Facilities Officer at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, UK

Deadline: 28 March 2014
Open to: individual with experience and knowledge of hard and soft facilities operations
Remuneration: annual basic salary will be £38,004.60 net of tax

Description

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is an international organisation supported by 34 States. ECMWF’s principal objectives are the development of numerical methods for medium-range, monthly and seasonal weather forecasting; the preparation, on a regular basis, of these weather forecasts for distribution to the meteorological services of the Member States; scientific and technical research directed to the improvement of these forecasts; and the collection and storage of appropriate meteorological data. Satellite and in situ observations provide the information for up-to-date global analyses and re-analyses of the atmosphere, ocean and surface. More information you can find HERE.

ECMWF’s main computing facility includes supercomputers, archiving and data handling systems. ECMWF is connected to the meteorological telecommunication system and to its Member States via efficient networks linking 44 countries. This position is in the Property Section of the Administration Department. The successful candidate will work in a small team of highly motivated staff and will report to the Head of Property Section. The Property Section is responsible for providing a good working environment for its employees and manages the property and facilities services to support ECMWF’s activities.

Duties of the Facilities Officer:

• Co-ordinating and supervising the day-to-day maintenance of buildings, facilities and services (except computing and engineering services) at ECMWF, including aspects of security, access control, cleaning, catering, conferencing, hospitality, printing facilities and official transport;
• Assisting with the implementation of relevant health and safety standards and ensuring compliance with the Centre’s Health and Safety Policy, including the arrangement of regular training for fire wardens and first aiders;
• Assisting with maintaining compliance with all fire regulations, including system training, monitoring and maintenance, etc;
• Co-ordinating the space planning, office moves and minor alterations to office spaces involving the planning and organisation of building works in line with UK building standards and management of external contractors;
• Liaising with UK governmental authorities for the external maintenance of ECMWF’s premises.

Eligibility

This role would suit an individual with experience and knowledge of hard and soft facilities operations, with a particular leaning towards building maintenance or health and safety. The ability to interpret building plans and diagrams would be highly desirable. Candidates should have a good secondary level education, together with direct experience of working in a similar role, supported by the appropriate qualifications and registration with the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM).

Candidates should have excellent communication and inter-personal skills as the successful candidate will interact with both ECMWF staff and external stakeholders of the organisation. The successful candidate should be able to make informed decisions, be flexible and able to work in a busy environment, often working to very tight deadlines. Candidates should have good IT literacy together with a good working knowledge of the MS Office software.

The working languages of ECMWF are English, French, and German. Candidates must be able to work effectively in English. A good knowledge of one of the other working languages would be desirable. Interviews will be conducted in English.

ECMWF has an Equal Opportunities Policy and applications from all suitably qualified candidates are welcome. Staff are usually recruited from among nationals of the Member States (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom) and Co-operating States (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Macedonia, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia). However, applications from highly qualified candidates who come from other countries will be considered.

Remuneration

The successful candidate will be recruited at the B4 grade and the annual basic salary will be £38,004.60 net of tax. This position is assigned to the employment category STF-C as defined in the Staff Regulations. Full details of salary scales and allowances are available on the ECMWF website, including the Centre’s Staff Regulations regarding the terms and conditions of employment.

Application

The selected candidate is expected to start as soon as possible.  There are maximum of four years for initial contract, with the possibility of renewal. Download the application form. If applying near to the closing date, you must e-mail a copy of your completed application form (only) to jobs@ecmwf.int. The signed original application form, together with all attachments, must be sent to ECMWF by post. One of the contact addresses is the following:

The Director-General
E C M W F
Shinfield Park
Reading
RG2 9AX
UNITED KINGDOM

Completed applications for this post must reach the Human Resources Section of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts not later than 28 March 2014.

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