Job Summary
The primary responsibility of this role is to support TÜV Rheinland’s Business Stream “Products” Global Sustainability Team, with a focus on activities undertaken or initiated within Western, Central and Eastern Europe and aiming at materials, products and packaging.
She/ he will support the team by addressing market requests and participating in the entire process, from the pre-engagement stage to contributing to the growth of product sustainability and circular economy services in both national and international contexts.
As part of TÜV Rheinland’s UK team within the Business Stream “Products”, the candidate will be involved in projects across diverse product categories, such as textiles, hardgoods, electrical products, solar equipment, commercial goods, and medical devices, to meet the needs of TÜV Rheinland customers.
Job Description
1. ■Project management support of various workstreams based on assignment and within provided guidance.
2. ■Project management support of in person events (internal and external engagement).
3. ■Research and diverse presentation preparations/ trainings, both based within secondary data and internally provided data.
4. ■Excellent ability to compile engaging documents in Word, Power Point and Excel.
Candidate Qualification
Education:
5. ■Studying environmental sciences, material sciences, surface design, chemistry, apparel or textiles sustainability, product sustainability or other relevant subjects.
6. ■Products of focus can be one or more of the following: textiles, packaging, hardgoods, electrical products, solar equipment, commercial goods, and medical devices.
7. ■The candidate can be in course of completion of their degree and looking for an industry placement.
Experience and skills:
8. ■Passionate about making an impact in sustainability with broad knowledge of ESG and product sustainability trends.
9. ■Essential: research and analysis skills, attention to detail.
10. ■Preferred but not essential: an understanding of product certification, or desire to develop such understanding.
11. ■Preferred but not essential: an understanding of one or more of the below: product design and development, product sustainability, product circularity principles.
12. ■Ability to manage 2–4 concurrent projects under tight deadlines with high quality output.
13. ■Excellent English communication skills in all forms, including written, presentation for potential engagement with customers and internal teams.
14. ■Customer-focused mindset and ability to quickly assess and understand customers’ challenges and provide applicable supports accordingly.
15. ■Strong team player with problem-solving skills.
16. ■Willingness to travel within the UK and potentially Europe.
We only accept applications submitted online through our application system. We cannot accept applications sent by email.
What else you should know
Job ID19555Type of contractInternshipType of employmentFull TimeWork modelFlex Office / partially remoteCompanyTUV Rheinland UK Ltd.
Application deadline: as long as the job is listed on our career page, we are looking for suitable candidates (all genders welcome). We are looking forward to receiving your application.