Overall Responsibilities:

This position will reside in the AmSpec Business Development team. Its primary role is to assist AmSpec and its clients in developing energy transition and sustainability strategy, market positioning, verifications of renewable energy consumption and sustainability performance through product value chain, product labeling, and compliance with carbon regulations and incentive programs.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Conduct research into carbon footprint screening, decarbonization strategy, circular economy, and verification of sustainability criteria for products and assets owned or operated by AmSpec and its clients.
• Support the development of an implementation roadmap with short- and long-term goals to expand AmSpec’s existing renewables portfolio.
• General presentation and marketing material development for renewable fuels/energy, clean hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), and other initiatives at AmSpec.
• Represent AmSpec at conferences, industry events, and trade shows, etc.

Minimum Position Requirements:

• The position requires at a minimum a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, life cycle assessment (LCA), industry ecology or similar fields.
• Familiar with ISO standards related to LCA.
• Experience with LCA Software and tools such as the GREET model, OpenLCA, and Economic Input-Output LCA tools.
• Minimum of two years of experience in conducting LCA studies.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with management, colleagues, clients, and other external stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in industrial operations related to renewable energy, renewable fuels, hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels, carbon capture and sequestration, battery manufacturing, and electric vehicles.
• Experience in Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) projects.
• Experience in verification programs.
• Experience in regulatory advocacy and rulemaking processes.
• Certified LCA Practitioner such as those issued by American Center for LCA (ACLCA), California Air Resource Board (CARB), and ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB).

Required Skills

Required Experience

Master's Degree in discipline or 18 credits in the specific discipline. Prefer teaching experience at the college level. Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations representing a wide range of abilities, ages, nationalities and cultures. Experience with instructional technology preferred.

Responsible for instruction and facilitating student learning; committed to student recruitment, retention and success; assessment of learning, development of curriculum and use of instructional delivery modes utilizing both traditional and non-traditional methodology.

1. Teach assigned course which may include day, night, and online courses, as well as at the main campus and extension centers. Classes are to meet on time for the full allotted time.
2. Establish and promote an effective learning environment that maximize documented student learning.
3. Prepare, submit and maintain reports related to student learning.
4. Grading assignments in a meaningful way to promote continued student growth, returning graded assignments to students in a timely manner, and assigning final grades for all students, meeting or beating all institutional deadlines for completion.
5. Provide educational assistance to students during regularly scheduled and posted times (i.e., office hours) or by appointment.
6. Encourage student opinion survey completion for each class and then reviewed after summary information available to assist with increasing student success.
7. Maintain levels of professional knowledge and expertise, including compliance training or hour.
8. Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical, Mental, and Environment Requirements Include:

Mental Demands:

☒ Detailed Work ☒ Student Contact

☒ Deadline oriented ☒ Problem Situations

☒ Multiple Priorities & Demands ☒ Emergency Situations

☒ Confidentiality ☐ On-call Availability

☒ Continual Interruptions ☒ Working Alone

☒ Faculty Contact ☒ Working with Others

Physical Demands:

☐ Standing & Walking ☒ Sitting

☒ Carrying

☐ Lifting up to 10 lbs. ☒ Up to 25 lbs. ☐ Up to 50 lbs. ☐ 80 + lbs.

☐ Pushing, Pulling, Twisting, Bending ☐ Climb or Balance

☐ Stoop, Kneel, Crouch, or Crawl ☐ Squatting

☐ Handle or Feel ☐ Reach with Hands and Arms

☒ Talking or hearing ☐ Tasting/Smelling

☐ Working Overhead ☒ Speak in English via Phone or In Person

☒ Close, Distance, Peripheral, and Color Vision along with Depth Perceptions

☒ Ability to Adjust and Focus

Work Environment:

☐ Exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme heat/cold; and moderate to loud noise levels.

☒ Normal Office environment with little, if, any, discomfort due to heat, dust, noise and the like. Ability to travel to all campus locations required.