Regulatory Officer Water Protection Directives/Regulatory Officer Drinking Water Directive

Profile 1: Regulatory Officer Water Protection Directives, TA AD 5
Profile 2: Regulatory Officer Drinking Water Directive, TA AD 5

1.The job

Are you an enthusiastic professional in the field of Risk Assessment/Management, Water Pollution, Chemical Engineering, and/or Materials Science who is looking to join multinational and goal-oriented teams? We invite applications for the positions of Regulatory Officer Water Protection Directives and Regulatory Officer Drinking Water Directive.

Work profile 1: Regulatory Officer Water Protection Directives
The Regulatory Officer will be responsible for the following types of work:

Identify and prioritize substances for inclusion in surface water and groundwater watch lists and priority lists of substances/pollutants under the water directives mentioned above (considering information on hazard, uses, exposure and regulatory status);

Assess the risks of chemical substances in particular using environmental monitoring dataset and statistical tools;

Provide scientific and technical support to ECHAs two scientific committees on risk assessment (RAC) and socio-economic analysis (SEAC) when they provide opinions to the European Commission in the context of the above-mentioned legislation;

Develop methodologies, tools, guidance and procedures to support the implementation of the above-mentioned legislations and tasks.

Work profile 2: Regulatory Officer Drinking Water Directive
Assess applications aimed at the addition, renewal or removal of substances from the European positive lists of Article 11 of the Drinking Water Directive;

Provide scientific and technical support to ECHAs Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) when it provides opinions to the European Commission on applications for the European positive lists;

Develop methodologies, tools, guidance and procedures to support the implementation of the above-mentioned legislation and tasks.

3.Minimum qualifications

Successful completion of a full course of university studies attested by a degree, where the normal duration of university education is three (3) years or more.
Only qualifications issued by EU Member State authorities or EEA authorities and qualifications recognised as equivalent by the relevant EU or EEA Member State authorities will be accepted.

4.Professional experience

There is no minimum professional experience requirement to be eligible for this profile.
5.Selection criteria

If you meet the eligibility criteria, you will be assessed on the basis of the following selection criteria:
Your academic and professional qualifications and their relevance to the main areas of work listed in section 3;
Preference will be given to qualifications obtained in or covering the following fields:
For work profile 1:
o(Eco)toxicology;
– Exposure and risk assessment of chemicals;
– Environmental chemistry/monitoring.

For work profile 2:
– Materials science;
– Polymer chemistry;
– Exposure and risk assessment of chemicals;
– Toxicology.

Your professional experience: Preference will be given to candidates having experience in functions similar to those outlined in section 2. The Selection Committee will assess the range of fields covered, the type, and level of work done and its relevance to the areas of work listed in section 2.

The following will be considered as assets for work profile 1, Regulatory Officer Water Protection Directives:
Experience of exposure modelling and monitoring, use of monitoring data in environmental risk assessment;
Experience of human health exposure and risk assessment with focus on man via the environment;
Experience in statistical analysis;
Work experience gained in a similar multicultural environment. Preference will be given to work experience abroad.

The following will be considered as assets for work profile 2, Regulatory Officer Drinking Water Directive:
Laboratory experience in assessing migration through physical measurements and/or modelling of substances released from organic, metallic, cementitious, and inorganic materials into drinking water or equivalent analyses for food contact materials;
Knowledge of the requirements and practical application of relevant EN standards for the measurement of migration, as prescribed under the Drinking Water Directive;
Practical experience with the implementation of national rules on the assessment of hygienic safety of materials in contact with drinking water. This may relate to the national certification or market approval of products in contact with drinking water or food;
Work experience gained in a similar multicultural environment. Preference will be given to work experience abroad.

Your academic and professional qualifications, professional experience and knowledge and experience considered as an asset must be described as precisely as possible in your application.

6.How to apply

You can submit your application and find more information (the vacancy notice and application form) on ECHA website (Open positions – ECHA). ECHA is an equal opportunity organisation committed to achieving diversity, as the diversity of ECHAs staff is essential to the Agency’s success.

The deadline to fill in the application form is 21 January 2026 at noon 12:00 Helsinki time (11:00 a.m. CET).

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