The EIB, the European Union's Bank, is seeking to recruit for its Projects Directorate (PJ) - Energy Department (ENERGY) - Energy Efficiency & Small Energy Projects Division (EE&SE) at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a: 

(Senior) Energy Engineer

 Appointment will be made on the basis of a 3-year contract 

The EIB offers fixed-term contracts of up to a maximum of 6 years, according to business needs,

with a possibility to convert to a permanent contract, subject to organisational requirements and individual performance.

Purpose

The (Senior) Energy Engineer assesses, within multi-disciplinary teams, the technical viability and environmental sustainability of projects and programmes in accordance with the EIB's procedures. This is done in the context of the EIB’s due diligence process, which involves among other activities (i) the review of the technical documentation received from the promoter; (ii) the preparation of a questionnaire with the relevant aspects to be discussed with the promoter in order to ensure compliance of the project with the EIB’s standards; (iii) an in-situ discussion with the promoter; and (iv) the preparation of an appraisal report summarizing the findings as well as other relevant documents for the internal processing of the operation. Upon approval of the project by the EIB’s Governing Bodies, s/he will also have an active role in the technical monitoring of the project until its completion by the promoter.

The (Senior) Energy Engineer also prepares studies related to energy matters and contributes to the development of EIB energy objectives. In the particular case of the Energy Efficiency & Small Energy Projects (EE&SE), the focus is on energy efficiency projects energy efficiency projects across all sectors of the economy (e.g. buildings and industry) as well as small-scale renewable and co-generation projects, either in the context of stand-alone operations or in the context of framework loans to financial intermediaries as well as investment funds.

Operating network

The successful candidate will be part of the Energy Efficiency and Small Scale Energy Projects (EE&SE) Division within the Energy Department. S/he will report to the respective Head of Division and work in close contact with the other professional staff of the Energy Department, other PJ departments and EIB staff, notably those participating in lending operations. S/he will need to work with a high degree of autonomy, maintaining external contacts with firms, organisations, public authorities and EU institutions, as appropriate and representing the EIB at high level meetings with promoters and EU counterparts and/or at external events. Participation in horizontal tasks within the Energy Department may also be envisaged.

Accountabilities

• Ensure technical assessment, within multidisciplinary teams, of investment projects and programmes concerning energy efficiency, small renewable projects and co-generation projects (as defined above), including compliance with EU and EIB's environmental and procurement policies, to the required quality standards
• In the context of the assessment indicated above:
  • Cooperate closely with the Lending Directorates and provide assistance to the early screening of investments
  • Prepare incisive appraisal and monitoring reports of projects and programmes in order to determine if they can be co-financed by the EIB
• Prepare technical specifications for the procurement of consultants and supervise the intermediate and final deliverables of those consultants in the context of the management of project development assistance funds received from donors (and namely the European Commission)
• Monitor on-going projects in order to verify their alignment with the agreed objectives, EIB safeguards and prepare the corresponding project completion reports after the last disbursement
• Track the evolution of the legal and regulatory framework for the projects as well as the applicable EIB lending policy, including active representation at selected sectorial events, and liaise closely with EU institutions and international organisations on energy policy/sector questions
• Produce sector, policy and other papers related to energy matters when required 

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering in relevant fields for the type of projects concerned in this post
•  A post-graduate degree at Master’s level or equivalent would be an advantage and a multidisciplinary background an asset
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in the energy sector covering the main aspects of the project cycle (feasibility, design, development, management and operation) and in particular in relation to energy efficiency but also renewable energy and co-generation projects and programmes
• Good knowledge of the energy sector including the EU policies and regulatory aspects with relevance in the area of energy efficiency, renewable energy and co-generation
• Good knowledge of environmental and procurement aspects. Knowledge about Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) would be considered as an advantage
• Excellent knowledge of English and French (*) 

Competencies

• Good interpersonal, team-working and communication skills
• Good analytical and reasoning skills with capacity to provide sound judgement concerning the issues in areas of responsibility
• Clear and concise oral and written expression
• Ability to operate in international environments, including those of developing countries
• Capacity to plan and organise his/her work and to coordinate with other team members
• Results-oriented and capacity to work under pressure
• Flexible and service-oriented approach 

(*) There may be certain flexibility on this requirement, but limited to particularly suitable candidates who may not yet be proficient in one of the two languages. If selected, such candidates will be hired on the condition that they build up rapidly knowledge of the relevant language and accept that their future career in the EIB may be subject to the attainment of sufficient proficiency in both of the Bank's working languages

Deadline for applications: 28^th April 2015

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