Facilities Assistant | Utrecht Science Park | MEET RIVM

At MEET RIVM, you ensure that colleagues can perform their work optimally. You are the one behind the scenes making sure everything runs smoothly. From tidy workspaces to well-equipped meeting rooms, and from inventory management to supporting facility requests.

You work in a high-tech and socially relevant environment, where safety and quality are central. Not a standard position, but a versatile role in which service and facility support come together.

You will join MEET RIVM, the specialist within Strukton Nederland in building-bound maintenance for the new RIVM complex at the Utrecht Science Park. MEET RIVM is an organization under construction. That means you will not only collaborate but also contribute ideas on how processes, planning, and cooperation can best be organized for the operational phase.

You work entirely on-site together with facility and technical colleagues.

As a facilities assistant, you are the primary point of contact for everything related to the working environment. You ensure that the building, the amenities, and facility processes function optimally.

• Receiving, registering, and distributing mail, goods, and internal deliveries
• Supporting internal moves and workspace setup
• Preparing and reconfiguring meeting rooms, including AV support
• Replenishing and managing supplies in offices and laboratories
• Identifying and resolving facility reports and malfunctions
• Supporting waste streams and ensuring a tidy working environment
• Managing resources such as gas cylinders, disposables, and other facility supplies
• Identifying unsafe situations and contributing to improvements
• Ensuring order, cleanliness, and a professional working environment

You work according to a schedule and contribute to a smoothly running daily operation within the RIVM.

You are service-oriented, practical, and love to get things organized properly. You see work that needs to be done and take initiative independently, but you also enjoy working in a team.

• You have experience in facility services or a similar role
• You work accurately and have an eye for safety and quality
• You are flexible and can switch quickly between different tasks
• You are physically capable of performing practical tasks
• You communicate clearly and in a customer-oriented manner
• You remain calm under pressure and think in solutions

• A few years of relevant work experience in a similar environment
• Experience working with systems, including Microsoft Teams and Outlook.
• A VCA certificate or willingness to obtain one
• A BHV certificate or willingness to obtain one
• Any additional certificates, such as forklift or working with hazardous substances, are a plus