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Facilities Management Technician

  • Eumetsat
  • Darmstadt
  • Permanent contract
  • Full Time
  • Published: 22 hours ago
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EUMETSAT is Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, operating a fleet of satellites delivering weather and climate-related satellite data and images to our users worldwide; helping protect lives, property and industries.

EUMETSAT is headquartered in Darmstadt, where over 1,100 employees and contractors from 30 Member States collaborate to develop and operate a fleet of state-of-the-art earth observation satellites. The headquarter also houses a large data centre building and the operations control centre which is staffed 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to ensure that EUMETSAT’s important mission can be fulfilled.

More about us

EUMETSAT’s role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.

EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users.

As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).

Your tasks

The headquarter campus has recently seen a large expansion through the construction of new buildings, including an own Childcare Centre.

Within the General Services Division, the Facilities Management Technician is part of a team of technicians reporting to the Mechanical (HVAC) Engineer and contributes to the installation and maintenance of EUMETSAT Headquarters’ buildings, facilities and technical infrastructure. These activities include direct coordination and supervision of maintenance service providers, regular performance testing and technical inspections, as well as practical activities were necessary regarding the technical infrastructure of buildings, but with a focus on administrative activities. He/she contributes to the activities of the division's team responsible for providing on-call assistance.

What you’ll be doing

  • Support the maintenance of the technical infrastructure of the Headquarters buildings in Darmstadt, in particular the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning) and sanitary systems, building monitoring systems (e.g. Siemens Desigo CC) and further building and fire safety systems like sprinkler systems, fire doors and in general windows, blinds etc. Furthermore, provide support to power systems and elevators;
  • Supervise and coordinate technical service providers for maintenance and installation activities; perform planning, scheduling and coordination of extensions and refurbishments of assigned facilities and technical systems;
  • Perform regular technical inspections of EUMETSAT's building infrastructure and record and monitor the handling of identified anomalies; Regular technical checks of the technical building infrastructure, including a monthly test of sprinklers, load tests of diesel generators, fire load inspections, taking frequent cooling water samples as part of the operator obligation, quarterly particle measurement and thermal checks, etc.;
  • Perform small installation works and repairs, resolve and follow-up trouble tickets related to technical infrastructure received via service desk calls;
  • Support the Facility Management documentation activities in various systems (M Files, speedikon)
  • Participate in the Technical Facility Management 24/7 stand-by and call out team.

Your profile

Requirements

Qualifications

  • Full secondary education and appropriate professional qualifications and experience as a technician in the HVAC area;
  • A master craftsmen or state-certified-technician degree or similar education and training would be advantageous.

Skills and Experience:

  • Proven knowledge with technical building systems and their installation (including HVAC systems and related building monitoring systems) as well as fire safety systems and other mechanical building systems and installations. Those activities should preferably have been performed in an ISO 9001 certified environment and in accordance with formalized documentation of work practices and procedures;
  • Knowledge of regulations and standards applicable to HVAC installations and systems;
  • Computer skills and proficiency in MS Office, Outlook, SAP, CAD software (preferably AutoCAD) and CAFM systems;
  • Knowledge of occupational health and safety and fire prevention;
  • Experience and skills in administrative/procurement/technical support and capacity to work independently;
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills, and the ability to work within a team.

Language:

  • Ability to work effectively in English and German

We offer

What we offer

  • EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental agency that is exempt from German income tax. We offer an excellent salary, of up to 6000 EUROS NET (after tax and internal deductions) which is negotiable based on skills and experience
  • Flexible working time including additional flexi-leave
  • Private medical coverage for employee and family
  • Attractive final salary pension
  • 30 days of annual leave + 14.5 days public holidays
  • Training and development support
  • Relocation allowance and support (if applicable)

Salary: 0 – 72000 EUR / YEAR

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