TenneT

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 Project Engineer at our duty location in Arnhem who will contribute to this and that might be you?

 

Your profile and background

• Engineering background (BSc. or Master degree);

• 3 years+ experience with the design and construction of offshore platforms in either the oil & gas or offshore wind industry;

• You have excellent communication, cooperation and influencing skills and are able to challenge and motivate both the contractor team as the internal team;

• You show initiative, you are persuasive, sensitive, aware of your stakeholders and capable of a balanced judgment/opinion;

• You are dynamic, enthusiastic, intrinsically motivated, you take your responsibility and ownership (committed);

• You have no 'nine to five' mentality;

• You are willing to travel on regular basis abroad to the office in Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) to visit the designing department of the contractor Petrofac;

• You will work on Mondays and Tuesdays together with your TenneT team members in our office in Arnhem, the other days flexible from home or from the office;

• You have strong problem solving skills;

• You are fluent in English, both verbally and in writing. 

Dutch communication skills are an advantage, not mandatory.

 

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Your contribution to TenneT

Based on the Energie-akkoord, where the targets and intentions for the transition to a more renewable energy supply are set, the Roadmap Offshore wind energy 2030 and the ambition to realise additional windcapacity prior to 2030 a roll-out strategy is being prepared for the long term, including the 2GW  projects. This results in a commitment for TenneT to realise at least 14 2GW HVDC Grid Connection Systems which bring the power from offshore wind-farms in the North sea to the Dutch electricity grid to be commissioned between 2028 - 2031.

Within the portfolio team Stations Petrofac/Hitachi, consisting of at least 6 platform/HVDC projects,  we are looking for a Project Engineer. Your tasks and responsibilities are:

• Manage the EPCI contractor towards a successful completion of the design in compliance with the contract;
• Manage and coordinate engineering processes (e.g. technical queries, change management, coordinate document reviews, solve interdisciplinary issues, interfaces, requirement compliance coordination, etc.) both internally and towards between TenneT and the contractor;
• Coordinate between the engineering and project management disciplines;
• Review critical and overarching engineering deliverables yourself;
• Align with internal stakeholders about design, requirements and any other issues;
• Manage the certification process;
• Manage design interfaces with other contractors (e.g. cable contractors, OWF);
• Support a successful implementation of Safety by Design;
• Support a successful implementation of systems engineering;
• Ensure the 2GW standard design is adhered to and implemented correctly;
• Align with experts and teams within Offshore NL/GER and various other departments within TenneT and take into account lessons learned from other large (2GW) projects.

Our recruiting process

Our offer

Flexibility

We are family friendly and flexible

 

Flexible working hours without fixed times and home office options allow you to organize your work individually. Our external partners also provide you with support services for various phases of life - for example, in matters relating to household services or care and career.

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Payment & more

Attractive remuneration and social benefits

 

We offer great benefits such as a salary based on our Collective Labor Agreement, an annual bonus and excellent pension scheme.

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Wellness Balance & Personal Growth

Health - your basis

 

Because we think it is important that you are healthy and feel good, we offer all kinds of great extras: we provide various opportunities to work out via our Always Energy program which offers a wide range of opportunities to indulge in sports (organised training for different sports, competitions and events). And you will receive a sports allowance if you are a member of a sports club.

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Technology & Innovation

Modern working environment

• Modern IT-tools
• Ergonomic workstations
• Very well equipped conference rooms and communication solutions that enable cross-location and cross-border collaboration

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This will be our challenge

Large Projects Offshore is a key contributor to the energy transition. The Unit is responsible for the current and future development of the offshore grid as a whole and subsequently for the development and realization of the DC interconnectors and the Offshore Wind Farm grid connections in both the German and Dutch sectors of the North Sea.

Additional information

• The weekly working time is 40 hours
• 43 holidays per annual on a full time basis
• Job grade 8 according TenneT TSO CAO
• Type of contract is temporary for 12 months and a consecutive contract will be indefinite;
• Job interviews for this position will be (partly) in English. Please send us your application document in English as well

 

Salary

4276 € - 8443 €

Diversity

Since we use AI as part of our recruiting process, we would like to create transparency and clarity at this point. The AI serves exclusively as a supporting and recommending tool to make our processes even faster and more efficient. At no time are automated decisions made.
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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.

Lighting the way ahead together