Waste-to-Energy - Technical Officer

Waste-to-Energy - Technical Officer

Clerens

Brussels, Belgium

Main Duties:

The Technical Officer will work in close collaboration with the ESWET policy and communications team. The role includes a broad range of responsibilities to strengthen ESWET's expertise and activities in the areas of emissions monitoring, energy efficiency, pollutants monitoring.

The main responsibilities include:

• Keeping up to date with the latest research covering Waste-to-Energy technologies and waste management, providing advice and expertise to the policy and communications teams to support the association's advocacy activities;
• Developing the association's technical knowledge: collecting data & insights, responding to ad-hoc requests from policymakers and members; supporting the work of the policy team on specific EU files such as the Industrial Emissions Directive, Regulations on Persistent Organic Pollutants and chemicals, Carbon Removals, Emissions Trading System;
• Drafting research papers, white papers, presentations, reports and, possibly, market analysis papers;
• Supporting the work of the internal Working Groups related to Carbon capture, utilisation and storage; Waste-to-Hydrogen and Fuels; incineration residues and bottom ashes; and our Technical Committee;
• Representing ESWET at workshops, conferences, and networking events, liaising with external stakeholders.

Requirements and competencies:

• Technical background, with a university degree in a relevant field;
• 2 to 5 years of experience in the energy sector, with prior experience in the Waste-to-Energy field or waste management;
• Passionate about environmental topics, strong research skills, and ability to easily understand and communicate about complex technical issues;
• Ability to take initiative, work independently, and plan to meet challenging deadlines;
• Fluency in English is necessary; additional languages are an asset;
• Strong writing and oral presentation skills;
• Ability to learn quickly and work on a wide range of issues;
• Ability to work in a close-knit team and flexibility.

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