Dairy Environmental Systems Expert

The target location for this role is Land O'Lakes Corporate Headquarters in Arden Hills, MN, however this position can be remote (virtual) and located anywhere in the USA.

Job Summary:

This position supports the development and implementation of Truterra's Dairy Sustainability Platform (Platform) including Scope 3 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) greenhouse gas (GHG) quantification process (Scope 3 Process) and Truterra's On-farm LCA GHG Tool (On-farm Tool) and implementation of the dairy portion of Truterra's Climate Smart grant implementation, including training and on-farm assessments. The Platform components are the first in a series of best-in-class dairy environmental stewardship assessment/improvement guidance tools being developed for utilization by trained Truterra service providers to support Land O'Lakes Dairy Foods and other Truterra customers. This position provides tremendous growth opportunity for the right individual with a customer service mindset, a flexible, can-do attitude and willingness to take on a range of assignments, both independently and collaboratively with others that are also focused on achieving overall project goals and outcomes.

This individual will report to the Strategic Operating Director and work day-to-day with the Senior Manager of Livestock Sustainability. Initial daily responsibilities will be to assist with manure system GHG assessment and intervention opportunities to support Truterra's $90M USDA Climate Smart Grant and carry out short-term and longer-term assignments that support the development, testing/evaluation, documentation, validation, and delivery of the four dairy farm cradle to farm gate environmental prints (Enteric, Feed, Manure, and Energy) across 12 US Dairy regions. Work also to include use of Scope 3 Process to conduct Scope 3 GHG assessments for Truterra customers. The ideal candidate will have practical dairy farm experience coupled with formal training and professional workplace experience that includes system analyses, analytical capacity, development and delivery of communication materials (i.e., Powerpoint slide decks, written documents for a range of audiences, summary charts) and knowledge of LCA procedures.

Responsibilities:

Core contributor to technical development and evolution of best-in-class methods to calculate GHG footprints using spreadsheets. Conduct on-farm assessments of manure management systems and whole farm footprints to support customer needs and USDA-Climate Smart grant deliverables. Develop summary information from outcomes of the GHG accounting work. Develop and deliver training materials. Use Truterra Dairy Products to perform Scope 3 analysis for customers. Assist with development and maintenance of project management documents (Gantt charts, accomplishment summaries, reports).

Minimum Experience/Knowledge:

• 5-7 years of professional experience
  
  


• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Animal Science, Agricultural Engineering, Environmental Science, or closely related field
  
  


• Strong math skills, experience with spreadsheets, analytically minded
  
  


• Experience working with dairy farms
  
  


• MS Office
  
  


• Strong communication skills
  
  


• Project management skills
  
  


• Self-starter
  
  


• Accomplishment-oriented
  
  

Preferred Experience/Knowledge:

• 15 years of documented dairy environmental systems progressive professional experience that includes:
  
  


• Applied (on-farm) research that includes adherence to established manure system evaluation protocols
  
  


• Funded project management, execution, and reporting for manure management projects
  
  


• In-depth experience educating farmers and influencing decisions about various dairy manure handling and treatment systems at different scales and regions
  
  


• In-depth understanding of climate change mitigation and adaptation methods available to dairy farmers
  
  


• Calculation and evaluation of baseline and intervention Carbon Index scores for proposed manure GHG emission projects
  
  


• Manure GHG intervention project technical and economic feasibility studies
  
  


• Development and delivery of impactful dairy manure management training materials focusing on dairy farmers/key advisors, allied businesses, lenders, and public officials/agencies
  
  


• Experiential insights to conduct dairy whole farm environmental system scenario analyses
  
  


• Normalization of dairy cattle excretions for use in model input/project evaluations
  
  


• Comprehensive understanding of the major GHG quantification protocols
  
  


• Experience with Life Cycle Assessments and GHG foot printing
  
  

The salary range for this role is $102,480 - $153,720.

As a full time employee, you will receive a wide range of benefits for you and your dependents:

• • 3 medical plan choices including HSA plan options
  
  


• • Vision & dental plan
  
  


• • Company paid Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, parental leave, caregiver leave and emergency leave
  
  


• • 401(k) plan with company match and additional automatic contribution regardless of participation
  
  


• • Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays and Employee Assistance Program
  
  


• • Wellness program focused on Physical, Financial and Emotional Health with opportunity for cash incentives
  
  

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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