Technical Facilities Technician

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  • Added Date: Thursday, 28 August 2025
  • Deadline Date: Thursday, 25 September 2025
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  • Function title: Technical Facilities Technician
  • Reference: NOC-MA-2025-AST/1021
  • Location: Maastricht
  • The selected candidate must reside either at this location or within a reasonable proximity that allows for the satisfactory execution of their duties.
  • Information about living in Maastricht
  • Nature of competition: Internal and external competition
  • Applicable regulations: General conditions of employment governing servants at the EUROCONTROL Maastricht Centre
  • Type of post: Assistant
  • Job level: AST4-AST6 - Check salary simulations for the basic grade
  • Generic job title: Specialised Technical/Administrative Assistant
  • Number of posts: 1
  • Duration of appointment: 5 Year(s) - extension or conversion of the contract is possible โ€“ see โ€œUseful informationโ€ section
  • Security clearance: Security vetting may be required in accordance with the relevant EUROCONTROL security provisions
  • Directorate/Service: MUAC/ENG - The Engineering Division
  • Working arrangement: EUROCONTROL operates a hybrid working model that combines onsite presence with remote work opportunities. Remote working is subject to specific limits set out in internal rules and must align with business needs and managerial approval. Please note that full-time remote work is not permitted.
  • Competition publication date: 28/08/2025
  • Competition closing date: 25/09/2025 (23:59 Brussels time)
  • Reserve list: Applicable - See details in the \"Useful information\" section

    Your team

    Within the The Directorate Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre, the \"Facilities\" service is responsible for the provision of soft and hard facility management and physical security services.

    Your role

    Your role will be to:

  • Act as the Point of Contact (POC) for critical facilities systems and installations (e.g. UPS, diesel generators, chillers, etc.), ensuring preventive maintenance, inspections, compliance with legal and safety standards, and efficient operation by:
  • Participating in the set-up of the preventive maintenance plan and ensuring execution and follow-up of interventions and remedial actions in case of defects.
Conducting regular inspections, reporting anomalies, and providing input for the replacement maintenance plan (the replacement of installations/equipment at life end or due to obsolescence). Ensuring efficiency by monitoring and adapting the settings of the technical installations (e.g., UPS, diesel generators, chillers, etc.) as required and the safe running of these installations, including quality and legal compliance (e.g., NEN1010, NEN3140). Initiating, executing, and ensuring follow-up for the second-line maintenance of systems and installations, and supervising the interventions of external contractors/service providers in accordance with agreements and standards. Assisting in drafting technical and emergency procedures. Following up on actions in the maintenance management system and keeping technical documentation up to date. Ensuring relevant information on the status and handover of systems and installations to the assigned backup and ensuring the provision of training when required. Ensure continuity of the service on-site, including a 24/7h standby first-line maintenance service on ATC-critical electrical and HVAC installations and infrastructure, including BHV (primary intervention team) emergencies. Take on responsibility for interventions as per the Health and Safety Policy (i.e., issue work permits). Assist in projects and relevant activities, contribute to requirement analysis, technical solutions, security and safety matters, operational assessments, and calls for tenders (e.g., defining needs, drafting technical specifications, assisting in provider evaluations). Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

Post secondary education and/or secondary education in a relevant area (e.g., Electricity (ELEC), Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC), Engineering, etc.) giving access to post-secondary education, and relevant professional experience of at least 3 years. A relevant Bachelorโ€™s degree would be an asset.

Internal candidates can check on the intranet to see what level of in-house experience is considered equivalent to educational qualifications where appropriate.

The following certificates would be considered an advantage when applying and/or will need to be obtained by the end of the probation period:

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Certification BHV (Primary Intervention Team)

Certification NEN1010* Certification NEN3140* Certification VCAVOL* Certification Fire Detection and Public Address System

*Certifications required for the Netherlands and Belgium

This job is subject to the following internal certificates:

Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (ATSEP) Competence A minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience. Experience with Electrical, Electro-mechanical, and HVAC systems, including maintenance and emergency procedures. Knowledge of PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). Knowledge of Security systems (e.g., Access Control, CCTV). Knowledge of Maintenance Management systems (e.g., Ultimo). Knowledge of Document Management (e.g., SharePoint). Technical writing skills (English). Problem Solving: You anticipate and solve business issues. Quality focus: You set and foster high quality standards. Planning & Organising: You plan ahead and adapt as required. Communication: You foster two-way communication. Teamwork: You foster teamwork. Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment. Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach. The working languages of the Agency are English and French.

For this particular job, candidates must be proficient users of English and Dutch at level C1 or C2. The levels relate to the European-framework-reference Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).

Useful information

Applications will be accepted from nationals of EUROCONTROL Member States only. The selected candidate may be required to provide documentary evidence confirming they meet the minimum education requirements. They will be informed if and when specific evidence is needed. Please note that no offer (for external candidates) or appointment (for internal candidates) will be made until the necessary evidence, if required, is validated. The selected candidate will be offered a contract for a duration of 5 Year(s) in accordance with the provisions of the Staff Regulations governing officials at EUROCONTROL. This contract may be renewed for a total duration of up to nine (9) years, or it may be converted into an undetermined contract. The selected candidate must successfully complete a probationary period of nine (9) months before being established in the post. Internal candidates
If selected, the person will keep their current type of appointment duration (undetermined or determined).
The internal staff member with a determined contract will be offered, in principle, an appointment for 5 Year(s) with a maximum total duration of 9 years. The successful candidate shall be appointed at the grade set out in this vacancy notice, or if a group of grades has been published for a job level, in principle at the basic grade of the published job level. Candidates declared suitable who are not selected for the post will be placed on a reserve list for similar roles. The reserve list will be valid for one year from the closing date of applications. Information on salary and benefits can be found on our Careers site EUROCONTROL is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality and diversity. In the event of equal merit, preference may be given to the applicant from the under-represented diversity characteristics in order to complement diversity of teams and rebalance the workforce. Candidates should go to our Careers site and read the tips on how to apply.

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