Senior Life Cycle Assessment Scientist

Our Client operates in the Oil and Energy industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in Saudi Arabia. It has its branches spread to more than 50 countries, providing employment to more than 68,500 people all over the world. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. They are one of the world’s largest oil producers. They are constantly growing by creating new technologies through its Research and Development efforts and branch into new business lines through Investments and Acquisitions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop comprehensive CO2/energy life cycle assessment (LCA) models for low-carbon energy, mobility, and petrochemical pathways, including hydrogen-based fuels, CO2-to-fuels/chemicals, advanced CO2 capture technologies, and novel industrial processes. 
• Utilize state-of-the-art modeling techniques, tools and simulation software to support CO2-impact assessments of energy-technology solutions independently or as part of a broader techno-economic assessment.
• Develop new methodologies and/or adapt emerging techniques from the literature into own assessment methods in order to advance the frontiers of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) thinking within the Company. 
• Maintain good understanding of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies adopted in key regulations worldwide (e.g., EU’s Renewable Energy Directives (RED)). 
• Lead collaborative research with universities and research institutions on various energy-technology pathways. 
• Publish peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals. 
• Maintain and expand working knowledge of applicable software for programming (Matlab, Python, VB Excel, R), data analysis, and visualization (Power BI, Tableau).
• Provide and manage a safe, accident-free office environment; follow all company safety rules in performing job duties.
• Perform other miscellaneous related duties as requested.

Requirements:

• PhD Degree in Science/Engineering/Physics/Mathematics Discipline as appropriate for the area of expertise. 
• Master’s degree with proven LCA expertise will also be considered. 
• At least seven years (7) experience in a substantive industrial, technological or research area relevant to life cycle assessment (LCA).
• Expertise in one or more Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools (e.g., GREET, GaBi, openLCA, SimaPro, etc.)
• Knowledge of techno-economic assessment techniques for energy-technology solutions. 
• General knowledge of environmental policy regulations in major markets (e.g., Europe, USA, China, India) and other regions worldwide would be viewed favorably. 
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a project team.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the capability to work effectively in multicultural environments across multiple divisions and time zones.
• Proven track records in Life Cycle Assessment.
• Efficient communication skills in oral and written form, both technically and at high-level.
• Self-motivated and able to adapt to changing environments.