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Business Analyst, Carbon Projects

Robinson Lumber Company

Posted 10/27/25

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4000 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA, 70115

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Job Description

Are you impatient, proactive, and relentlessly accurate? Do you thrive on getting the details right, love digging into new technical material, and prefer to demonstrate your expertise through precise, professional documentation? This role offers a rare chance to put those skills to work on one of the most important challenges of our time. 

Robinson Lumber Company (RLC), now in its fifth generation of family ownership, is launching a groundbreaking biochar initiative that generates carbon credits for sale on the voluntary market. The company is at a pivotal stage where it must create detailed RFPs, presentations, design documents, and technical packages that serve as the foundation for certification with registries like Puro.Earth, CAR, & Isometric, and as submissions to some of the world’s largest corporations. Buyers such as Microsoft, Meta, Google, Shopify, JP Morgan, and BlackRock are investing billions into carbon offsets, and the documents written in this role will be sent directly to them. 

Wood biochar has the potential to quickly become the single largest source of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) offsets worldwide, making it one of the most important solutions to reduce global emissions. By taking on this role, you will not only help establish the credibility of RLC’s projects but also contribute to shaping the future of climate action. 

Joining RLC means joining an old company doing new things. Since 1893, Robinson has grown as a leader in global wood products by combining tradition with innovation. As a values-driven organization, the company is committed to excellence in every pursuit, independence in taking smart risks, and stewardship of natural resources. These values align directly with the qualities sought for this role: precision, rigor, and the confidence to own important work. 


Key Responsibilities 

  • Lead the drafting of high-quality financial models, RFPs, presentations, and related project design documents  
  • Research and interpret requirements from registries such as Puro.Earth & Isometric 
  • Work with subject matter experts to translate technical project details into clear business terms 
  • Collaborate with a small project team to gather and validate inputs, while independently driving document development 
  • Ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance across technical submissions 
  • Adapt and refine existing frameworks, templates, and resources to accelerate document preparation 


Desired Profile – A Technical Expert 

  • Personality: Proactive, skeptical, and driven to be accurate. Restless when learning something new and committed to getting it right 
  • Communication Style: Direct, factual, and detailed. Written communication is clear 
  • Work Style: Independent, orderly, and systematic. Comfortable working solo on complex documentation with minimal supervision 
  • Motivators: Recognition for subject-matter expertise, opportunities to deepen technical knowledge, and the satisfaction of producing flawless, high-impact work 


Qualifications 

  • Strong Excel skills and demonstrated ability to generate professional documents
  • Research and analytical skills, with the ability to transform complex inputs into structured documentation 
  • Self-directed and reliable, capable of advancing critical deliverables in a fast-moving environment 
  • Familiarity with carbon markets, sustainability projects, or biochar a plus 
  • Candidates based in or near New Orleans are preferred


Benefits

What the Company Offers 

  • The chance to shape a pioneering carbon removal project
  • A role with long-term importance, supporting the growth of multiple biochar facilities across the country 
  • Exposure to the forefront of climate innovation 
  • A values-driven environment grounded in excellence, independence, and integrity 
  • Generous benefits, competitive compensation, and recognition for success 

Skills

  • Technical Writing
  • Analytical Review
  • Project Management
  • Project Design
  • Carbon Markets
  • Carbon Offsets
  • Microsoft Excel

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About Robinson Lumber Company

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Growing together since 1893
Now well into our second century of operation and fifth generation of family ownership, Robinson Lumber Company is a leader in wholesale international wood products purchasing, manufacturing, processing, & transportation, serving customers and suppliers in over seventy countries. We evolve continuously and grow our reputation for experience, reliability, value, and stewardship of our planet’s natural resources.


Mission: our reason for existing, which remains unchanged over time
The fundamental purpose of Robinson Lumber Company is to profitably help our customers and suppliers succeed in the wood products industry, while maintaining our culture as a professionally managed family business where people want to come to work.


Vision: a declaration of our objectives, intended to guide decision-making
Our vision is to be the best lumber company in the world. We promise our customers and suppliers that we will build relationships with them and offer value through experience, integrity, and hard work on their behalf. The greatest compliment they can pay us in return is a recommendation to their own friends. We promise ourselves that we will maintain and evolve our traditions, invest in each other, and remain active in each other’s communities. By maintaining diversity in our people and in our business lines, we will maintain the financial strength to fulfill these promises. Robinson Lumber Company will be an old company always doing new things.


Values: the personality traits that we value in our team members

Passion for what we do
Generosity to help others
Honesty in everything
Courage to speak your mind
Independence to take smart risks
Excellence in our pursuits
Curiosity for new things