Stakeholder Manager Central & South Limburg

Keeping the Netherlands running, that is our mission. At TenneT, we work every day on the electricity grid of tomorrow. With one clear ambition: a reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy system for the future. As an Environmental Manager, you stand in the middle of this transition and provide direction to projects that have a direct impact on the energy future of the Netherlands. Are you ready to make the difference?

In Central and South Limburg, around the Maasbracht subgrid, TenneT is working on projects that resolve grid congestion and enable the energy transition. Before we can build, space must be found. For this, spatial decisions are needed that the surrounding environment can support. As a stakeholder manager, you ensure that the voice of the environment counts, from landowners and interest groups to local governments and the ministry.

Because the projects intersect, you always look further than your own project. Sometimes you work in one area while the solution is intended for a neighboring area. This requires insight, diplomacy, and a good sense of what is happening in Limburg. The work is growing, and therefore we are expanding Team South with an experienced stakeholder manager who will become the face of TenneT here and build sustainable, long-term relationships with stakeholders.

As a stakeholder manager, you connect the environment with our projects. You translate the wishes of the environment to the project and the importance and necessity of the project to the environment. You are the permanent face of TenneT for the environment, from planning to realization, and you always keep the long-term relationship with the environment in mind. You ensure support and understanding, inform the environment in a timely and careful manner, and prevent surprises. With clear plans, securing customer requirements in the correct systems, and communication in the right tone, you contribute to a traceable, transparent, and therefore supported environmental process.

• You are the primary point of contact for the environment surrounding one or more TenneT projects in Limburg. You engage in dialogue with external stakeholders and landowners, know what is happening in the region, and maintain intensive contact. You know the region, understand the cultural differences between the areas, and therefore always strike the right tone.
• You listen well to the environment, signal important points of attention among stakeholders, and act decisively yet thoughtfully. You work extensively with stakeholders who are emotionally involved. You take their concerns seriously and handle them with care.
• You shape participation processes and coordinate their execution. Together with the communications advisor, with whom you form a tandem, you prepare the external communication and participation processes of the projects.
• You follow current events, political-administrative developments, and TenneT's plans in the region for the medium and long term. You translate these into what they mean for the region and your projects, and you make the technical choices of our grid strategists understandable to the environment. You prepare dossiers, maintain them, and share the information with the project teams.
• You work closely with your fellow stakeholder managers, the communications advisors, the regional directors, the regional grid operator, partners in the region, and colleagues within and outside the team who also have external contacts in this region. Because many projects run simultaneously in a small area, you work integrally and continuously keep an eye on overarching issues and the effect on other projects. Together, you build a broad network, an integrated stakeholder approach, a consistent story, and a strong reputation for TenneT in the region.
• You work according to a uniform approach and with standardized tools for environmental management. Where possible, you involve market parties. You delegate work to them and monitor the quality of what they deliver.

You are regularly found in the region and are visible to stakeholders. Your base is Weert: that is where we come together for team days and meetings. Furthermore, you work at project locations in Central and South Limburg or from home. Additionally, it frequently occurs that you are out in the evenings for information evenings and meetings with the environment.

Do you not yet have much substantive knowledge of the electricity grid? No problem: you will simply learn that with us on the job.

To truly make a difference in this role, you recognize yourself in the following competencies:

• Customer orientation: You know the region and know what is happening among landowners, residents, administrators, and other stakeholders. You anticipate their needs independently, follow up on matters so that questions and problems are truly resolved, and use their feedback to improve your approach.
• Balancing interests: You work across projects and look beyond your own project. You explore the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders, take all relevant interests into account, and respond to possible conflicts with fair, transparent, and balanced considerations.
• Interpersonal insight: You have an eye for others. You build a good rapport with many different people, both inside and outside TenneT, by finding shared interests. In difficult situations, you are diplomatic and you pick up well on what is happening beneath the surface.

Additionally, you recognize yourself in our core value Connection: strengthening each other for a better result. You are curious, proactive, and understand what the other person needs.

At TenneT, much attention is paid to diversity and inclusivity. By working together with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, we get better ideas, work more safely, and everyone feels they belong.

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

• A permanent contract with a two-month probationary period, based on 32 to 40 hours per week.
• A salary in scale 8: €4,276 to €8,443 per month with 8% holiday allowance, 6% year-end bonus, and 70% pension contribution.
• A solid pension via ABP: we pay 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, including a travel allowance, internet allowance, 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.

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.