Job Description

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

Experienced level position to support product sustainability innovation and transparency of environmental impacts through development and application of life cycle inventory and assessment (LCI/A). Create models that allow understanding, evaluation, and optimization of environmental impacts across all stages of a product’s life cycle. Support development of Design for Sustainability (DfS) tools for use within standard practices for product development and continuous process improvement. Build documents, such as ISO compliant LCA reports for third party approval to credibly inform the publication of environmental impacts. Lead trainings and provide insight on LCA methodology and insights.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Establish baseline Life Cycle Assessments across each product category globally
• Support and track progress towards our public LCA goal, complete regulatory LCA data needs and customer LCA requests
• Build out system level LCAs to ensure ISO 14040 & 14044 compliance and third party certifications at product family and sku level
• Partner with product compliance and the nVent sustainability team to provide relevant data for voluntary and mandatory regulatory reporting needs; including CSRD/EU Taxonomy, Scope 3, CSDDD, Company Sustainability Report
• Support New Product Development teams; educate and support teams completing LCA scorecards and meet internal scorecard thresholds
• Support the digitalization of environmental and material impact measurements, tracking, and reporting across BUs to display impacts by BU, by product group and SKU
• Support senior SMEs to lead large, cross- functional project teams, providing mentoring and guidance across product/service
• Provide analytical insights into LCA results and recommendations to cross-functional product teams on how to continue driving down impacts as part of business value

YOU HAVE:

• Academic background: Bachelor’s degree from an ABET accredited engineering, engineering technology or environmental science program; or a bachelor’s degree in a related field with successful completion of the Engineering in Training exam or Practice of Engineering license

• Experience 3-5 years’ experience in life cycle assessment modeling in software such as SimaPro, or 3-5 years’ experience in manufacturing value stream engineering, product manufacturing or product design

• Skills:

• Experience in ISO 14040 and 14044 certifications and process
• Extensive knowledge in Life Cycle Analysis modeling in reputable LCA platforms
• An understanding of how LCA can support multiple regulatory, customer and business needs
• Strong problem-solving skills to anticipate customer, organizational needs and creatively collaborate with stakeholders to overcome obstacles and gets it done
• Excellent business acumen, technical knowledge within multiple business units, and extensive knowledge in applications, technologies, and emerging industry trends
• Well-developed problem solving, systems thinking, project management, quantitative and detail oriented critical thinking skills
• Able to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility and adaptability, working across time zones.
• Highly organized and skilled in data management and analysis tools and use of MS office applications
• Passionate about sustainability and ability to influence and educate across organizations

• Preferred:
  • Previous leadership in LCA projects that have been ISO third party certified
  • Experience in cross-functional team project teams
  • Experience creating and leading LCA strategy
  • Experience in utilizing LCA data for multiple purposes including; regulatory and voluntary reporting
  • Experienced and knowledgeable in SimaPro
• Abilities to meet the physical and environmental demands: [include if a plant/manufacturing position, and add up to 4]

WE HAVE:

A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

• At nVent, we believe safer systems ensure a more secure world. We connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high-performance products and solutions for mission-critical equipment, buildings and essential processes. Our solutions are helping build a more sustainable and electrified world.

• We are a $3.3B company with a dedicated team of more than 11,000 employees around the globe. Our comprehensive portfolio of systems protection and electrical connections dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, RAYCHEM and SCHROFF.

Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

• We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
• Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

• Innovative & adaptable
• Dedicated to absolute integrity
• Focused on the customer first
• Respectful and team oriented
• Optimistic and energizing
• Accountable for performance

Benefits to support the lives of our employees

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.