Policy Officer for DG ENER.D.2.001, “Decommissioning”, Job 220551, Luxembourg

 

Description

Selection reference: ENER/TA/COM/2023/1410

Function Group: Administrator

Grade: AD

Job title: Policy Officer

Job N°: 220551

Where: Unit ENER.D.2.001, “Decommissioning”, Luxembourg

Publication deadline: 28/7/2023 - 12.00 (Brussels time)

 

We are

DG ENER is working to accelerate Europe’s clean and just energy transition to be the first climate neutral continent by 2050. We set out policies to develop an innovative, resilient and integrated energy system, which delivers a continuous supply of affordable, secure, reliable and clean energy to Europe’s citizens and businesses in line with the European Green Deal.
Within Directorate D ‘Nuclear energy, safety and ITER’, our unit (‘Nuclear energy, nuclear waste and decommissioning’) is responsible for nuclear energy market developments, setting policies for the nuclear backend and legislation on nuclear waste, and the management of the Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programmes.

The unit is organised in 3 teams, which deal with the following main tasks: (1) to set policy and monitor the development of the nuclear energy market, and related financing strategies, analyse investment projects submitted to the Commission under the Euratom Treaty (Chapter 4), and publish periodic reports on future investment needs in the lifecycle of nuclear power plants; (2) to monitor the implementation of Euratom legislation on the safe and responsible management of spent fuel and radioactive waste; (3) to manage the EU financial support to Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia to decommission eight nuclear reactors (‘Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programmes’), which was agreed at the time of their accession to the EU, and to cooperate with the Joint Research Centre on the decommissioning of their own facility.

All 3 teams work closely together, interact with other units in the Directorate on matters ranging from nuclear safety to legal matters of implementation, as well as other Directorates in the DG, in particular colleagues from Directorate E ‘Nuclear Safeguards’ with hands-on knowledge of the nuclear installations EU-wide. In broader terms, we work closely with colleagues from DG COMP, DG GROW and DG BUDG on economic matters, as well as the Commission’s Legal Service for matters related to infringement policy.

The unit interacts with Member States in application of the Euratom Treaty in the area of nuclear energy, setting policy, and evaluating compliance with relevant legislation. We are a unit of 17 members of staff with professional competences and experience in legal, economic, financial, scientific and technical aspects of the nuclear field.
 

We propose

An interesting and dynamic job as member of the 'Decommissioning' team responsible for carrying out the implementation and relevant follow-up of the EU Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programmes, as well as cooperation with the relevant decommissioning programme of the Commission’s Joint Research Centre. Knowledge from all programmes should be managed and communicated externally, as appropriate.

The main responsibilities of the jobholder will include:

• Carry out the implementation and relevant follow-up of the EU assistance programme for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (NDAP) in Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Slovakia, as well as cooperate with the Commission’s Joint Research Centre on the relevant decommissioning programme;
• Support the team with the technical analysis of the nuclear/engineering aspects of projects assessment and follow-up;
• Contribute to the development and the implementation of Community policy and legislation on decommissioning and its link with the responsible management of spent fuel and radioactive waste;
• Contribute to ensuring knowledge management of expertise acquired from all existing programmes, and ensure appropriate external communication;
• Follow up and monitor decommissioning projects of the NDAP;
• Draft reports on results of monitoring and control activities of the NDAP;
• Carry out and/or contribute to the risk management process of the NDAP;
• Contribute to the preparation of the input to relevant Commission decisions, Financing decisions, annual reporting, etc.;
• Contribute to the preparation of relevant external studies, including procurement and budgetary follow-up;
• Represent the Commission services at conferences to present concepts and approaches elaborated in the scope of this job.

 

We look for

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, highly motivated colleague with:

• Professional experience in the backend of nuclear energy and in programme/project management;
• Very good communication skills (oral and writing skills for drafting detailed reports and notes to the management);
• Very good analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills;
• Professional experience in physics, chemistry, engineering or in another field relevant to the nature of the duties will be an asset;
• A good knowledge of at least two EU official languages, including English, French or German, is required. A good command of English would be an asset.

This position is "a category A exposed worker": the work involves monitoring visits to nuclear installations. Therefore, the job holder benefits from operational radiation protection measures including specific training, individual dosimetry and monitoring, and medical surveillance, not accessible to other colleagues. The short-listed candidate will be subject to specific medical checks performed by the occupational health service (Medical Service of the Commission) in order to determine whether she or he is fit to work in controlled areas.

Security clearance (at the level “Secret”) is needed and, as such, the chosen candidate will have to undergo a clearance procedure, unless the candidate already has one.

How to apply?

Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter in a single PDF document by the publication deadline to the following email address: HR-LUX-TA-VACANCIESec [dot] europa [dot] eu (HR-LUX-TA-VACANCIES[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) indicating the selection reference ENER/TA/COM/2023/1410 in the subject.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline. 

 

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