Overview
Job title: Environmental & Technical Regulatory Engineer
Position: Full-time, Permanent
Functional area: Technical
Reporting to: General manager
Office Location: Stockley Park, Uxbridge, UK
Working Hours: Monday to Friday - 9am - 5pm (35 hours per week, 1 hour lunch break)
Job Summary
The Environmental & Technical Regulatory Engineer would carry out various activities related to Environmental Legislation & Technical Specifications applied to the EU (European Union) Member States, FR, UK, and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) Nations, under the supervision of his/her Line Manager and the Technical Division General Manager.
The main activities would include:
* To research the EU/FR/UK Environmental Legislation (Regulations / Directives / Standards) and report to the relevant MHI Departments, reflecting to the products development schedule;
* Within the HVACR Industry Associations, to cooperate with the other Stakeholders in order to get the latest information and support the business activities for Environmental Legislation compliance;
* To exchange information with all MHI Distributors regarding the implementation of specific National Environmental Legislation and report to the relevant MHI Departments;
* To support all MHI Distributors in terms of technical specifications.
* Other activities would include benchmarking, marketing analysis and product planning.
Main Duties Description
Continuous research of several EU & FR/UK Regulations / Directives
* Report the latest information and the way to deal with them in relationship to MHI products in the following area:
Chemical Substance Regulations / Directives and Enforcement action by National Government, mainly related to WEEE, RoHS, REACH, Waste Packaging
* HVACR Regulation / Directive and Enforcement action by National Government related to F-Gas, Ecodesign, Energy Labelling, EPBD
* LVD, PED, MD, EMC Directives for the affix of CE and relevant enforcement action by National Government.
* Cooperate with Associations relating to the Environmental Legislation compliance requirements affecting the HVACR industry, attending and reporting on all relevant meetings and events:
* JBCE Association (Japan Business Council in Europe): Air-Conditioning WG (Working Group), Environment & Energy Committee, REACH WG, RoHS IG (Issue Group), Ecodesign & Energy Labelling IG
* EPEE Association (European Partnership for Energy and the Environment): Ecodesign WG, F-Gas WG, Energy Efficiency WG, and all related Task Forces.
* EUROVENT Compliance committee
* FETA Association ((Federation of Environmental Trade Associations): HPA (Heat Pump Association) and HVAC Group (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning)
* Attend and report on EU Commission/ FR/UK Government Stakeholders meetings / workshops and Consultation Forum meetings.
* Report on the exchange of information with MHI Business Partners and Distributors in each Territory (EU, FR, CIS) on National Legislation, Subsidies & Incentive schemes and on local HVACR association lobbying activities
* Support MHI Business Partners and Distributors in their application and registration of MHI products in software/databases used to access incentives
* Support MHI Business Partners and Distributors in their application and registration of MHI products for Product Certifications issued by Notified Bodies.
* Pre-Sales technical support to MHI Business Partners and Distributors
* Visit MHI Business Partners and Distributors offices
* Survey the local market information for new MHI products development and deployment
* Introduction of new products highlighting features and benefits
Experience, Knowledge and Skills
The ideal Candidate:
* Has a Degree in Engineering or equivalent
* Has a fundamental understanding of the heat pump cycle
* Has good knowledge of EU and FR/UK Environmental Regulations / Directives / Standards applied to the HVACR industry (Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration)
* Has experience in attending and actively contributing to industry lobbying activities
* Has strong interpersonal and communications skills
* Has fluent written and verbal communication skills in English
* Has fluent written and verbal communication skills in French - Other European language(s) beneficial
* Is capable of multi-tasking and has strong problem-solving skills
* Well understands of customer requirements (priorities and timing requirements)
* Has good level knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
* The Candidate is also required to go on small Business Trips in Europe (mainly Brussels) and UK
Business trips across Europe with a short notice may be required.
You may be required by the Company to undertake any duties within your skills and capabilities, which the Company considers necessary to meet business needs.
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