Company Description
Syngenta Group, a global leader in agricultural technology and innovation, employs 60,000 people across more than 100 countries to transform agriculture through tailor-made solutions for farmers, society, and our planet. Our diverse portfolio encompasses seeds, crop protection, nutrition products, agronomic solutions, and digital services, all designed to help farmers produce healthy food, feed, fiber, and fuel while conserving natural resources and protecting the environment. Our mission is to address critical challenges such as climate change and food security through sustainable practices and cutting-edge solutions, while safeguarding the planet's resources.
Syngenta Crop Protection, the largest Syngenta Group unit, market leader in crop protection products, offering innovative solutions to keep crops healthy while minimizing environmental impact, from planting to harvest.
Syngenta Seeds, a leading developer and producer of Field Crops, -Vegetable, - and Flower Seeds, is part of Syngenta Group. We bring farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops. Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Magazine and it has been awarded with the "Friendly Work Space" label to all its Swiss sites.
Job Description
Role purpose:
As an Environmental Sustainability Assessment Engineer, you will be responsible for providing expertise in environmental impact assessments of new and existing AI manufacturing processes and championing activities to minimize their environmental footprint. You will support teams to identify opportunities, at various scales, to reduce environmental impacts and support the introduction of new and improved technologies for this purpose. Additionally, you will maintain expertise in environmental abatement technologies and build networks with internal and external stakeholders to support environmental initiatives.
Accountabilities:
- Working with diverse teams to identify environmental impacts of chemical processes and implementing improvement measures
- Performing quantified technical assessments and cost analysis of process routes while developing sustainable implementation strategies
- Supporting process development teams with environmental impact minimization guidance and contribute to the development and maintenance of IT infrastructure for sustainability assessments
- Providing environmental consultancy to Syngenta functions (Packaging, Technology & Sourcing, Formulation Development, Research, Regional Sustainability) and maintaining stakeholder relationships
- Planning and executing laboratory and bench scale programs to assess environmental amelioration technologies, ensuring proper experimental procedures
- Supervising pilot plant trials and ensuring technical aspects of environmental process assessment and validation
- Conducting rigorous scale-up assessments of environmental abatement unit operations from laboratory to plant scale
- Generating comprehensive technical documentation including experimental results, cost calculations, pilot campaigns, and patent applications
- Supporting technology transfer activities for both in-house and third-party manufacturing operations, collaborating with T&E departments
- Maintaining HSE compliance while contributing to innovation and continuous improvement within process engineering and New AI process technology department
Qualifications
- M.Sc. or PhD in Environmental, Chemical or Process Engineering or similar with more than three years of relevant industrial experience or equivalent work experience
- Understanding of environmental legislation and regional differences thereof
- Experience working across different sites, functions, cultures and preferably in a chemical manufacturing environment
- Fluency in English, other language skills (particularly German, French) are highly valuable
- Knowledge of Life cycle assessment, preferably in the agrochemical or fine chemical industry
- Strong strategic and conceptual thinking skills
- Knowledge of chemical engineering principles related to environmental abatement technologies and good understanding of sustainability impacts of chemical production
- Experience in managing small to medium projects
- Track record in successfully influencing non-technical stakeholders
- Track record in presenting ideas, concepts and proposals to non-technical stakeholders
Additional Information
We offer a variety of financial and non-financial benefits including:
- We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment
- The opportunity to make a difference to process safety, both within Syngenta’s global operations, and in shaping safety legislation and culture worldwide
- A superb working environment with an open culture and diverse workforce where new ideas are always welcome
- The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees and gain scientific and technical excellence
- Learning culture (Together we Grow) and wide range of training options
- You will profit from a competitive pension fund plan, flexible working, attractive bonus system, onsite doctor, fitness room, canteen, and other benefits such as Family friendly initiatives, Child and Family allowance
Please send your complete application with CV, diploma and work certificates (if applicable) in ENGLISH language.
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
