LCA & Climate Engineer - Paris - Welow - 29/04/2023

Welow

Aider le consommateur à comprendre et réduire son empreinte environnementale en lui fournissant de l'information environnementale individuelle et sur les produits qu'il achète.

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Welow did not yet communicate its impact measurement.

As a Climate Engineer, you will manage the delivery and support the development of our solutions built for consumers : a Mobile application and APIs. You will manage the delivery of our project with retails and banking customers and make sure that we follow a rigorous methodology to provide the most accurate and transparent carbon insights to our customers and users.

You will join a small team building out future solutions for consumers. Your inputs will be very valued and impactful for the future of our products.

Your main tasks and responsibilities:

Make our deployment projects a success

Become an expert in product LCAs and carbon emission factors to make our integration with customers a success
Manage rigourously projects and make sure we deliver them on time & on budget
Engage directly with sustainability leaders help them transform successfully their organizations & products

Build a solid methodological framework

Develop our database of emission factors that are used to link monetary (€) data and product data to emissions (kgCO2-equivalent)
Build upon reference studies and guidelines to develop specific methodologies to assess the carbon footprint of consumer products and consumption behaviours
Improve continuously the general methodologies applied for Life-Cycle Assessments

Handle knowledge-management aspects within the team

Update Greenly’s knowledge base with the latest findings in terms of carbon accounting and climate science
Disseminate knowledge among the Consumer products team

Explore new possibilities for a more precise carbon footprint assessment

Stay up to date with new databases of emission factors that could be integrated into ours - both in France and internationally
Take part in the evolution of the product and processes

We are a fast-growing company, therefore this list is not exhaustive. It’s also a unique opportunity to contribute towards the structuration of a new company and to increase your skills quickly accompanied by experienced people.

You are the candidate we are looking for if you tick these boxes:

Master degree in engineering or technical studies
Young graduate or 1-3 years of experience
Strong interest in climate-energies issues, really motivated to hold an impactful job
Motivated by learning and understanding carbon footprint’s mechanics
Ability to work autonomously and lead people
Ability to manage data related and cross-functional projects
Analytic and problem-solving state-of-mind
Fast learner to quickly build up expertise & skills
Knowledge of the Bilan Carbon methodologies and/or Life-Cycle Assessment is a must
Excel/Python/SQL or other database experience are appreciated
Strong skills in English. Fluency in French
You feel at home in a start-up and fast-paced environment
Humble and curious

Where skills are equal, preference is given to disabled candidates and other grantees of the obligation to employ.

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