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 Head Engineering & Services at our location Arnhem who will contribute to this and that might be you?
Your contribution to TenneT
For business unit Large Project Offshore (LPO) we’re hiring a passionate who will lead the Dutch E&S department and contribute to this. LPO is TenneT’s unit responsible for the development and execution of TenneT’s Offshore grid i.e. projects both in the German and Dutch sectors of the North Sea. The total portfolio of development and execution projects currently exceeds € 70 billion. The unit currently consist of 6 departments with over 500 dedicated colleagues: Offshore Development, 700MW AC Projects, 900MW DC Projects, 2GW projects, Engineering & Services and Project Management Office.
The current Engineering & Services department in LPO delivers technical expertise and services to the projects and consists of seven teams.
Our Challenge:
Large Projects Offshore is preparing for the split and has to deliver on its promises at the Dutch and German energy transition. This means that the E&S department will be split in a Dutch part and a German part and in the meantime all projects and activities shall be continuing in respect to safety, budget and time, and has to keep cooperating with the other country. It also means that both E&S departments have to continue functioning smoothly in line with the LPO mission.
Your contribution:
The Head of Engineering & Services (E&S) LPO is responsible for the Dutch Engineering & Services department within LPO and will be part of the management team of LPO. LPO stands for the interests of her stakeholders such as reflected in LPO’s goals. This, amongst others, justifies the E&S department maintaining and where necessary setting (technical) cross project standards and developing best practices. The total number of employees (internal and external together) of the E&S department is currently 145 FTE of which 37 FTE are Dutch.
Main tasks and responsibilities:
- Overal management (leading business, leading people, leading change) of the Dutch 2GW department within LPO, the team and it's performance;
- Designing the E&S department NL in close conjunction with the MT LPO and the projects (purpose, organizational structure, growth path, culture, way of working, interfaces and way of interacting with the projects, added value, KPI’s, ..) so the department adds value to LPO and the projects;
- Setting-up and populating the E&S department based on the design approved by the MT;
- Leading the team of Leads who hierarchically report to the Head;
- E&S shall provide sufficient resources to the projects and LPO as well as expert knowledge and consulting for special tasks;
- Guarding the standards in close cooperation with the 2GW Program Management Office, taking care of lessons learned;
- Supporting the development of technical standards (without jeopardizing the standardization strategy of LPO /2GW), the identification and implementation of innovative technologies, the optimization as well as implementation of processes following the continuous improvement process Lessons Learned;
- Maintaining contacts/good relationships with project overarching internal and external stakeholders;
- Driving organizational change and stimulate behavior, in close cooperation with the MT LPO and the Project Directors but also managers of other departments in the Offshore chain, to make a success of the 2GW Standardization goals and the implementation of new processes like Systems Engineering;
- Member of LPO’s Management Team and in that capacity also responsible for LPO wide management topics;
- Act as a role model and create the right context for employees to show the desired mind-set and behavior in line with TenneT’s Transformation Principles (focus on results and making choices) and Leadership Profile (Connection, Ownership and Courage).
Your profile and background
- Academic working and thinking level and a relevant university degree;
- People manager and a true leader (the leadership is granted and logical);
- You have excellent change management, strategic and communication skills (English and Dutch);
- Successful cooperator internally TenneT, able to reach win-win, keeps colleagues informed and engaged, able to influence, emphatic and able to get results in an harmonious manner;
- You are successfully able to explore and implement new options and solutions with your team and to create an out of the box way of working;
- Preferably experience with sectors like Energy, Offshore, Infrastructure and Technology;
- Broad leadership experience and well developed competencies which embody TenneT's leadership principles Connection, Ownership and Courage;
- You are able to functionally manage, motivate and give direction to a team of professionals, (technical) specialists, engineers and you are a team player (management style is typically coaching);
- Strong and broad technical affinity and able to structure information and processes and able to create overview;
- Adding diversity to the current team.
Our recruiting process
Our offer
Additional information
- The weekly working time is 40 hours;
- The position is unlimited;
- Salary for this position is in grade 20, between € 8595,- and € 13.106,- gross per month based on a fulltime agreement (40 hours per week).
- An assessment via GITP is part of the procedure.
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.
TenneT is an equal opportunity employer for ALL and is fully committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for recruitment, promotion and employment regardless of their ethnic origin, skin colour, religion or belief, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual identity, marital/family status.
Lighting the way ahead together
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