Lyon Carbon Project Analyst — Certification & Impact

Rainbow Standard; Lyon; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

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Office in Lyon

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Mutuelle health insurance + transit-a"

Job summary

Rainbow Standard is seeking a Carbon Project Analyst in Lyon to transform methodologies into certified projects. You will guide developers through validation and verification, work with internal teams, and coordinate with auditors to ensure timely certification.

You will assess data, perform LCAs, and develop evidence-based arguments to close gaps while contributing to templates and new methodologies across the certification program.

Qualifications

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in engineering, environmental science or a related field.
• 1-3 years in operations, project management, consultancy or client-facing roles.
• Knowledge of industrial systems and carbon measurement (LCA, carbon footprinting, GHG Protocol).
• Analytical, detail-oriented, proactive.

Responsibilities

• Manage project certification: collect developer data, run LCAs with in-house models, check eligibility against Rainbow Standard.
• Turn developers' technology and operations into eligibility assessments and PDDs.
• Find where a project falls short and build evidence-based arguments to close the gap.
• Keep certification moving with clear communication to developers and auditors.
• Build templates and processes, and help roll out new methodologies.

Skills

Analytical

Detail-oriented

Proactive

Excellent English

Education

Master's degree in engineering, environmental science or related field

Job description

Rainbow Standard is seeking a Carbon Project Analyst in Lyon to transform methodologies into certified projects. You will guide developers through validation and verification, work with internal teams, and coordinate with auditors to ensure timely certification.

You will assess data, perform LCAs, and develop evidence-based arguments to close gaps while contributing to templates and new methodologies across the certification program.