Counsellor for Hydrotechnical and Hydrometeorological matters

Podmienky

• Contract type: full-time
• Start date: 1.7.2027
• The term of office runs from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2031 and may be extended for an additional four years.
• This call for applications is open exclusively to applicants who are citizens of Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia, or Ukraine.

Odmeňovanie

Zodpovednosti

• Works under the direction of the Chief Engineer
• Supports the Member States in implementing EU Regulation 2024/1679 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and the associated requirements for a “Good Navigation Status” on the Danube waterway, as part of the Rhine-Main-Danube transport corridor
• Monitors the implementation of the annual work programmes of the waterway administrations for the maintenance and improvement of the fairway conditions
• Prepares the expert meetings on hydrotechnical and hydrometeorological matters and supports their execution
• Prepares information on the maintenance of the fairway and critical sections of the Danube River, as well as hydrometeorological yearbooks and compendiums for publication
• Prepares the documents relating to hydrotechnical works, the development and definition of fairway parameters, the maintenance, reconstruction, navigation conditions and their improvement, hydrometeorological information for navigation purposes, and the definition of reference values for the low navigation and regulation levels and the high navigation level
• Represents within the framework of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Priority Area 1a – Inland Navigation (EUDSR/PA1a), and participates in relevant national and international initiatives and projects
• Prepares working documents on hydrotechnical and hydrometeorological matters for the sessions, the working group, and expert meetings, and drafts the reports on the results of these meetings
• Collects and analyses statistical data from Member States and prepares yearbooks and statistical reference works in the field of hydrography and hydrometeorology for publication

Požiadavky

• University degree (master’s or doctorate) in the field of hydrotechnical engineering and hydrology, or river basin management
• Practical experience in the maintenance and improvement of waterways and hydrometeorological services for inland shipping
• Knowledge of relevant EU projects and EU-funded programmes, as well as experience with corresponding EU-funded projects of the waterway administrations