BPIE is offering an opportunity to contribute to the further development of our work in an exciting policy environment in Brussels.
The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) is a not-for-profit think tank with a focus on independent analysis and knowledge dissemination, supporting evidence-based policy making in the field of energy performance of buildings.
BPIE’s mission is to improve the energy performance of buildings by:
Supporting the development of ambitious - yet pragmatic - buildings-related policies and programs at EU and member state level;
Driving timely and efficient implementation by teaming-up with relevant stakeholders;
Providing fact based analysis and knowledge, and sharing best practice globally through our network.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Executive Director, the roles and responsibilities as Senior Expert/Team Leader are:
Lead a team of projects managers, research assistants and interns to deliver in-depth analysis on buildings energy performance at large;
Produce a wide range of written outputs including high-quality, well targeted research papers, reports and studies;
Manage BPIE’s contribution to EU-funded projects (under IEE, FP7 and Horizon 2020 frameworks), from proposal preparation to the completion of the projects (incl. involved team’s work management);
Deliver high-quality technical content and build good relationships with partners through-out the delivery of projects;
Develop and deliver presentations for BPIE’s own and external events. Debate complex technical and policy issues related to the energy performance of buildings at high-level events;
With the insight of the Executive Director and the Board, proactively develop and propose develop new projects by identifying opportunities at European and Members states level;
Manage third party suppliers, in particular consultants.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Master’s degree (or higher) in relevant discipline, such as engineering, physics, etc.;
Proven skills in Programmes Management and in People Management;
Excellent knowledge on EU and Member states climate change and energy policies, with a particular focus on building energy efficiency, financing, data analysis and modelling, energy performance indicators, renewable energy and EPCs;
Experience in liaising with stakeholder from both private sector and government/EU institutions;
Strong network with international building energy efficiency experts from academia and industry;
Proven experience in writing studies, reports and papers;
Proven experience in developing and delivering high-quality technical presentations;
Successful project submission and execution of EU-funded projects.

PERSONAL SKILLS

Ability to work to tight deadlines, and experience in managing external consultants;
Willingness to work in small, multicultural team and to be a pro-active and constructive team player and team leader;
Ability and interest to coach and support junior team members;
Creative thinker and innovative researcher;
A minimum of 8 years of professional relevant experience;
Excellent writing and oral communication skills;
Fluency in English, and good knowledge of at least another European language;
Ability and willingness to travel, primarily in Europe.
The successful candidate will be a team player with a passion to address climate change and a keen interest to improve and innovate policy making in the field of buildings efficiency. BPIE’s approach requires flexibility in defining priorities in line with political opportunities, as well as openness to engage with a broad range of stakeholders.

CONDITIONS

The BPIE offers a permanent full-time contract based in Brussels, under Belgian law. Attractive package includes benefits, aligned with experience and skills.
After 6 months and an evaluation of the delivered work, the successful candidate might be promoted as Head of Research.

CONTACT

A CV and cover letter should be sent to Chantal Despret at the following email address: chantal.despret@bpie.eu. Deadline to apply is 7 December 2014. Please include the job title “Senior expert / team leader” and your name in the subject line of the email.
The shortlisted candidates will be invited for the first round of interviews taking place in the week starting 5 January 2015.
While we will take all received applications into consideration, we regret that we are able only to communicate with those candidates called to interview. Please, no telephone calls.