Project Manager Cables

Keeping the Netherlands running, that is our mission. As Project Manager Cables Offshore, you ensure that the electricity grid remains future-proof. Together with your team, you work on developing and implementing maintenance and repair strategies for offshore high-voltage connections, including the preparation for new 2GW platforms. In doing so, you contribute directly to a stable and sustainable energy system.

How do you keep the Netherlands powered?

As Project Manager Cables Offshore, you are responsible for preparing, managing, and successfully completing maintenance and repair projects for high-voltage cables at sea and on land. With this, you ensure that the power supply remains safe, reliable, and future-proof. You will work within the Subsea Operations & Maintenance team, a specialized team of 9 colleagues with expertise in the field of subsea cables and seabed surveys. Together, you work on maintaining optimal availability of the offshore grid infrastructure.

Additionally, you are responsible for, among other things:

• Coordinating specialists and contractors - You manage multidisciplinary teams, maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and monitor the execution of contractual agreements during maintenance and repair activities.
• Monitoring planning, budget, quality, and safety - You ensure that projects proceed according to schedule, remain within budget, and meet the highest safety and quality standards.
• Contract management - You set up maintenance contracts and service agreements and actively manage them, so that TenneT has reliable partners for interventions on cable systems.
• Risk, permit, and compliance management - You identify risks, perform impact analyses, and implement appropriate control measures. In doing so, you ensure compliance with laws and regulations, permits, and contractual obligations.
• Securing documentation and asset information - You guarantee that technical documentation and asset data are complete and accurate, so that safe and efficient management of the cable infrastructure remains possible.

Within this role, you are expected to lead complex projects independently, know how to connect different interests, and actively contribute to the further professionalization of the maintenance of offshore cable systems.

At TenneT, we look for professionals who contribute to an effective and future-proof project organization. Therefore, we ask for:

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

• Delivering results - You utilize different perspectives and stakeholder interests to arrive at optimal solutions and to successfully complete complex projects.
• Strengthening engagement - You stimulate collaboration within teams, show appreciation for good performance, and create an environment in which colleagues and partners can contribute optimally.
• Ownership - You take responsibility for results, show initiative, and act from the collective interest of TenneT and its stakeholders.

This role falls within the job profile Project Delivery & Execution Project Manager_NL, so that it is clear for both you and TenneT which responsibilities, expectations, and growth opportunities belong to this position. TenneT offers you the chance to contribute to a sustainable energy future. Together with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders, you work on innovative solutions that make the energy transition possible.

• A permanent contract with a two-month probationary period, based on 40 hours per week, or an annual contract with the intention of becoming permanent
• A salary in scale 9 from € 4,816 to € 9,472 gross per month, excluding 8% holiday allowance and 6% end-of-year bonus.
• A solid pension via ABP, where TenneT pays 70% of the premium.
• 43 vacation days per year.
• All mentioned employment conditions apply to full-time employment, unless stated otherwise.

• Hybrid working, including travel, internet, and home office allowances.
• Support for your vitality, including a contribution towards sports and health insurance.
• Development opportunities via the TenneT Academy.
• The opportunity to work on unique offshore energy projects that contribute directly to the energy transition.

Together, we ensure that the Netherlands keeps moving and is ready for the energy of tomorrow.