Circular Economy Specialist
Main Accountabilities:
- Conduct R&D activities to generates circular products, construction recycling allowing the company to keep its competitive advantages.
- Participate in the development of new circular technologies and coordinate industrialization in the operations
- Map concrete/construction demolition and circular economy landscape to identify opportunities, major challenges, actors, policies and regulations.
- Monitor relevant standards, norms and existing tools related to waste management, circular economy, and recycling
- Screen publications and patents, and research projects on circularity, waste management and recycling processes.
- Look for partnership to accelerate adoption of sustainable product and potential to improve life cycle analysis of materials
- Train and share knowledge with the rest of the company on circularity and recycling solutions
- Establish network with key external labs, research centers, and universities
Position Requirements:
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience in technical field
- Technical knowledge in Specialty in Sustainability / Circular Economy with expertise in norms, standards and testing protocol in this field is required
- Technical expertise in sustainability or waste management
- Experience in analysis, costing
- Knowledge of the Building sector: masonry, concrete construction, prefabrication, timber frame
- Site works experience preferred
- Open mind, creativity, and ability to work in R&D environment
- Organized, self-sufficient, independent, and hard working
- Fluent written and spoken English is a must, any other languages Spanish, German, French is an advantage