At TenneT, we work every day on shaping the electricity grid of tomorrow. Our mission? To create an energy system that is reliable, affordable, and truly sustainable. As Project Lead Land Station within the Regional Cluster Geertruidenberg, you play a vital role in realising major offshore grid connections that power the Netherlands. Ready to contribute to one of the most important energy infrastructure developments of our time?

Your profile and background

We are looking for someone who wants to contribute to the future of our electricity grid with expertise, curiosity, and genuine engagement. You recognise yourself in the following:

Core competencies

• Balances Stakeholders - You build trusting relationships, bring perspectives together, and navigate complex interests with care and clarity.
• Directs Work - You provide structure, coordinate workstreams, and help teams contribute effectively to shared goals.
• Drives Results - You move projects forward with determination, even when faced with challenges or shifting conditions.
• Situational Adaptability - You adjust your approach when needed and respond thoughtfully to evolving project and stakeholder dynamics.

In addition, you bring:

• Over 5 years of experience in a comparable role, with a strong understanding of land station development and the integration of offshore grid connection components.
• A driven, enthusiastic, authentic way of working. You inspire others and are inspired by meaningful collaboration.
• Confidence in making well-founded decisions and guiding their implementation.
• A partnership-oriented mindset and a natural inclination toward cooperation.
• Strong communication skills, especially in managing contractors, suppliers, and authorities.
• Fluency in English and Dutch.
• A driver's licence and willingness to travel based on project needs.
• Preferably an IPMA certification, or willingness to obtain one.

Your contribution to TenneT

As Project Lead Land Station you will be responsible for all preparatory activities and realisation of the Nederwiek Gamma Land Station within the Regional Cluster Geertruidenberg. You will report to the Project Director of the Regional Cluster Geertruidenberg. The project activities include continuous alignment with stations contractors and external stakeholders as NGV for LionLink and (HVDC) contractors (Hitachi, Larsen & Toubro).

Project Management Tasks

• Lead the Land Station team and coordinate key project disciplines with clarity and focus.
• Ensure a safe working environment for colleagues and contractors.
• Oversee site preparation, design, construction, commissioning, and handover according to scope, quality, safety, and timeline requirements.
• Build strong partnerships with stakeholders, including the portfolio team and Hitachi, to ensure alignment on the HVDC scope.
• Collaborate closely with other workstreams to keep direction, decisions, and priorities clear.
• Contribute to setting ambitious, achievable project goals aligned with TenneT's strategy.
• Maintain constructive relationships with contractors, suppliers, and authorities, ensuring balanced and transparent decision-making.
• Safeguard compliance with contracts, deadlines, costs, quality, health, safety and environment guidelines, documentation standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Work with experts across Large Projects Offshore/Onshore, Asset Management, and Supply Chain to apply lessons learned from major projects.
• Take ownership of selected cross-project topics within the Offshore organisation.

Team Leadership Responsibilities

You help build and guide a committed project team, acting as a role model for standardisation and synergy within the 2GW programme. You ensure that team members have the skills, training, and resources they need to perform confidently, while setting clear priorities and communicating openly about expectations and changes. Through trust-based delegation and transparent dialogue, you foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning across LPO and the 2GW organisation. By actively exchanging insights with experts and colleagues throughout TenneT, you strengthen alignment and help embed lessons learned across projects.

Our recruiting process

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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 energy future. Together with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders, you will work on innovative solutions that make the energy transition possible. You will have the space to develop your talent in an environment that puts your growth at the center. We believe in collaboration, forward thinking, and innovation. We offer you:

• 8% holiday allowance + 6% year-end bonus.
• A solid ABP pension scheme, with TenneT covering 70% of the contribution.
• 43 days of annual leave (based on full-time employment).
• Hybrid working, including an internet allowance of €32.50 and a home-office allowance.
• Support for your vitality, with contributions towards a gym membership and health insurance.
• Development opportunities through the TenneT Academy, so you can continue to expand your knowledge and skills.

Recruitmentprocess

• You can apply in just a few clicks through our online form. Once we receive your application, we will review it and contact you as soon as possible.
• The process consists of two interviews, and a security screening is part of the procedure.
• Finally, if the vacancy is no longer listed on our website, it means the position has (temporarily) closed.
• Applications can only be submitted through the website, not by email.

Salary

4816 € - 11156 €

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