SUSTAINABILITY DATA ENGINEER

We are seeking skilled and motivated Sustainability Data Engineer to join our team in Lewes office. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the systems that underpin Falcon's sustainability data management capabilities. You will design and manage data pipelines that ensure information is accurate, secure, and readily accessible for analysis and reporting. Working closely with colleagues, you will support a range of analytical activities while acting as a technical expert and trusted advisor across the business. You will act as a technical resource and guide, both within Falcon and externally with our producers, customers and industry peers., * Support Falcon in GIS based projects including creating geospatial databases that include supply chain and product attributes

• Support Falcon's compliance with regulation, including the EU's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), through the meticulous management of data; Guide, develop, maintain, and improve upon the automated flow of data at Falcon (e.g., EUDR); Guide, develop, maintain, and improve upon system for checking potential false positives (e.g., auditing)
• Understand data privacy (e.g., GDPR) regulation and how to apply it to our management of data
• Contribute to annual sustainability reporting (e.g., CDP/TCFD/SECR), including the calculation of Falcon's annual GHG emissions figures
• Coordinate between sustainability and IT on data management
• Maintain a familiarity with analytical processes within the sustainability department to ensure cross training and provide further support, as needed, The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. The Sustainability Data Engineer may be required to undertake additional ad hoc tasks as reasonably requested in line with the needs and growth of the business.

• 5-7 years of relevant professional experience
• Scientific background and mindset. Degree in STEM is a plus.
• Programming experience (R/PYTHON)
• Database design and maintenance experience (POSTGRESQL)
• Confidence with analytic software and tools. Familiarity with GIS software
• Knowledge of carbon emissions and modelling
• Impeccable attention to detail, organised, and structured
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, adaptable.
• Ability to turn highly technical work into accessible information and guidance
• Ability to work independently. Great time management skills.
• An interest in sustainability and the environment
• Strong appetite for learning new things

Desired Skills/Attributes

• Understanding of GHG protocol; and carbon accounting practices (scopes) strongly preferred.
• Love of coffee, * Programming: 5 years (preferred)
• Database design: 5 years (preferred)

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Sick pay
• Employee assistance programme
• Company pension
• Casual dress
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave, * 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Company Pension Scheme
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Hybrid working option (after probation)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health Plan with Simplyhealth
• Length of service holiday entitlement
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
• Casual dress code / friendly working environment
• Office perks and Free coffee!

Falcon Coffees, established in 2008, is a green coffee trading company with offices and representation in ten countries across UK, Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. We are a diverse group of people comprising 25 nationalities with over 21 languages spoken. We source coffee from 26 producing origins on behalf of more than 1300 coffee roasters around the world. Core to our business model is delivering positive socio-economic impact in the communities we work with and shared environmental stewardship.