Building Area Warden

The Building Area Warden supports facilities management at NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum. The role inspects and maintains buildings, coordinates contractors and host-nation support, acts as a contact for building users, helps optimise climate and electrical systems, manages locks and safes, and ensures health and safety compliance across the base and its facilities.

• Carry out tasks assigned by the Facilities Team Leader
• Inspect buildings, oversee planned preventive maintenance and control external-contractor quality
• Support optimisation of climate-control systems and electrical installations
• Act as the contact point for building users on maintenance work orders
• Provide building information to design and repair teams and host-nation support
• Carry out basic refurbishment work in buildings
• Install, replace and maintain locks and cut replacement keys across the base
• Ensure health and safety protocols are followed by the facility team, contractors and building users

• Secondary education and completed vocational training in a related field
• Good oral and written English
• Good oral and written Dutch
• At least three years of facilities-maintenance experience, including a work-order system
• Experience controlling building heating and electrical systems
• Ability to work at heights
• Valid category B driving licence
• NATO security clearance before an employment offer is released

• Knowledge of structural, mechanical and electrical systems
• Experience in a military or international organisation

• Facilities Maintenance
• Building Inspections
• Preventive Maintenance
• Locksmithing
• Contractor Coordination
• Work Order Management
• Health and Safety
• Building Systems
• Quality Control

• Building Monitor System

• Local Wage Rate position
• Holiday allowance, year-end payment and pension-plan participation