Environmental & Technical Regulatory Engineer

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.