build life cycle assessment capabilities across the organization.
Contribute to business development and growth by engaging in client conversations, shaping proposals and requests for proposal responses, and identifying opportunities to expand the life cycle assessment offering.
Contribute to thought leadership, new methodologies, automation, life cycle assessment at scale, Product Carbon Footprinting, sustainable product design, and technology-enabled sustainability transformation.
Represent Anthesis externally through conferences, industry events, and other forums to strengthen its position in life cycle assessment and sustainability.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with GaBi is a plus.
Experience with technology, semiconductors, digital services, artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, or technology-sector footprinting is a plus.

About Anthesis:

Anthesis is the sustainability activator. Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, corporates, investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world.

At Anthesis Group, we are truly committed to putting people and our planet at the heart of all we do.

As a senior member of Anthesis’ LCA Center of Excellence, you will combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to help clients use life cycle thinking as a tool for better business and sustainability decisions.

Lead complex LCA engagements from approach and methodology through delivery, ensuring technical rigor, robust assumptions, and alignment with relevant international standards and industry frameworks.
Shape innovative LCA approaches for emerging and complex contexts where established methodologies may not yet provide clear answers, including new technologies, circular systems, service-based models, and evolving value chains.
Turn complex analysis into actionable insight, translating LCA results and environmental impacts into clear recommendations for C-suite executives, product, manufacturing, and sustainability leaders.
Act as a trusted technical advisor to clients, challenging assumptions and problem framing when needed and designing tailored approaches that address their specific sustainability and business challenges.
Provide technical leadership and quality assurance across projects, reviewing models and deliverables and supporting teams to consistently deliver high-quality work using tools such as SimaPro, OpenLCA, and Excel.
Lead and develop project teams, managing priorities, delegating effectively, mentoring junior colleagues, and building LCA capabilities across the organization.
Contribute to business development and growth, engaging in client conversations, shaping proposals and RFP responses, and identifying opportunities to expand Anthesis’ LCA offering.
Help shape the future of LCA, contributing to thought leadership, new methodologies, automation, LCA at scale, Product Carbon Footprinting, sustainable product design, and technology-enabled sustainability transformation.
Represent Anthesis externally through conferences, industry events, and other forums, strengthening our position as a leader in LCA and sustainability.

We are looking for someone who combines deep LCA expertise, strong client presence, and the ability to navigate complex or ambiguous sustainability challenges.

7+ years of hands-on LCA experience across multiple sectors, with experience leading complex assessments.
Degree in Materials Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Strong command of SimaPro, OpenLCA, and Excel; experience with GaBi is a plus.
Strong knowledge of ISO 14040/14044, ISO 14067, GHG Protocol Product Standard, PEF, PCRs, EPD-related EN standards, and relevant industry-specific frameworks.
Experience with GHG inventories and corporate carbon footprinting.
Demonstrated ability to apply LCA to complex or emerging contexts, including circular systems, new technologies, service-based systems, or evolving value chains.
Strong understanding of how system boundaries, feedstocks, data quality, assumptions, and methodological choices can influence LCA outcomes and decision-making.
Ability to work confidently with incomplete or imperfect information, using sound technical judgment to develop defensible approaches.
Strong client-facing and communication skills, with the ability to make complex technical topics accessible and compelling to both technical and executive audiences.
Proven ability to lead multiple complex projects, manage competing priorities, and maintain high standards of quality and delivery.
Experience mentoring and developing others, with the ability to provide technical leadership without losing sight of the broader project and client context.
Commercial mindset and confidence contributing to business development, proposals, and client conversations.
Experience with technology, semiconductors, digital services, AI, cloud infrastructure, or technology-sector footprinting is a plus.

About the Company

Anthesis

Global ESG and decarbonization advisory

Anthesis is a global sustainability consultancy that helps organizations meet environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. It offers services in carbon strategy, sustainable finance, supply chain transparency, and net-zero decarbonization, delivered through advisory, digital tools, and educational programs. How it works: the company provides data-driven consulting, develops practical action plans, and uses software to monitor progress, enabling clients to set targets, implement decarbonization measures, and report on ESG metrics. How it differs: it combines expert advisory with digital solutions and training for a broad client base (corporations, governments, nonprofits), delivering end-to-end support from strategy to implementation rather than just recommendations. Its goal is to help clients reduce climate impact, improve resource efficiency, and advance social equity, building a more sustainable and resilient future.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2013

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