Technical Experts, ANSI Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program

Office Location: Offsite, reporting to ANSI Headquarters in Washington, DC Supervisor’s Title: Manager of Accreditation Services Type: Contract Position Summary: The American National Standards Institute, a non-profit organization and the voice of the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system seeks qualified Technical Experts to serve on a contractual basis to evaluate the competence and integrity of Verification/Validation bodies against the accreditation criteria contained in ISO 14065, Greenhouse gases – Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition. ANSI is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. ANSI does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, disability, national origin, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship or authorized alien status, or veteran status. Responsibilities: Evaluate the competence and integrity of GHG Verification/Validation bodies against the accreditation criteria published by ANSI; Review activities of the bodies from impartiality of the organization to the competence of its staff; The evaluation also involves observation and discussions at all levels of management and technical areas, and includes witnessing validation/verification activities conducted by bodies.

Professional Skills and Qualifications: Applicants must have experience with Greenhouse Gas verification/validation processes and technical knowledge in one or more GHG methodologies, registry requirements, air quality compliance regulations, and other aspects of measuring and monitoring emission reduction projects and inventories; In addition, applicants should have thorough knowledge in one or more related technical disciplines (environmental management systems, ISO 14064 and other GHG standards, sustainability, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, forestry, life cycle analysis, etc.); Verification/validation program Technical Expert must meet one of the following educational and experience prerequisites: Bachelor degree or equivalent in technical field, six years of experience in any technical discipline; must demonstrate Management system or similar related experience; and Non-engineering degree (four years) or equivalent and a minimum of eight years in technical field; must demonstrate Management system or similar related experience. Associate degree or equivalent and a minimum of ten years in a technical field; must demonstrate Management System or similar related experience. Technical Expert experience should include activities relating to at least three of the following areas: Emissions monitoring and calculations Emissions reporting Design of GHG emissions reduction systems Testing and calibration of emissions monitoring equipment Working with GHG quantification methodologies (including but not limited to direct measurement via probes, calculations using baseline or input data, use of conversion factors, stoichiometric calculations, estimation methodologies and the conservativeness of these approaches) GHG V/V activities Assessment/auditing experience Accounting Data management and information systems Level of assurance or uncertainty management. ANSI is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. ANSI does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, disability, national origin, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship or authorized alien status, or veteran status. To Apply: Please submit your cover letter, resume and salary requirements to ANSI Manager of Accreditation Services abowles@ansi.org