TenneT is growing fast, and recruiting new talent is essential to our success!
By joining us, you'll have the chance to make a meaningful impact on the energy transition. Essentially, you'll be contributing to a sustainable and green future.
All this within a company culture that promotes innovation and values your ideas!
TenneT is known for its outstanding employment conditions. We continually focus on maintaining a healthy work-life balance. For example, with a full-time position, your employment benefits include an impressive 43 vacation days! And… you'll receive a permanent contract from the beginning.
We are looking for a Policy Advisor Offshore integration.
- Will you be the one to join our team in Arnhem?
- Salary range: €3,879 - €7,660 (Scale 8)
- As of January 1, 2025, you will receive a 7% increase in accordance with the collective labor agreement (CAO).
- The vacancy will close once we have found a suitable candidate.
Your contribution to TenneT
Expert for development of the future power system with focus on Offshore integration
The electrical power system is undergoing a transition that is significantly increasing the complexity for your department, System Operations. Therefore, you and your colleagues must be prepared for the challenges ahead. This includes influencing future regulations, engaging with relevant stakeholders, contributing to national and international initiatives, identifying future innovation needs, and developing creative concepts and expertise. These efforts will ensure that TenneT is ready to operate the future power system with the same level of reliability and security as it does today.
In System Operations, you will contribute directly to these challenges by promoting innovation and proposing improvements for your department. You’ll work closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, both nationally and internationally.
- The energy transition is making our power system more complex. We need advanced solutions, like 2 GW platforms, to keep things stable. You will help develop these solutions and improve how we use existing resources.
- Adding the offshore system to our onshore grid requires new control systems and updated policies. You will help find and create the best ways to handle these changes and ensure flexibility for real-time operations.
- You will join national and international groups to advance future system operations and suggest new ideas. This involves working with partners like market players, offshore developers, equipment makers, and other TSOs.
- You will help review and update the current requirements for High Voltage Direct Current systems (HVDC systems).
- You will oversee and contribute to research needed for integrating the offshore system into our existing network.
Your profile and background
In this position, your positive attitude and enthusiasm for working with a multicultural team will be key. You should be open-minded, have a great sense of humor, and get excited about developing complex concepts. If you’re energized by collaboration and problem-solving, you’ll fit right in.
- You have successfully completed your academic studies in electrical or power system engineering
- It is preferred if you have multiple years of experience working in transmission system operations and system development
- It is favorable if you have knowledge of system operation processes (both planning and real-time) as well as control and protection schemes
- Strong verbal and written skills in English are required.
Our recruiting process
Our offer
This will be our challenge
System Operations secures the reliability by continuity of transport services, system services and market facilitation 24/7. Our reliability ranks among the highest in the world. This can only be sustained if we are a well-designed process driven unit. Process management, development and continuous improvement of processes and systems is therefore relevant.
Additional information
- The weekly working time is 40 hours in the Netherlands
- Type of contract is indefinite
- Pay Scale 8 in accordance with the TenneT collectieve labor agreement (salary range €3879 - €7660,depending on relevant knowledge, level, and work experience).
- Job interviews for this position will be (partly) in English. Please send us your application document in English as well
In our online-application-form you can apply within only some minutes as long as this job is posted. Afterwards we screen your application and get back to you as soon as possible. Our selection process consists of one interview only.
For further questions regarding the recruiting process please contact:
Shannon Martina
People | Talent Acquisition
06 - 41 86 52 58
For questions relating to the position:
Paul Pottuijt, Head System Operations
Paul.pottuijt@tennet.eu
For further questions regarding the recruiting process please contact:
Shannon Martina
People | Talent Acquisition
06 - 41 86 52 58
For questions relating to the position:
Paul Pottuijt, Head System Operations
Paul.pottuijt@tennet.eu
Salary
3879 € - 7660 €
TenneT is a leading European grid operator. We are committed to providing a secure and reliable supply of electricity 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, while helping to drive the energy transition in our pursuit of a brighter energy future – more sustainable, reliable and affordable than ever before. In our role as the first cross-border Transmission System Operator (TSO) we design, build, maintain and operate over 25,000 kilometres of high-voltage electricity grid in the Netherlands and large parts of Germany, and facilitate the European energy market through our 17 interconnectors to neighbouring countries. We are one of the largest investors in national and international onshore and offshore electricity grids, with a turnover of EUR 9.2 billion and a total asset value of EUR 45 billion. Every day our 8,300 employees take ownership, show courage and make and maintain connections to ensure that the supply and demand of electricity is balanced for over 43 million people.
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.
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