LCA-Analyst

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for an LCA-analyst (Life Cycle Assessment) to join our passionate team in Stockholm.

When joining us you will play an important part in our start-up journey, from a small company to one of Europe’s largest manufacturer of sustainable lithium-ion batteries. Northvolt is already playing an important part in the transformation to a carbon free society and the team at Northvolt is strongly driven by passion for sustainability and the environment.

As LCA-analyst you will be part of the Environmental team, working to makes sure we are producing and recycling the most sustainable batteries in the world. You will be working closely with other teams in Northvolt as well as with external parties such as universities and our customers sustainability experts. Your task will be to make sure that we are fulfilling our customers environmental demands, assessing our supply chain and that we are constantly improving our environmental performance. You will be reporting to the Sustainability and Compliance Manager.

You have experience in this field and you are willing to drive large, innovative and challenging projects with high demands. Your knowledge of Life Cycle Assessment is deep, with 3-5 years’ experience of LCA and LCI assessments and you are experienced in data collection, LCA modelling and LCA software such as Gabi or Open LCA (or other equivalent software).

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

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LCA & LCI assessment of Northvolt products and operations

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Assess Northvolt’s supply chain

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Data collection

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Develop LCA methodologies, scope and system boundaries

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Support and guide our internal teams to improve even further on environmental performance on our products

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Cooperation with our customers sustainability experts

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Participate and drive LCA meetings and workshops with customers

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Participate and drive LCA focused trainings, documentation, and workshops with suppliers

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Regulation compliance and support to Sustainable & Public Affairs Manager


The person we are looking for is strongly goal oriented, curious, and eager to learn. You will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story and see the results of your work. Our organization requires and values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. The role of LCA analyst is a vital member of the Environmental team and key to Northvolt's mission to enable the future of energy.

Apply with CV and cover letter or your complete LinkedIn profile.
Full time employment, fixed salary.

Planned starting date is on the 1st of February or as soon as possible.

Education/Experience

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A relevant university degree in MSc or MBA

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3-5+ years working experience in LCA, LCI or Carbon footprint calculations

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Experience in modelling in LCA software

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Experience in project management

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Track record of successful achievements

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Curious, technically educated and with a strong business background

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Must have worked in multi-cultural environment

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Experience and interest in manufacturing industry is a plus


Specific Skills/Abilities

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Excellent English written and oral skills, Swedish is a plus

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Highly organized and result-driven

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An eye for detail

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Ability to have a holistic vision

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In depth knowledge in LCA methodologies and modelling complexity

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Proactive and goes beyond expectations

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Passionate & purpose driven

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Exceptionally good negotiation and problem-solving skills

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Has a can-do attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit

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Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines

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Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently

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Ability to work in a high profile and often high pressured international environment

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Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humor



Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely.

To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history.

Northvolt is growing fast. We’re staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We're also hiring for our two gigafactories: Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden, and Northvolt Zwei in Salzgitter, Germany. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.

Join us today. Together, let’s enable the future of energy!