Environmental Risk Assessment Expert – Royal HaskoningDHV Zwolle – Nijmegen

With society’s increasing attention to hazardous substances in our environment, work environment and food, the pressure of laws and regulations to achieve a sustainable industry is also increasing. The EU has set ambitious goals in the “chemicals strategy for sustainability, towards a toxic-free environment”. As an Environmental Risk Assessment expert, you will support the industry to make the production and use of chemicals safer and circular. Are you curious about the impact you can have? Read on!

What You Do as an Environmental Risk Assessment Expert

As an Environmental Risk Assessment Expert, you assess substance safety according to European and national legislation. You evaluate the hazards, exposure and risks of substances based on empirical and modelling information. This deals with distribution and behaviour of substances in the environmental compartments and the risks involved with emissions. This helps determine which substances can be used safely under which conditions. In addition, you identify potential problems with substances and/or degradation products, for example also for emerging substances and/or microplastics. Together with colleagues specialized in (eco)toxicology and risk assessment, you document these findings in, for example, a REACH registration dossier or a dossier for the recovery of substances from waste. Your activities include:

Guiding external laboratories in conducting tests and analyses, interpreting, and reviewing reports for clients.

Mastering and using various techniques to predict the functionality and reactivity of substances (e.g., OECD toolbox or other predictive techniques, including read-across).

Within the framework of EU REACH legislation, determining the legal obligations our clients have based on your experiences, guidance, and interpretation. You also assist clients in exploring alternatives for highly concerning substances (substitution).

Coaching and mentoring junior colleagues, safeguarding the quality of deliverables for clients.

Maintaining and developing client relationships, organizing, and responding to client inquiries.

To provide the right solutions for our clients, it’s essential to immerse yourself in their world and be curious. It is also important to explore how digitization can make our services and products better and more innovative.

Where You’ll Work

Royal HaskoningDHV has been around for over 140 years. We promote integrated sustainable development alongside our clients in areas where we’re experts and can make an impact. Our ambition is to contribute positively to future generations as a financially healthy company. We’re commercially savvy engineers, project managers, and consultants skilled in designing intelligent cities, airports, ports, buildings, and much more. We connect the world’s best and brightest minds at an ever-faster pace, supporting our clients in achieving their ambitions. We call it ‘Enhancing Society Together’!

Our Environment & Safety consulting group consists of approximately 100 professionals in the areas of safety, health, environment and permitting. Positioned within the Industry & Buildings Business Line, we operate globally. Our focus areas include the energy transition, circular economy, climate change, and a healthy living environment. We work for clients in chemical and process industries, as well as the energy sector. While we work worldwide, our home base is in the Netherlands. Our clients range from medium-sized companies to multinationals and governments. As an Environmental Risk Assessment Expert, you’ll be part of multidisciplinary project teams.

What You Bring

You have experience with processes that determine the impact, behaviour, and fate of substances in the environment.

Your background is in (bio)chemistry, environmental sciences, chemical engineering, or molecular sciences at the BSc OR MSc level.

You identify market questions and can translate them into projects; you apply your knowledge.

You have knowledge of EU REACH legislation and at least two years experience working with IUCLID, Chesar, or other dispersion and emission models.

You have an affinity for or knowledge of various (Q)SAR (Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship) models.

Experience with techniques such as LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) or other methods for comparing sustainability criteria of substances and products is an advantage.

You can organize your own work, plan, and structure multiple projects simultaneously.

Excellent command of the English language, communication in Dutch is a big advantage.

What we offer you

We offer a good working atmosphere, in which collegiality and development of the organization and employees is important. We actively coach each other, and reward based on performance and personal competencies. We also offer: 

A good, flexible work-life balance, including a company laptop and phone so you can work wherever and whenever you want.

28 vacation days for full-time employment.

Competitive primary salary and pension contributions through our own pension fund, ensuring your retirement is well taken care of.

Plenty of training and development opportunities. We don’t work with rigid positions and defined development paths, but with flexible roles and plenty of freedom of choice. 

Personal budget which you can use for extra days off, a bicycle or just to have some additional salary.

A conveniently located workplace at our offices in Nijmegen or Amersfoort, along with reimbursement for travel expenses or an NS-Business Card. Your work field extends throughout the Netherlands and beyond.

Bonuses based on company profits.

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