Do you have a vision on how LCA can play a key role in sustainability in the agri-food sector? Are you looking to use your LCA skills and knowledge on LCI data to support international companies, governments and civil society organizations in developing more sustainable food supply chains? Mérieux Nutri Science | Blonk is looking for an experienced LCA specialist with the focus on project management.
The successful candidate is responsible for developing high quality Life Cycle Inventories (LCIs) to be used in our LCA-database products and their applications (in consultancy projects). We are looking for someone that combines LCA expertise with knowledge on quality and client service, generates innovative solutions and takes responsibility.
What will you be doing as LCA Specialist?
To make decisions and reduce environmental footprint in the agro-food sector data is key. As a senior LCA specialist you support internal and external clients in creating high quality Life Cycle Inventories and LCA databases. In doing so you select and monitor relevant data sources, develop and apply calculation models in compliance with relevant LCA standards and ensure quality, efficiency and consistency in developing our LCIs. Specific products you may work for are Agri-footprint, Optimeal , APS-footprint, GFLI and EU Environmental Footprint (EF) databases. You are key in being the point of contact for our consultants who perform or review LCA and PEFCR related studies, for our product managers who are responsible for our database products and for our external clients who have questions on how datasets have been modelled. You have ample room to develop new and robust LCA methodologies applicable to agricultural products to further improve the quality of our LCA databases.
Your profile

• Completed university education in a scientific or engineering subject
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of systems thinking
• Able to translate complex LCA related content into understandable language for internal and external clients
• Able to work with various datasets (different formats, sizes, etc)
• Ability to understand client processes and make the connection with consultancy and/or IT-processes
• Excellent communication skills in English (spoken and written)
• Client-oriented and quality focus
• Project management skills
• Located in the Netherlands

Bonus points

• A good command of Dutch and/or any other major language
• Relevant contacts within the work field (like FAO, EC, industry associations and other data providers)
• Knowledge of development of calculation models (e.g. in Python), ETLs, data(base)management
• Passion for sustainability

What is in it for you?

• Contribute to a more sustainable society.
• Plenty of room for own initiative and (abundant opportunities) for (personal) professional development.
• Direct interaction with clients and users.
• Varying project teams in a stimulating working environment.
• Contract for 32-40 hours per week.
• Working from home policy, including reimbursement (no remote position).
• Reimbursement for home-to-work travel costs, pension scheme, profit sharing and a personal development budget.
• Informal working environment.
• Flexible working hours.

Working at Mérieux Nutri Science | Blonk
We are an international and ambitious team of agri-food and sustainability experts, software developers, and data and methodology specialists. We are all passionate about building a sustainable and healthy society.
Together with our international clients, we work toward a sustainable agri-food system. We provide answers and solutions through solid, independent research, advice, data(bases), and software tools.
Our core values are teamwork, dedication, integrity, and reliability, all based on many years of expertise in the field. Team Mérieux Nutri Science | Blonk gets the job done. Integrity is at the heart of our company. As such, we don't support greenwashing and work with clients who encourage honest research and advice. To us, this is the essential basis for a more sustainable agri-food sector and a healthier society.
Our team is very diverse, there are ten nationalities with various studies from Statistics, Physics, Climate Change, Industrial Ecology to Biology. We communicate mainly in English. The people are motivated and committed to their work and the team of independent professionals works well together in permanent product and varying project teams.
About Mérieux Nutri Sciences | Blonk
Mérieux Nutri Sciences | Blonk is the Global Centre of Excellence for Environmental Footprinting within the Mérieux Nutri Sciences group. It is the international expert, supporting and inspiring the agri-food sector to give shape to sustainability for 25+ years. Together with our clients we want to make the change to sustainable and healthy agri-food system.
Our purpose is to create a sustainable and healthy planet, for current and future generations. We help our clients to get insight into their environmental performance, by providing independent research and advice, developing and implementing data(bases) and software solutions. Always based on the latest scientific developments. Starting point are quantitative analyses, such as life cycle assessments, and independent data. Our team consists of agri-food and sustainability experts, software developers and data and methodology specialists.
Our core values are characterized by teamwork, dedication, integrity and reliability, based on our many years’ experience in the field. Our team makes sure to get the job done. Even though we are a commercial company we don’t support ‘greenwashing’ and we work with clients which give us room for honest research and advice.
Soort dienstverband: Fulltime
Salaris: €4.200,00 - €6.000,00 per maand
Aanvullende vergoedingen:

• Bonusregeling
• Vakantiegeld

Arbeidsvoorwaarden:

• Taaltraining aangeboden

Flexibele taalvereiste:

• Nederlands niet vereist

Werklocatie: Hybride werken in 2805 TD Gouda