Associate Regulatory Specialist within Product Sustainability

The sustainability agenda is emerging in almost all upcoming regulations with EcoDesign (ESPR) as the European spearhead. With your insight into product sustainability regulation, you will be a cornerstone in the team that ensures that Grundfos’ products maintain its world class position on sustainability. 

As an associate Regulatory Product Sustainability Specialist, you will have a key role in securing that Grundfos products and offerings meet global sustainability requirements, and you will have a direct impact on reducing the environmental impact of our products. You will become part of a dedicated team with global team colleagues.

What is the job about?
As a member of the Global Product Compliance team, you will support Grundfos to make products even more sustainable by providing regulatory advice to our divisions enabling them to improve parameters like energy efficiency, material efficiency, and repairability. 
You will be responsible for monitoring regulatory and voluntary product sustainability requirements, translating these into actionable work plans, as well as supporting their implementation. 

Key elements of the role involve:
•    Monitor product sustainability-related regulations and initiatives and translate them into actionable requirements for Grundfos’ Divisions.
•    In collaboration with internal stakeholders, define and develop KPIs, which enables tracking of progress on product sustainability.
•    Support Product Management and Product Development on related topics, such as recycled content, PEF, EPDs, energy efficiency, repairability, etc.
•    Support 3rd party certifications, such as cradle-to-cradle, UL recyclability, EPD reviewers, etc. on circularity & sustainability, e.g. by providing guidance and advise to Grundfos’ LCA-team.
•    Contribute to creating the necessary frameworks, processes, and tools to enable product sustainability compliance across the organization.
•    Continuously improve the above tools.

What do you need to apply?
We are searching for a candidate with a good understanding of product sustainability regulation, technical product understanding, and advanced stakeholder/project management skills. We value significant understanding of the area over experience.

We imagine that you have:
•    Relevant legal- or technical university degree;
•    Good understanding of general product regulation – including the role of standards, and valuable insight into current and upcoming sustainability requirements for products;
•    Significant technical background;
•    Experience with some of the following areas: EcoDesign (ESPR), life cycle assessments (LCA)/Product environmental footprint (PEF); sustainable product design; and energy efficiency;
•    Project management experience;
•    Fluent in English.

What’s in it for you?
Whether it’s developing leadership skills or advancing your expertise even further, we’ll support you with continuous learning and development opportunities, to help discuss and steer your long-term Grundfos career path. You’ll be welcomed from day one into an inclusive, trusting environment guided by six core values.

In addition, your day-to-day benefits include:
•    If you’ll be working from your home office, we’ll make sure you are well-equipped with a good workstation. However, you are always welcome to our offices where you can engage, learn, and have fun with colleagues;
•    On top of it, flexible working hours and up to 3 days additional paid leave for volunteering of your choice;
•    Annual bonuses, health insurance, parental support, internal well-being consultants and programmes;
•    Access to the modern Grundfos Academy to pursue further both personal and professional development;
•    Diverse, inclusive environment with employee-friendly forums offering colleagues a safe place to connect and share openly.

Additional Information
If you have questions or want to know more about the position, please contact Rasmus Vad Andersen, Global Product Compliance Director +45 23355143 The preferred location is Bjerringbro, Denmark, or Szekesfehervar, Hungary.

If this job sounds appealing to you, please send your resume and cover letter today. We expect interviews to be held on an ongoing basis.

We look forward to hearing from you. 

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