About us

At PRé, we help companies turn sustainability strategy into action. Our fact-based high-quality consulting services, data efforts, training and software solutions are globally recognized and grounded in our 30 years of pioneering experience in life cycle thinking. 

Organizations reach out to us to measure, improve and communicate their sustainability performance and to help them shape their strategy with regards to sustainability metrics. Our trusted and market leading SimaPro software solutions are supported by professional high-standard databases and data management support. We partner with leading database providers, like ecoinvent and Agri-footprint, to provide high quality secondary data. Together with the same partners we have also contributed to the development of secondary data for the European Commission. Now we are tasked to create a database of major importance for the Commission, together with an extensive network of partners. Next to that we aim to develop product-system models and company specific libraries to further enhance the quality and ease of use of available data.  With everything we do, we strive to get closer to a more sustainable world through our science-based approach guided by innovation, transparency and collaboration values.  Driven by these values, we have built a reputation as a thought leader in environmental and social sustainability.    

People are the heart of PRé. We believe it is important to nurture talent. This is why we focus on gathering and sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We empower people by providing opportunities and space to make autonomous decisions and gain mastery in their field, in service to our common purpose. We’re passionate about the work we do, the clients we serve, and the impact we make every day. PRé has a fast‐paced work environment where creativity and innovation are highly valued.

About the Database Team 

We are a motivated and growing team of LCA and sustainability data experts as well as data scientists. Our mission is to bring the highest quality and most extensive data available to users and partners. The database team at PRé implements the leading databases available in SimaPro to provide a seamless experience for our users. In our efforts we partner with governmental and private organizations, as well as database developers. To name a few: ecoinvent, Agri-footprint, EF secondary data, World Food database, Exiobase and many more. These generic and sector specific databases are often the cornerstone of the work LCA Experts do. We also work with providers of Life Cycle Impact Assessment methods to provide state-of-the-art assessment options in our solutions.

In addition to helping data providers reach a broad and diverse audience, we also help clients connect their data to databases. Our database team works on innovative database management and data handling solutions to connect users to a variety of sources of data, enabling interoperability of data and to help data developers manage and maintain their data in our solutions..

Database creation has also become a topic for the team, and we are now working on the development of a core database of secondary data for the European Commission. This environmental footprint database will be used for a wide variety of policies and regulations as well as potentially other major use cases. This database will be the foundation for a wide range of activities and decision-making, and will likely be an integral part of the future data ecosystem while also creating room for complimentary databases to flourish, and we are looking for someone who is excited to contribute to this activity with their data expertise and coordination skills.

Beyond these activities, we contribute to the development of product category databases of parameterized product system models as well as facilitate the creation of company-internal databases. We seek to create a data environment together with our partners that will help data users create a better world. This is a unique and crucial role in the LCA community, and we continuously strive to improve our methods through innovation and research. Join us now and be part of this exciting opportunity!

What you will be doing

Are you a flexible, innovative, and result-oriented person with extensive experience with data generation and use in LCA as well as excellent project management skills? Do you want to invest your talent to work on ground-breaking projects, help guide the Database team on content issues and accelerate sustainable action and innovation across PRé?

The main goals of this full-time (32-40 hours) position are to:

• Lead the content expertise of the Database team by leading database management projects, providing methodological and data expertise, and helping to coordinate the team’s efforts.
• Structure and supervise work efforts in a major, multi-year project to build an extensive, high-quality database for the European Commission.
• Maintain and expand the broad offerings of databases and impact assessment methods in PRé solutions through expert contributions and project management on this core task.
• Maintain and improve our internal data management processes through the coordination of automation and efficiency-increasing efforts in the team and with partners.
• Support a positive and motivated team of data analysts through guidance and knowledge sharing.

What you will bring along

As a company that highly values diversity, curiosity, and collaborations, we are open to people from different professional and educational backgrounds. The ideal person for this role would fit the following criteria: 

• PhD in Environmental / Nature Sciences/ Industrial Ecology and/or significant work experience in sustainability, specifically on environmental assessments and life cycle-based approaches
• Extensive knowledge and work experience with LCA inventory databases and/or impact assessment methods, ideally with experience in coordinating work on data packages and releases to users
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent verbal and written English
• A collaborative spirit
• EU citizen or work permit for the Netherlands

What we promise

Working with us, you’ll be part of a highly diverse global culture that puts people first; our own and our customers. Our team of change-makers is passionate about sustainability and science, working together to solve challenging environmental and social problems. To sustain this passion, we make sure our people derive a sense of purpose, mastery and autonomy from their work. We believe in constant learning and knowledge sharing – and we give our employees the tools to develop to their fullest potential. We work efficiently and effectively, taking responsibility for the work we do, keeping our commitments with integrity and honesty, living up to the company’s core values. 

At PRé, you’ll find:  

• A fast‐paced work environment where creativity and dedication are highly valued.  
• An inspiring, and challenging international work atmosphere with an open and informal culture.   
• A thoughtful group of colleagues, with much personal attention, and an employer who keeps a great eye on work happiness and job satisfaction.  
• Competitive compensation, excellent personal development opportunities, on-the-job training and great responsibilities – all while contributing to a better world.   
• Excellent remote working conditions and flexible hours to support your work-life balance.   
• Training budget of € 1000, – per year to support and empower your individual learning and development. 
• And, since we`re in the Netherlands, our job offer wouldn’t be complete without public transport compensation and a bicycle plan.  

We’d love to see your application

If you recognize yourself in the profile and feel the drive to make a change, we’d love to hear from you! To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Vera Vigh: vigh@pre-sustainability.com. For more information about this position, you can contact Kimberly Bittler: bittler@pre-sustainability.com.