Sr. Officer, Field Program – Eaton

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges.

Eaton is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Eaton is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Description:

If you desire to be part of something special, to be part of a winning team, to be part of a fun team – winning is fun.  We are looking forward to a Specialist – Sustainability based in Pune, India. In Eaton, making our work exciting, engaging, meaningful; ensuring safety, health, wellness; and being a model of inclusion & diversity are already embedded in who we are – it’s in our values, part of our vision, and our clearly defined aspirational goals.  This exciting role offers opportunity to:

• The Center for Sustainability at EIIC Pune is looking for a technical specialist with passion and drive to help organizations make meaningful progress towards sustainability. The specialist will support Eaton’s global advanced research program and corporate sustainabiltiy groups by championing  life cycle assessment (LCA), eco-design and developing methods and tools of environmental accounting to enable Eaton’s 2030 goals across supply chain, manufacturing and products.
• In this role, the candidate will be responsible for:
• Leading the development and deployment of appropriate environmental accounting tools and processes across the enterprise to meet current and future business needs
• Mentoring and developing junior team members to build skills and capacity in environmental accounting
• Translating external trends, regulations, customer requirements and reporting needs into environmental accounting strategy and developing appropriate responses for Eaton
• Providing guidance for the reduction and elimination of high-impact materials and collaborating with engineers in developing technical solutions for reducing the environmental impact of products
• Representing Eaton as a technical expert on sustainability related external standard bodies, certification schemes and trade associations to develop and promote advances in industry standards and methodology
• Collaborating with corporate and businesses in shaping Eaton’s positioning, strategy and goals on emerging sustainabiltiy topics including circularity, avoided emissions and handprints, sustainable materials and decarbonization
• Collaborating with advanced research and technology engineers to identify and shape new opportunities and mitigate risks related to sustainability mega-trends of electrification, digitization and energy transition

Qualifications

Requirement:

• Educational Qualifications & Job Experience: Minimum 10/14  years of related experience acriss LCA, ecodesign, energy efficiency, operations sustainability & sustainability reporting
• PhD in engineering, sustainability or environmental science/technology/management discipline, 10+ years of relevant experience across LCA, eco-design and corporate sustainability
• Masters in a engineering, sustainability or environmental science/technology/management discipline, 14+ years of relevant experience across LCA, eco-design and corporate sustainability
• The candidate must have in-depth expertise in Life Cycle Assessment with proven track record demonstrated through some or all of the following:
• Hands-on experience in 10+ LCAs including at least one ISO critical reviewed LCA experience
• Critical reviewer for LCA (ISO 14040/44), registered EPD verifier with reputed program operator
• Certified LCA practitioner (ACLCA), peer reviewed journal publications in LCA/Ecodesign/sustainability domain, contributions to development of industry standards & documents in sustainability, representation in industry/profressional associations or standard setting bodies like ISO, WBCSD, ACLCA, FSLCI, UL etc.
• Demonstrate breadth of knowledge in sustainability related areas through knowledge or experience in some or all of the following:
  Sustainability reporting & relevant standards & frameworks (GRI, SASB, TCFD, CDP, SDG etc.), ESG reporting and rating standards (MSCI, FTSE, DJSI, Ecovadis, TfS etc.)
• Operations sustainability – environmental management systems, environmental impact assessment (EIA), energy efficiency, green buildings/LEED standards
  Water footprinting & water risk assessment, climate risk assessment, environmental valuation, life cycle costing, social impacts
• Sustainable financing, renewable energy, carbon taxes & carbon pricing, EU taxonomy, climate risks, target setting, SDGs
• Product stewardship & chemical regulations such as REACH, RoHS, TSCA, ELV, WEEE etc.
• Enabling Skills: To be successful in this role, the specialist will need to demonstrate
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Audience based communication
• Leading & influencing – with and without authority
• Championing new technology driven solutions
• Developing positive customer relations
• Demonstrating thought leadership and tenacity to pursue new ideasYes!

Because you are the one we are looking for, we hope to hear from you now!

What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job: Engineering

Region: Asia Pacific
Organization: INNOV Innovation Center

Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time

Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No

Does this position offer relocation?: International relocation – worldwide
Travel: No