Land Affairs Advisor

• At least five years of relevant work experience within a technical, infrastructural, or similar project environment.
• Experience with guiding, leading, or coordinating medium to large-scale projects within a private law, land affairs, or legal context.
• Knowledge of private law processes regarding land acquisition, usage rights, and property rights.
• Experience with stakeholder management in an environment with diverse interests.
• Experience with expropriation and tolerance procedures is a plus.

• A completed HBO (higher professional education) degree, preferably in a legal, land management, real estate, or similar field.

• Good command of the Dutch language, both spoken and written.
• Good command of the English language.

• A one-year contract, with the intention to extend to a permanent contract for 32-40 hours per week with a one-month probationary period.
• Salary in scale 8: €4,276.00 - €8,443.00 gross per month, plus 8% holiday allowance and 6% year-end bonus (in accordance with the CAO TSO).
• A solid pension via ABP, in which we pay no less than 70% of your pension premium.
• 43 vacation days per year.

All mentioned employment conditions apply to full-time employment, unless stated otherwise.

• Hybrid working, including an internet and a home office allowance.
• Support for your vitality, with a contribution towards a sports subscription and health insurance.
• Development opportunities via the TenneT Academy, so that you can continue to expand your knowledge and skills.

Keeping the Netherlands running is our mission. As a Land Affairs Advisor, you ensure that the electricity grid remains future-proof. Together with your team, you work on complex private law issues within grid expansion and renewal projects, which contribute to a stable and sustainable energy system.

As a Land Affairs Advisor, you are responsible for realizing private law agreements and advising on land and usage rights within complex grid expansion and renewal projects, so that the Netherlands can continue to rely on reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.

• You analyze private law issues and develop strategies for obtaining access permissions, rights of superficies, and usage and purchase agreements, so that projects can be realized predictably and in a timely manner.
• You lead private law processes within medium-sized new construction, expansion, and renovation projects in the 110/150 kV and 380 kV domain, so that goals regarding time, money, and quality are achieved.
• You coordinate with internal stakeholders, landowners, land managers, appraisers, and other external parties, so that interests are carefully weighed and sustainable agreements are established.
• You advise management and project organizations on policy, legal frameworks, implementation issues, and positions to be taken, so that decision-making takes place carefully and with substantiation.
• You develop project plans and budgets and monitor the progress of private law activities, so that risks are managed in a timely manner and projects are executed predictably.
• You monitor developments within private law, assess policy and project frameworks, and act as a substantive point of contact within a core process of the department, so that knowledge, quality, and uniformity are ensured within projects.

You are part of the North environment team, where work is being done on the preparation and realization of onshore high-voltage projects in Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, and Noordoostpolder. In this role, you combine substantive private law expertise with project-based responsibility. You operate in a complex environment with diverse interests and make an important contribution to the expansion and strengthening of the Dutch electricity grid.

• Result-oriented - You keep project objectives sharply in view, steer based on progress and quality, and take action when adjustment is needed, so that agreed results are achieved within schedule and budget.
• Communicative sensitivity - You adapt your communication to different interlocutors and know how to convey complex topics clearly, so that mutual understanding and effective cooperation arise.
• Flexibility - You switch easily between projects, stakeholders, and changing circumstances, so that you continue to function effectively within a dynamic project environment.

That is why we offer you:

Hybrid working is the norm for us. You will be given the opportunity to work from home. We also value meeting each other personally at the office. Your base location is Hoogeveen, but you can also work from Eemshaven, Arnhem, or from home. Additionally, you will be present at project locations in the region when the work requires it. Therefore, your workplace may vary.