Technical Planner

Join TenneT’s 2GW Program

Join TenneT’s 2GW Program within the Maasvlakte Cluster as a Technical Planner and contribute to the energy transition by overseeing and integrating complex project schedules. Your expertise in scheduling large-scale EPCI projects will be key in advancing TenneT’s mission to build a sustainable and resilient energy grid.

Your Profile and Background

At TenneT, we are looking for professionals who can contribute to the future of our electricity grid. We expect you to have the right experience and skills to make a valuable contribution to our team and mission.

What do you bring?

• Educational Qualification & Professional Background: Successfully completed your studies in the field of economics/engineering or can prove that you have a comparable qualification. In addition, you have relevant experience (+5 years) in scheduling large complex EPCI projects (with scheduling software Oracle Primavera P6). Experience with Power BI is a nice to have.
• Project Scheduling Expertise: Experience in large scale projects and a good understanding of contracts (preferably EPC projects in energy, construction, or infrastructure).
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Good analytical skills and a structured, efficient and independent way of working.
• Communication & Collaboration: High level of social competence and communication skills and enable you to exchange relevant information related to scheduling.
• Proactive and Goal-Oriented Mindset: Your hands-on mentality with the will to make a difference, together with your goal orientation, with a willing to learn mentality rounds off your profile.
• Language Skills: Language is the project team is English (Dutch is a nice to have).
• Residency Requirement: Resident of the Netherlands.

Your Contribution to TenneT

As a Technical Planner, you will be part of the 2GW-Program within the Maasvlakte Cluster. You will review and integrate the schedules of the contractual partners and coordinate the interfaces from a scheduling point of view. In addition, you will be responsible for the development of a program approach for the internal schedule, this in collaboration with other internal project teams.

You are responsible for monitoring progress in the project, carrying out deviation analyses and supporting the development of countermeasures in close cooperation with the work package managers and the project management. As part of regular reporting, you will provide the relevant contributions to the status of the scheduling including the necessary KPI’s.

• Produces and maintains the employer integrated schedule and monitors the schedule interfaces between other projects and different contractors.
• Reviews contractor schedules and other internal (project) schedules on a regular basis in terms of progress and scheduling practices; and identifies risks, bottlenecks, attention areas etc. Reports accordingly to ensure that the necessary measures are taken for the timely completion of the project.
• Guides and supports the employer project teams on all schedule related topics.
• Handles requests and acts as a point of contact for planning questions.
• Responsible for an efficient schedule reporting and updating process while working together with other planners.
• Support for implementation and visualization of the schedule data set (Power BI).
• Contribute to a growing time management maturity within the project and the organization.

You will be part of the community of scheduling experts where you collect and share best practices and actively participate in the continuous improvement and further development of the project management tools used for project planning and control. You will work from our office in Arnhem and on site at Maasvlakte (and can also work from home).

Our Offer

Flexibility We are family friendly and flexible. Flexible working hours without fixed times and home office options allow you to organize your work individually. Our external partners also provide you with support services for various phases of life - for example, in matters relating to household services or care and career.

Payment & More Attractive remuneration and social benefits. We offer great benefits such as a salary based on our Collective Labor Agreement, an annual bonus and excellent pension scheme.

Wellness Balance & Personal Growth Health - your basis. Because we think it is important that you are healthy and feel good, we offer all kinds of great extras: we provide various opportunities to work out via our Always Energy program which offers a wide range of opportunities to indulge in sports (organised training for different sports, competitions and events). And you will receive a sports allowance if you are a member of a sports club.

Technology & Innovation Modern working environment

• Modern IT-tools
• Ergonomic workstations
• Very well equipped conference rooms and communication solutions that enable cross-location and cross-border collaboration

This Will Be Our Challenge

Large Projects Offshore is a key contributor to the energy transition. The Unit is responsible for the current and future development of the offshore grid as a whole and subsequently for the development and realization of the DC interconnectors and the Offshore Wind Farm grid connections in both the German and Dutch sectors of the North Sea.

Additional Information

TenneT offers you the opportunity to contribute to a sustainable and digital energy future. Together with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders, you will work on innovative solutions that enable the energy transition. At TenneT, you will have the space to develop your talents in an environment that prioritizes growth. We believe in collaboration, forward-thinking, and innovation.

Therefore, we offer:

• A permanent contract with a two-month probation period, for 40 hours per week. (Position can be filled from 32 to 40 hours).
• A salary in scale 9: € 4.675 - 9.196,- gross per month, with 8% holiday allowance and 6% year-end bonus (according to CAO TSO).
• A solid pension via ABP, with 70% of your premium paid by TenneT.
• 43 vacation days per year.

All mentioned employment conditions apply to a full-time position unless otherwise stated. We highly value a healthy work-life balance and your personal development. That’s why we offer flexible solutions such as:

• Hybrid working where possible, including an internet and home office allowance.
• Support for your well-being, including a contribution to a gym membership and health insurance.
• Development opportunities through the TenneT Academy, ensuring continuous professional growth.

We encourage initiative and give you the space to bring new ideas. Together, we ensure that the Netherlands keeps moving forward and is prepared for the energy future.

Together, we build a sustainable energy future!

Diversity

Since we use AI as part of our recruiting process, we would like to create transparency and clarity at this point. The AI serves exclusively as a supporting and recommending tool to make our processes even faster and more efficient. At no time are automated decisions made.

TenneT is a leading European grid operator. We are committed to providing a secure and reliable supply of electricity 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, while helping to drive the energy transition in our pursuit of a brighter energy future – more sustainable, reliable and affordable than ever before. In our role as the first cross-border Transmission System Operator (TSO) we design, build, maintain and operate over 25,000 kilometres of high-voltage electricity grid in the Netherlands and large parts of Germany, and facilitate the European energy market through our 17 interconnectors to neighbouring countries. We are one of the largest investors in national and international onshore and offshore electricity grids, with a turnover of EUR 9.2 billion and a total asset value of EUR 45 billion. Every day our 8,300 employees take ownership, show courage and make and maintain connections to ensure that the supply and demand of electricity is balanced for over 43 million people.

Lighting the way ahead together