Strasbourg Environmental and Sustainable Upgrade Unit

The Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Logistics (DG INLO) is responsible for overseeing the European Parliament's vast infrastructure portfolio, which spans around 1.3 million square meters of building space across Europe. This includes a variety of tasks that are crucial to ensuring the smooth functioning and sustainability of the Parliament's operations. DG INLO's responsibilities go beyond just building management; it is also in charge of a range of essential services such as catering, mail distribution, furniture management, and transport for Parliament Members and staff. This comprehensive approach ensures that all physical and logistical needs are met, supporting the European Parliament’s political activities in a sustainable way.

Within the Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Logistics, the Strasbourg Environmental and Sustainable Upgrade Unit is in charge of executing energy, environmental, sustainable and accessibility projects in the European Parliament premises in Strasbourg which comprise more than 340.000 m2 in surface.

The Unit's activities consist in preparing the long-term building renovation policy in order to comply with the objectives of “Fit for 55” as well as monitoring all the resulting phases of the development of the projects:

• Analysis of the buildings’ energetic and environmental performances;
• Establishing the recommendations for renovation and upgrading of buildings;
• Analysis of functional needs;
• Establishment of the program;
• Technical feasibility;
• Studies;
• Communicating on works and projects with the users of the area or with internal/external authorities;
• Contacts with public authorities;
• Application for building permits;
• Tendering procedures;
• Awarding of contracts;
• Monitoring the execution of the works;
• Final acceptance of the works;
• Transfer of completed works to the users.

This activity requires a good knowledge of the environmental regulations and a capacity to analyse technical data as well as abilities in all fields of the building area.

In collaboration with the Strasbourg Environmental and Sustainable Upgrade Unit, the trainee will be in charge of various tasks, such as:

• Analysing technical data;
• Identifying environmental improvement opportunities;
• Taking part in the setting up of the content of technical studies;
• Preparing presentations;
• Communicating on works and projects with the users of the area or with internal/external authorities.

• You have obtained/will obtain a university degree (level 6 of EQF or higher) at least three months before the starting date of the traineeship;
• Engineer trained in environmental or sustainable building technics;
• Motivated, curious, dynamic, creative, autonomous, well-organized, rigorous, with a capacity to propose solutions;
• Analytical mind;
• Capacity to work in a team;
• A good command of the French language is requested and knowledge of English would be a plus;
• Desirable: good command of PowerPoint, Photoshop, Autocad, SketchUp, Revit or similar 3D space models programmes.

The European Parliament is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome all candidates, regardless of their geographical, racial or ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, civil status, or family situation.