R&D Engineer Intern

THE OPPORTUNITY - CONTEXT OF THE MISSIONS

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are third‑party verified documents used to communicate the environmental performance of construction products. In the past ten years, the sector has grown exponentially and is expected to accelerate further with the progressive implementation of the Construction Products Regulation 2024 for various products. This will gradually make the construction products’ environmental reporting mandatory in Europe, increasing its strategic importance for companies.

EPDs, however, contain inhomogeneous and/or inaccurate data. For instance, different program operators may require a different number of fields in their PDFs or digital data. To address this, the LCA/EPD Team of Holcim Innovation Center launched an internal project to analyse EPDs, improve their data quality and facilitate downstream use. A platform that allows the monitoring of European EPDs has been successfully created.

MISSIONS

• Improve existing functionalities in the platform.
• Design, develop, and test new functionalities for the platform.
• Develop additional related services that may optimize the use of EPDs by the LCA/EPD Team or by employees of Holcim subsidiaries.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Rigor and attention to detail.
• Curiosity and critical thinking.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Carbon Footprinting, and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD).
• Proficiency in data analysis (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
• Python coding and knowledge of data formats (JSON/XML). (Optional but a plus)

Spoken languages

English mandatory; French optional.

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: TRAINING

• Master’s degree or final year of Engineering School.
• Field of study: Environmental, Materials, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering (or similar technical degrees).

FURTHER INFORMATION

Duration: 4 to 6 months.

Holcim Innovation Center site: Saint‑Quentin‑Fallavier, approximately 30 km east of Lyon (accessible by public transport).