Space Sustainability Engineer [26125]

As part of the team you will have the following responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of sustainability strategies for ESA programmes, including sustainability assessment methodologies and maturity frameworks.
• Coordinate ex-ante and ex-post sustainability evaluations and studies in collaboration with programme directorates and stakeholders.
• Contribute to the deployment of ESA’s eco-design policy, including Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies, working groups, and sustainability tool development.
• Support change management, communications, and awareness activities promoting sustainability across the Agency.
• Coordinate the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions assessment, analyse results, identify improvement opportunities, and support the deployment of reporting tools and dashboards.
• Support the Green Agenda Project Management Office through planning, reporting, risk monitoring, stakeholder coordination, and performance tracking.
• Coordinate the preparation and publication of ESA’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, ensuring alignment with relevant international standards.
• Manage stakeholder consultations and maintain ESA’s materiality assessment framework.
• Support activities related to the Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA), including reporting, coordination with ESA directorates, the European Commission, and EUSPA.
• Organise and support Environmental Protection Working Group (EPWG) meetings and related activities.
• Contribute to the implementation and monitoring of ESA’s ESG Transformation Initiative, including KPI tracking and reporting.
• Support environmental assessments of major ESA procurements, providing life-cycle impact evaluations and sustainability recommendations to support decision-making.

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, or a related field;
• Minimum of 4–6 years of professional experience;
• Knowledge of sustainability reporting, greenhouse gas accounting, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and ESG frameworks;
• Knowledge and experience in Sustainability Engineering topics (Clean Space, Zero Debris, Eco-Design, Space Circular Economy, Active Debris Removal, In-Orbit Servicing);
• Knowledge and experience with environmental regulations, such as REACh and RoHS;
• Strong analytical, organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills;
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

This job is located in Paris, France.

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job FR-HP-26130.

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