LCA Project Engineer (M/F)

Permanent contract
Lyon
Occasional remote
Salary: Not specified
Starting date: October 31, 2025

ORIS
ORIS

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Job description

  • Contribute to the development of carbon footprint calculators for construction materials

    • Conduct technical and competitive analysis of existing carbon footprint calculators in the construction sector.

    • Collect and analyze the necessary data to develop calculation methodologies in line with LCA standards (e.g., ISO 14040/44) and Product Category Rules (PCR).

    • Lead project development in collaboration with our multidisciplinary teams (Product, Tech, Data).

    • Identify customer requirements and ensure they are properly implemented in the developed technical solutions.

    • Propose innovative solutions, based on our data analysis and artificial intelligence tools, to help users reduce their products’ carbon footprint.

  • Conduct LCA calculations in infrastructure projects

    • Collect, analyse and enrich internal environmental databases for construction materials, leveraging automated processes to accelerate our analyses

    • Actively participate in the discussion with customers and guide them through the development of sustainable solutions for their construction projects

    • Calculate and analyse projects carbon footprint

    • Work closely with customers, to understand and apply project specific requirements such as local environmental regulations, sustainability standards or databases, and make sure it is aligned with LCA standards and ORIS verified methodology.

    • Contribute to the development of decarbonisation scenarios in collaboration with other project team members.

  • R&D projects

    • Participate in the continuous improvement of our LCA methodologies.

    • Create supporting documentation (articles, technical notes, presentations) to facilitate the understanding of LCA and sustainability topics, both internally and for our clients.


Preferred experience

  • General Profile

    • Engineer : LCA + general profile with sustainability options

    • BAC+5

    • First experience as LCA engineer

    • A good understanding of construction materials and infrastructure design and construction is recommended

  • Technical skills

    • Understanding and having practised LCA for construction sector

    • Ability to analyse and synthesise in writing and presentations

    • LCA standard knowledge (EN15804, ISO 14040/44, PCR, etc.)

    • Capacity to conduct new LCA research (e.g., electricity, vehicles, etc)

    • Practical skills in LCA tool are assets

    • English (other language skills are assets)

  • Soft skills

    • Capacity of project management & interaction with various teams and customers

    • Ability to lead meetings and deliver on time

    • Autonomy, organisation, anticipation, flexibility

    • Willingness to contribute to the team development and innovative projects

    • Passionate about LCA and environmental topics

    • Open-minded on various subjects


Recruitment process

  • You’ll start with a chat with our HR generalist to get to know each other.

  • Next, you’ll meet with your future manager and the HR generalist for a deeper dive into the role.

  • The final step is a conversation with our COO and HR manager to discuss your potential and our company’s future.

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