Offshore Development Specialist - Wind Farms

• A completed academic degree in a technical and/or political-administrative direction.
• Demonstrable experience and achieved results in developing (offshore) wind farms, public decision-making, contract management, and regulation.
• Experience within or with the Hague political landscape is a plus.
• Demonstrable program management experience; certification in IPMA and/or Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) is a plus.
• Experience with stakeholder and contract management in a complex offshore environment where diverse interests converge.
• Skilled in managing, updating, and ensuring the quality of model contracts with knowledge of ATO/ALO agreements, compensation schemes, and related contractual processes.
• You are able to move effectively within TenneT between the interests of project execution—including offshore wind farm interfacing—regulation, the legal department, and political affairs, and externally between TenneT, offshore wind farm developers, governments, regulators, and social organizations.
• You oversee the long-term impact of decisions and know how to carefully connect different interests.
• Willing to travel periodically to The Hague and Utrecht for consultation with stakeholders (on average once every two weeks to once a month) and to work a number of days per week from the Arnhem Rijnpoort office.
• Professional command of the Dutch and English languages.

TenneT offers you the chance to contribute to a sustainable energy future. Together with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders, you will work on innovative solutions that make the energy transition possible. With us, you will get the space to develop your talent and work in an environment where your growth is central.

We offer you:

• Permanent contract with a two-month probationary period. This position is based on 32 to 40 hours per week.
• Salary in scale 9 (€ 4,816 - € 9,472) per month full-time / 40 hours, with 8% holiday allowance and 6% end-of-year bonus according to TenneT CAO.
• Solid pension via ABP; TenneT pays 70% of your premium.
• 43 vacation days per year.

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

We attach great value to a good work-life balance and your personal development. Therefore, we offer flexible solutions such as:

• Hybrid working when possible, including a travel, internet, and home office allowance. Your location is Arnhem Rijnpoort, with Monday and Thursday being the fixed office days.
• 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.

For consultation with stakeholders, you will travel periodically to The Hague and Utrecht, on average once every two weeks to once a month. For this, you can make use of first-class train travel.

You become part of a positive team where collaboration, knowledge sharing, synergy, and the active exchange of ideas are central.

We stimulate initiative and give you the space to come up with new ideas. Together, we ensure that the Netherlands stays in motion and is ready for the energy of tomorrow.

The energy transition demands smart, decisive professionals. Within the Offshore Business Development team, we work daily on the development of the future offshore network and the associated policy, so that the Netherlands can also rely on a reliable electricity grid tomorrow. The choices you contribute to will partly determine how the future energy infrastructure on the North Sea is developed. In doing so, you have a direct influence on the energy transition of the Netherlands. As an Offshore Development Specialist - Wind Farms, will you contribute to this by coordinating closely with the wind sector and (potential) customers for an offshore connection?

How will you keep the Netherlands connected? As an Offshore Development Specialist, you will work on issues that are decisive for the future design of the offshore energy system so that the Netherlands can continue to rely on reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.

Within this role, you take responsibility for communication to market parties and (potential) customers for an offshore connection, and you provide direction to issues where no clear solution direction yet exists. You connect diverse fields, including political ambitions, grid planning, spatial processes, permitting, offshore technology, procurement, installation issues, nature inclusivity, and regulation. In doing so, you oversee the long-term impact of decisions and contribute to supported choices that further the offshore ambitions of TenneT.

• You act as a trusted advisor for internal and external stakeholders and translate developments in policy, regulation, and the offshore market into concrete advice and solution directions, so that TenneT can respond in a timely manner to new opportunities, risks, and changing circumstances.
• You develop and implement new solutions, processes, and working methods within Offshore Business Development, so that complex issues surrounding offshore development are tackled effectively and in a future-proof manner.
• You build sustainable collaborations and create connections between diverse stakeholders, such as ministries, regulators, industry organizations, NGOs, international partners, and internal stakeholders, so that interests are aligned in a timely manner and decision-making is supported.
• You analyze external trends, political developments, regulations, and market movements and translate these into scenarios and courses of action, so that TenneT, together with the ministries, can make well-founded choices for future offshore developments.
• You develop supported positions, stakeholder strategies, and speaking lines and align these with relevant parties, so that TenneT can operate effectively in a dynamic and political-administrative environment.
• You guide colleagues using your expertise, actively share knowledge within the team, and contribute to the further development of the field, so that quality, continuity, and collaboration are strengthened.

Managing Complexity - You define complex issues clearly, even when information is incomplete or ambiguous, so that stakeholders can arrive at well-founded choices and decision-making is based on a good understanding of the challenges.

Quality of Decisions - You bring together information, experience, and diverse perspectives to arrive at well-founded choices and supported courses of action, so that demonstrable results are realized.

Promoting Innovation - You develop new solutions for complex or unprecedented issues and actively contribute to the further development of the field so that TenneT remains prepared for future developments within the offshore domain.

Organizational Awareness - You understand the dynamics of a political-administrative environment and know how to connect different interests, so that support is created for important choices.

Persuading - You know how to bring stakeholders at different levels along with your positions, scenarios, and recommendations, so that support is created for strategic choices.

Optimizing Work Processes - You see opportunities for improvement, provide structure, and ensure effective collaboration, so that processes and results continuously improve.

Ownership - You take responsibility for choices, actions, and results, make progress visible, and ensure the concrete realization of agreed objectives for stakeholders and the organization.