Sustainability Engineer

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Update day: 07-05-2024

Location: Blackwood Wales

Category: Executive management Production / Operation

Industry: Staffing Recruiting

Position: Entry level

Job type: Full-time

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Sustainability Engineer South Wales – Blackwood £20,000 - £23,000 Sphere solutions are currently recruting for a sustainability engineer to work for a large manufacturing company in Blackwood, South Wales. The placement will provide a method to calculate a product’s embodied carbon footprint, to satisfy the reporting needs of our customers and to provide a measure of the sustainability of the products. This will be used as an aid to develop future products with a lower embodied or whole-life carbon footprint. Key Objectives of the Role:
  • Objective 1: Gain an understanding of lifecycle assessments and embodied carbon footprint calculation methods, using tools such as CIBSE TM65
  • Objective 2: Calculate the embodied carbon footprint for the main products within the company’s portfolio using a recognised methodology.
  • Objective 3: Document the findings in the form of a technical report for each product, which is suitable for issuing to customers and other interested parties such as OFGEM
  • Objective 4: Develop a suitable procedure for to enable the future use of the same calculation methodology by the business. Timelines:
  • Months 1-3: Research and review the appliable industry standards, the different calculation methods and sources of information. With support from the Technical Lead, select and adopt the most appropriate method using robust and reliable data sources
  • Months 4-6: Gather data on the first product and sort data into suitable material categories by reviewing CAD models (Solidworks and Pro Engineer) and other information sources. Perform embodied carbon calculations and produce a technical report, identifying all assumptions made, for review and approval by the Technical Lead.
  • Months 7-9: Review the method used and make any improvements. Continue gathering data, performing calculations and preparing reports on the products which have been identified.
  • Months 10-12: Produce a written procedure to allow the same method to be consistently applied within the business in future. If you’re interested and would like further details, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Many thanks
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Deadline: 21-06-2024

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