Compliance Engineer - Sustainability Compliance (Remote)

Certivo turns regulatory evidence into market access. Our AI, CORA, automates supplier outreach, data extraction, and rule checks, then assembles market-ready packets mapped to every product × site × market. We pair automation with deep domain expertise so industrial manufacturers can meet sustainability expectations and regulatory requirements without slowing down launches.

The role

Own sustainability compliance outcomes for industrial customers. You will lead life cycle data collection, model LCAs, produce and maintain EPDs, manage packaging and producer-responsibility obligations, and stand up reporting workflows for enterprise programs. You will also encode your playbooks into CORA so evidence stays current as products, suppliers, and rules change.

Responsibilities

Regulatory and program intelligence : track and interpret sustainability frameworks and owner / operator requirements relevant to industrial equipment and components; author applicability rationales and encode thresholds, scopes, and reporting triggers into CORA.

CSRD (EU) readiness :

lead double materiality pre-work for industrial manufacturers; map ESRS topics (with emphasis on

E1 GHG ,

E2 Pollution ,

E5 Circular Economy , and relevant social / governance disclosures) to data owners, controls, audit trail, and product‑level links (EPD, packaging, WEEE / batteries touchpoints).

CBAM (EU) enablement :

define CBAM scope (HS codes), production routes,

embedded emissions

(direct / indirect), electricity mix, and precursors; collect supplier declarations, build calculation files, and manage

transitional reporting

and definitive‑phase data flows.

EU Batteries Regulation :

where in scope (e.g., energy storage, drives / controllers with batteries), build workflows for battery

labeling ,

recycled content ,

performance / durability ,

safety ,

carbon footprint declaration , and

battery passport

data; coordinate QR / UID strategy and supplier attestations.

ESPR / Digital Product Passport (DPP) :

design attribute sets (UID, material composition, recycled content, repairability / serviceability, software / firmware, documentation) and evidence linkages; pilot payloads and maintenance processes; define how engineering changes trigger DPP updates.

Life cycle modeling and EPDs :

plan and execute LCAs aligned to ISO 14040 / 44 and EN 15804+A2; produce EPDs under ISO 14025 and relevant PCRs; coordinate third-party review and program operator verification.

Supplier data collection :

run multilingual campaigns to collect material specs, process energy, yields and scrap, transport, packaging,

CBAM inputs ,

battery passport attributes , and end‑of‑life assumptions; validate data lineage and quality; commission testing or certificates as needed.

Packaging and producer responsibility :

gather weights, materials, and labeling data; prepare declarations and filings for packaging EPR where applicable; manage bill of materials and labeling implications for industrial packaging.

Product- and portfolio-level carbon :

support Scope 3 Category 1 (purchased goods and services) data capture; build emission factor libraries and mapping to parts; maintain auditable calculation files.

Reporting and submittals :

assemble sustainability evidence packs for buyers, owners, and authorities; prepare materials for contractor submittals and owner / operator documentation.

Automation and data quality :

define quality gates, curate factor and dataset libraries, and partner with Product and AI to improve extraction accuracy and reduce false positives / negatives.

Customer and auditor interface :

present models, assumptions, and results; respond to auditor or buyer questions; drive remediation to closure.

Industrial sub-verticals you will support

Test and Measurement / Instrumentation :

product-level embodied carbon and packaging declarations; EPDs where applicable; VOC / PFAS claims alignment with materials teams.

Systems and Controls (HVAC / Automation / Lighting) :

controller and actuator product families; luminaire component EPD linkages; packaging reporting.

Electrical Enclosures, Panels, and Power Distribution :

steel and aluminum content tracking, coatings, and packaging; EPDs or embodied-carbon summaries used in projects.

PVF / Water and Fire Protection :

valves, fittings, polymers and brass content; NSF / ANSI 61 / 372 coordination with sustainability claims; construction submittal evidence.

Drives, Motors, and Motion :

motor and drive LCAs and EPDs; efficiency labels linkage to sustainability evidence; packaging data.

Utility / Facility Skids and Equipment :

multi-product skid LCAs and documentation; owner / operator evidence packs and commissioning documentation.

Data Center Infrastructure Components :

embodied carbon summaries and EPDs where applicable; packaging reporting for high-volume shipments.

On-site Power and Energy Storage :

component-level embodied carbon and packaging reporting for gensets, BESS modules, cabinets, and switchgear; commissioning documentation.

Frameworks and programs you will touch (Exposure to all is not required)

CSRD / ESRS (EU) :

double materiality, ESRS topic scoping (E1 / E2 / E3 / E5 plus governance / social where relevant), data controls and audit trail, linkage to product‑level evidence (EPDs, packaging, WEEE / batteries).

CBAM (EU) :

Regulation 2023 / 956 transitional reporting vs. definitive phase; HS code scoping; embedded‑emissions calculation files (direct / indirect), production routes, electricity mix, precursor accounting; quarterly reporting.

EU Batteries Regulation :

product labeling, performance / durability, safety documentation, recycled content and carbon‑footprint declarations, and

battery passport

data capture / maintenance (including QR / UID strategy).

ESPR / Digital Product Passport (DPP) :

attribute design, payload pilots, governance for updates, and links to technical documentation.

EPDs and LCA :

ISO 14040 / 44; ISO 14025; EN 15804+A2; PCRs relevant to electrical, mechanical, and construction‑adjacent products; program operators such as UL, ASTM, NSF, EPD International.

Carbon accounting :

GHG Protocol Scope 1, 2, and 3 with emphasis on Category 1; emission factor sources and data‑quality documentation.

Packaging and product stewardship :

packaging EPR regimes; WEEE and

EU Batteries Regulation

where relevant to product lines; labeling and reporting basics.

Market and buyer programs :

• contractor submittals; owner / operator requirements;

Buy Clean ‑style requests for embodied carbon where applicable.

Trade and market access touchpoints :

data capture for mechanisms that require product or material emissions data where applicable (e.g., CBAM‑linked import declarations).

Must-have qualifications

4 to 8+ years in LCA, EPD, or sustainability program management within industrial, electrical, mechanical, or construction-adjacent manufacturing.

Hands-on experience building cradle-to-gate LCAs and taking at least one EPD through third-party verification with a program operator.

Strong BoM and process understanding; ability to translate engineering and sourcing data into life cycle inventory inputs and auditable models.

Proficiency with at least one LCA tool (openLCA, SimaPro, GaBi, One Click LCA) and advanced spreadsheet skills; familiarity with emission factor datasets.

Clear written and verbal communication; able to explain assumptions and results to engineers, buyers, and auditors.

Process discipline : change control, documentation, and versioning of models and assumptions.

Nice-to-have

Experience with packaging EPR reporting and data models for multi-market shipments.

Familiarity with sustainability elements of construction product documentation (declarations, contractor submittals, owner / operator requirements).

Exposure to organization-level carbon accounting and supplier engagement for Scope 3 data improvement.

PLM / ERP experience (Windchill, SAP, Oracle, Arena) and basic SQL or scripting.

Multilingual for supplier engagement.

How we work

AI plus human : pair with CORA to automate requests, validation, and rule checks while you focus on modeling choices and edge cases.

Ownership : measured on readiness, timeliness, and audit performance for named programs.

Builder’s mindset : turn playbooks into reusable rule packs and product features.

Interview process

Intro (30 minutes) : mutual fit and domain depth.

Technical deep dive (60 minutes) : walk us through an LCA and EPD you owned, including data gaps and verification.

Practical exercise (90-minute take-home) : given a short BoM and process brief, produce an applicability matrix, a data-collection plan, and a preliminary LCA boundary and assumptions document.

Panel (60 minutes) : cross-functional scenario with Customer Success and Product.

Apply

Send your resume or LinkedIn and one or two relevant (redacted) LCA / EPD artifacts you authored to careers@certivo.com with subject “ Compliance Engineer (Sustainability Compliance) ”