TenneT is growing fast to realize its strategic ambitions. We play a leading role in driving the energy transition. We are looking for a passionate Strategy Advisor at our locations in Arnhem, Bayreuth or Lehrte.
Your contribution to TenneT
Do you want to drive the energy transition and turn our Target Grid into practice?
Within our strategy, one of the core pillars is “drive the energy transition”. We aim to deliver by 2045 a target grid required for a zero-carbon energy system, in accordance with the Paris Agreement and the national climate goals. Integration of large-scale offshore and onshore renewable generation and (increasingly electrifying) industrial customers is crucial to deliver on these goals and our Target Grid will support this.
Implementing our Target Grid approach in our organisation is the core task of the STP (Strategy & Partnerships) department. Aligning STP activities, accelerating initiatives and innovations, and challenging the business to deliver on our strategy towards 2045 is the main challenge we work on. For this we need a Strategy Advisor, a position that is crucial to get our STP department to the next level.
The Strategy Advisor will have two core tasks: join our team in implementing the Target Grid approach within the company and develop and manage the STP agenda to ensure focus and an integrated approach within the department.
Each team within STP plays a crucial role in this roadmap. In this role you will be responsible for:
- The Business Acceleration (BAT) team accelerates business output towards our strategic goals in 2025.
- The Digital and Flex Development team drives digital and flex developments (non-grid solutions), contributing to a smarter and innovative target grid picture in 2025 and towards 2030.
- The Climate Agreement CAP team pursues that we are trusted partner in the Climate & Energy Programs for Energy System and Industry, delivering against the Dutch climate goals in 2030.
- The Business Development team secures our equity need to deliver in the years to 2025, defines the crucial partnerships for TenneT required by 2030 and accelerates the offshore developments towards 2045.
- The Strategy team sets the strategic direction & milestones for 2025, 2030 and 2045, delivers the innovation agenda to deliver on our target grid in 2045, while leading as a green grid operator.
Your profile and background
The role
You will be acting as our “spider in the web” and you enjoy organising, diving into content and understanding the rules of smart influencing. You know to find your way inside TenneT. Sensitivity both from a content as a relationship perspective is key in this role In practice this means that you will be:
- Implementation of the external and internal Target Grid approach together with the Target Grid program manager. This involves setting-up and maintaining crucial internal and external relationships, building action plans and execution within STP and TenneT;
- Planning, influencing, identify opportunities, being able to tell the story, being able to talk to all departments;
- Organising and driving the STP MT and the STP department roadmap, target setting agenda and performance cycle.
What should you bring?
- Preferably you have a strong internal network and a clear overview of the inner workings of TenneT to easily navigate your way through the organisation and deliver the necessary impact;
- Eagerness & energy to drive strategic developments forward within TenneT – passion and belief are essential - you are able to inspire/motivate others;
- Organisational sensitivity & open minded – you know when to push for change and sense when to be more patient;
- Flexibility in a changing environment – you are flexible towards change;
- Can do mentality – "making things happen" is key;
- Creative thinking with common sense.
What prerequisites are required?
- A Master's degree;
- At least 3 years of working experience in the energy sector;
- Skilled in planning, organizing and reporting across a range of disciplines;
- Committed team player, is well aware of the company and team's interest;
- Language skills in Dutch and/or German and English, verbal and in writing at level B2 or higher;
- Openness to frequent travelling.
Our recruiting process
Our offer
This will be our challenge
Strategy and Partnerships is set up because of TenneT's needs in new ways of working to realize our ambition to advance the energy transition. In doing so, innovative partnerships will be key to driving scalable solutions for flexibility, renewable energy integration and digitalisation.
Additional information
- The weekly working time is 40 hours per week
- The position is unlimited
- Job interviews for this position will be (partly) in English. Please send us your application document in English as well
- Possibly an assessment could be part of the procedure;
- The last step is a conversation with the director of STP.
TenneT is a leading European grid operator committed to a secure and reliable electricity supply - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We are shaping the energy transition for a sustainable energy future. As the first cross-border transmission system operator, we plan, build and operate an almost 25,000 kilometres long high and extra-high voltage grid in the Netherlands and Germany and are one of the largest investors in national and international electricity grids, on land and at sea. Every day, our 7,400 employees give their best and ensure with responsibility, courage and networking that more than 43 million end consumers can rely on a stable electricity supply.
Lighting the way ahead together
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