Program Management Officer

The energy transition and economic growth are causing a sharp increase in demand for transport capacity on the electricity grid. The rapid development of solar and wind farms, data centers, and the electrification of industry and mobility means that the demand for capacity is growing faster than the grid can be expanded. As a result, we are reaching the limits of the electricity grid in increasingly more parts of the Netherlands. Congestion management is essential to utilize the limited available capacity as efficiently as possible while simultaneously creating space for customers, companies, and societal developments.

This task requires an integrated regional approach in which reliable information, substantive analyses, concrete measures, and administrative decision-making come together. The Regional Capacity Programs team organizes and directs this approach for the regions where the pressure on the electricity grid is greatest.

As a Program Management Officer, you bring structure and oversight to the regional programs and projects. You collect and analyze information, support decision-making, and ensure that progress, risks, actions, and decisions are up-to-date and insightful. In doing so, you help the regional team to make well-founded choices and achieve predictable results.

You support one or more regional teams in the management and execution of congestion programs. The Regional Program Manager is responsible for the integrated direction and governance, and the Regional Project Manager for the execution of projects; you provide the analyses, project structure, and management information they need for this and support the execution thereof. You perform complex business analyses, draw up conclusions and recommendations, and translate needs into clear requirements, reports, and decision-making documents. By critically assessing information, making dependencies visible, and identifying risks and opportunities early, you contribute to well-founded decisions and effective regional execution.

• Set up the program and project structure and manage schedules, actions, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, and project administration.
• Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative information, perform complex business analyses, and translate the outcomes into conclusions, recommendations, and clear requirements.
• Prepare and coordinate project documents, business cases, progress reports, dashboards, presentations, and decision-making documents.
• Plan and prepare meetings and governance, record actions, risks, and decisions, and monitor timely follow-up.
• Support the Regional Program Manager and Regional Project Manager in monitoring progress, capacity, costs, and quality, help remove obstacles and gaps, and signal risks and opportunities in a timely manner.
• Coordinate communication and information flows with internal and external stakeholders and monitor the quality, consistency, and timeliness of the information.
• Continuously improve regional work processes, reports, and tools and contribute to a recognizable and scalable way of working for all regions.

You deliver measurable results by ensuring up-to-date, reliable, and accessible program and project information. The output consists of, among other things, analyses, business cases, project documents, dashboards, progress reports, presentations, and up-to-date action, risk, issue, and decision registers. Success is demonstrated by timely and high-quality reports, reliable analyses, visible follow-up of actions and decisions, early signaling of risks, and useful information for management and decision-making.

At TenneT, we look for professionals who contribute to an effective and future-proof project organization. We expect you to have the right experience and skills to make a valuable contribution to our team and our mission. Therefore, we ask of you:

• Completed HBO or WO degree in business administration, public administration, information management, technical, or a similar field.
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience as a Program Management Officer, project management officer, project supporter, or in a similar role within a complex organization.
• Experience with performing complex business analyses, drafting business cases and reports, and translating needs into clear requirements and recommendations.
• Experience with project and program control, including planning, progress, risks, issues, actions, decisions, and mutual dependencies.
• You work accurately and in a structured manner, can independently organize stakeholder interactions and analyses, and seek timely alignment with the responsible manager on critical topics.
• You possess excellent communication skills in Dutch and English and can present information clearly to various target groups. Experience with project management methodologies and digital analysis and reporting tools is a plus.

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

• Mastering complexity: Gaining insight into complex, extensive, and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems effectively.
• Optimizing work processes: Knowing and applying the most effective and efficient processes to achieve results, with attention to continuous improvement.
• Communicating effectively: Developing and providing communication in various forms that align with the unique needs of different target groups and lead to a clear understanding.

At TenneT, we let our work be guided by behaviors that stem from our three values: Ownership, Courage, and Connection.

• Ownership means doing what matters for collective success, because results lie in actions, not in words.
• Courage means showing guts to move forward, because acceleration requires courage, not perfection.
• Connection means strengthening each other for more results, because true collaboration turns potential into performance.

These behaviors help us build an organization that works smarter and delivers more every day, for our customers and for each other.

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 encourage initiative and give you the space to come up with new ideas.

Therefore, for full-time employment, we offer you:

• A permanent contract with a two-month probationary period, based on 40 hours per week.
• A salary in scale 8: €4,276 to €8,443 per month with 8% holiday allowance and 6% year-end bonus.
• A solid pension via ABP: we pay 70% of your premium.
• 43 vacation days per year.
• Hybrid working where possible, including travel, internet, and a home office allowance.
• Support for your vitality, with a contribution towards a sports membership and health insurance, and our Always Energy program.
• Development opportunities via the TenneT Academy, so that you can continue to expand your knowledge and skills.

Do you have questions about the application process? Please contact Sander Burgmans via sander.burgmans@tennet.eu.

Applications can only be submitted via the application form. We cannot process applications sent via email with a CV. Recruitment agencies responding to this vacancy are not appreciated and will therefore not be processed.