JOB DESCRIPTION

WE ARE

The Joint Research Centre is the science and knowledge service of the European Commission and provides independent, evidence-based knowledge and science, supporting EU policies to positively impact society. The activities are carried out in collaboration with relevant Commission Services, national and international organisations and stakeholders. The JRC is located in five Member States (Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain). More information about the JRC can be found at: https://ioint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index en

JRC Directorate G for Nuclear Safety and Security implements the JRC Euratom Research and Training Programme to serve both “nuclear” and “non-nuclear” EU Member States. The Directorate supports policy in the areas of nuclear safety, security, safeguards and nuclear science applications.

The current vacancy is within the unit JRC.G.2 “Infrastructure”, which has the tasks to support, coordinate and manage all infrastructure of the JRC Karlsruhe site, including the finalisation and operation of a new research building. It provides all units with technical services, performs regular maintenance of technical infrastructure and installations, and repair of buildings. The unit ensures a functional, safe, cost-effective and modern design and operation of the infrastructure, and delivers utilities, support services and management of the green areas.

The Unit is located in Karlsruhe (Germany). It is composed of 30 staff members, of which 20 are technicians in various fields and 10 performing managerial or administrative tasks.

WE PROPOSE

We have two vacancies for Technicians in the field of ventilation and cooling systems.

The purpose of these two jobs are to ensure that installations run according to safety and security standards and to implement new installations and machines, in particular within the ventilation and cooling systems.

The job offers a great opportunity to work independently with possibilities to initialise new projects from idea and design phase till its implementation and maintenance – a full life circle.

As the successful candidate, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and international environment, first and foremost assisting with all the running of the infrastructure of the JRC- Karlsruhe site. This job will involve you actively in the “machine room”, where you daily will be able to propose and perform solutions for good functioning of our systems.

You will collaborate directly and on a daily basis with the leader of the ventilation group, which is composed of six experienced colleagues, supported by several external contractors.

The candidate will be offered an interesting and challenging position in a demanding, but stimulating technical working environment with many internal and external contacts and an excellent working atmosphere.

WE LOOK FOR

We look for a motivated candidate who has her/his strength in the technical domain. Besides hands-on technical skills, she/he preferably has experience in procurement and financial management and can perform administrative tasks, such as drafting documentation (technical specifications, qualification and acceptance test criteria, user manuals, etc.), preparing equipment purchases, managing installation and maintenance projects and supervising external contract staff.

A minimum of 3 years of technical experience in mechanical and/or electrical installations is required. It will be an advantage with professional experience in management of research or industrial facilities, including a sense of safety regulations.

She/he shall possess the capacity to work in a team but also to perform his/her duties independently or guide a small project team of external contractors. The ability to analyse and structure technical information as well as sharing knowledge with colleagues and with the users of the systems for which the job holder is responsible is therefore essential. Demonstrated flexibility, organisational skills and problem-solving capabilities are an asset for this function.

A good knowledge of two EU official languages is requested. A good command of English is essential, and German language skills will be an asset and encouraged to learn.

This position is “a category A exposed worker”: her/his work involves a risk of exposure to ionizing radiation and contamination. Therefore, she/he is submitted to the operational radiation protection measures including specific training, individual dosimetry and monitoring, and medical surveillance. The short-listed candidate will be subject to specific medical checks performed by the occupational health service (Medical Service of the Commission) in order to determine whether she or he is fit to work in controlled areas. If the short-listed candidate is not declared fit to work in controlled areas, she/he will not be selected for this position.

How to Apply

You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:

1. your CV 2. completed application form.

Please send these documents by the publication deadline to HR-JRC-KRU-SELECTION-

indicating the selection reference JRC/C0M/2025/1958 & JRC/COM/2025/2184 in the subject. No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.