[closed] Job opportunity: Technical Officer

About Eurovent

Eurovent is the voice of the European Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) industry. Our association acts as a bridge between our members and the EU institutions to enable heating, cooling, and ventilation technologies to contribute to the EU’s sustainability ambitions. We represent more than 1.000 organisations from over 30 countries, most of which are SMEs. More information about us at www.eurovent.eu.

Your responsibilities

As Technical Officer, you will coordinate our technical policy and standardisation work across a varied portfolio of technologies for air movement, air treatment and thermal management, in close cooperation with the relevant members and our technical team. You will:

• Manage and organise the relevant Product Groups, including planning work programmes, preparing agendas and supporting materials, facilitating member discussions, and ensuring follow-up on agreed actions and priorities.
• Monitor EU product legislation affecting the assigned product areas, including Ecodesign and related energy, environmental and market-access requirements, and assess their technical and practical implications.
• Draft technical analyses, position papers, arguments, presentations and speaking points, and represent these at stakeholder workshops, consultations, and meetings.
• Coordinate the development of industry guidelines, technical recommendations and pre-normative research projects, from initial scoping and member consultation through drafting, expert review and publication.
• Prepare briefings to inform members, consult views and opinions, drive consensus towards common positions.
• Liaise with relevant expert organisations, research institutions, and standardisation bodies.

Your profile

The ideal candidate will:

• Hold a Master’s degree in mechanical or energy engineering or another relevant engineering discipline, preferably with strong foundations in thermodynamics or fluid mechanics.
• Have a minimum of three years’ relevant professional experience in the HVACR industry or a related technology field, preferably including work in regulatory affairs, compliance or standardisation.
• Be fluent in English; knowledge of other European languages is a plus.
• Be a clear and convincing communicator, both in speech and in writing, and be comfortable speaking in public and addressing large groups.
• Be a self-starter and self-motivated, take initiative, and be comfortable working independently.

Our offer

• Full-time position starting in September or October.
• The role may be based in our Brussels or Milan offices or performed remotely, and may be offered either on payroll or on an independent consultancy basis.
• We value independence: as long as you do your job thoroughly and meet deadlines, we are flexible concerning when and how you do it.
• You should be ready to travel around Europe frequently, for member meetings, industry events, stakeholder engagements and visits to companies.
• You will be joining a small, international Team and work with organisations from more than 30 countries daily.
• You will report to the Secretary General.
• Competitive annual salary, depending on profile and experience.

Apply now

Interested? Send your CV or LinkedIn profile to Mr Francesco Scuderi (francesco.scuderi@eurovent.eu). Interviews will be held online on a rolling basis.