Business Consultant - Environmental Sustainability Job

YASH Technologies is a leading technology integrator specializing in helping clients reimagine operating models, enhance competitiveness, optimize costs, foster exceptional stakeholder experiences, and drive business transformation.

At YASH, we’re a cluster of the brightest stars working with cutting-edge technologies. Our purpose is anchored in a single truth – bringing real positive changes in an increasingly virtual world and it drives us beyond generational gaps and disruptions of the future.

We are looking forward to hire Environmental Sustainability Professionals in the following areas :

Job Description:

Experience range: 6+ years of experience required.

We are now looking for an Environmental Specialist, Sustainability to join R&D Sustainability team at client R&D in Chennai, India. R&D Sustainability team is responsible for ensuring client solutions meet the ever-tightening global environmental legislation as well as green building related customer requirements. We work to show that our solutions are made from safe and durable, sustainable materials which contribute to several major green building rating schemes. We are also driving client's scope 3 emissions reductions. Environmental Specialist is responsible for guiding new R&D projects to select materials into use that meet the requirements as well as analyzing data and ensuring selected materials meet the requirements from customers, corporate and legislation. Environmental Specialist is also leading the work in compiling life cycle assessments and supporting energy efficiency measurements both at client test facilities and at customer sites. 

To be successful in this position, you will- 

• Collect materials/chemicals information from supplier base and client factories and have an ability to explain why the information is needed (ability to train suppliers when needed)
• Support suppliers and client factories to gain relevant material compliance documentation
• Cooperate & engage with global teams to work on material management to support Environmental Product Declaration creation related work
• Collect and review life cycle inventories for EN15804 compliant Environmental Product Declarations
• Participate actively in the product development of client contributing to long term Science Based targets regarding scope 3 emissions reduction
• Support KTI project development activities to ensure material compliance
• Be fluent in both written and verbal English
• Have great co-operation and networking skills Previous knowledge or experience of green building ratings schemes, creating Environmental Product Declarations and understanding requirements of the EU REACH and RoHS is considered a great asset.

Skills, Education and Experience 

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Material/Chemical or Environmental engineering.
• Previous experience and understanding of EN15804, ISO 14025, 14040 & 25745 standards.
• Great MS Excel -skills.
• Previous experience of Software tools for generating environmental product declarations is a great asset
• Work experience or studies on globally recognized green building rating schemes and European legislation (e.g REACH, RoHS) is considered an asset.
• Any experience in environmental design, carbon footprint calculations & environmental lifecycle analysis is a great plus - Passion for great service / customer experience
• Fluent in both written and verbal English.
• Coding experience for large MS Excel files is an asset, e.g. VBA, Python, etc.

At YASH, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. We leverage career-oriented skilling models and optimize our collective intelligence aided with technology for continuous learning, unlearning, and relearning at a rapid pace and scale.

Our Hyperlearning workplace is grounded upon four principles

• Flexible work arrangements, Free spirit, and emotional positivity
• Agile self-determination, trust, transparency, and open collaboration
• All Support needed for the realization of business goals,
• Stable employment with a great atmosphere and ethical corporate culture