Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.
Do you want to take part in the responsibility to operate and maintain a number of onshore windfarm in the Netherlands?
As a Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Manager you can power fossil free living by making sure that wind farms operates with optimal performance. We are now looking to add a O&M Manager to our expanding onshore wind team.
The Onshore windfarms are part of Vattenfall’s Business Area Wind, Business Unit Onshore Wind, Operations Netherlands.
The windfarms we are looking for an O&M manager are
- Project Blauw, located in the Ijsselmeer for the coast of Flevoland nearby the “Ketelbrug’, the park consist of 14 nearshore GE turbines.
- Project A16, located at the Klaverpolder junction, along the A16, the park consist of 6 Nordex turbines.
- Support the Princes Alexia O&M Manger, Princes Alexia is located in the Flevo polder and consist of 36 Senvion turbines.
Project Blauw is our first nearshore windfarm, and will be fully serviced by GE, The O&M Manager should manage the operation of this windfarm and have a close relationship with the owner of the 10 more nearshore GE turbines. The project is still under construction, and expect to handover to Operations end 2023.
A16 (Klaverspoor), is a onshore windfarm fully service by Nordex, The O&M manger should manage the operation of this windfarm, including reporting, documentation, approval of work permits etc.
The O&M manager of the windfarm Princes Alexia, is in the need of support for the operations of this windfarm, The windfarm has also a full service setup.
What will you do?
As the O&M ( Project B lauw and A16 you will report to the Manager Operation onshore Netherlands , for the Prices Alexia project you will report to the O&M Manger of Alexia. The focus will be on working closely together with turbine suppliers in performing daily operations. , Striving for highest energy production at lowest costs, with safety always as the number one priority.
Your tasks and responsibilities:
- Control and challenge maintenance planning for turbines and Balance of Plant;
- Controlling contractor scopes;
- Project management & Contract Management;
- Provide periodical performance reports;
- Lead in end of warranty inspections;
- Driving improvements on technical and financial performance of site;
- Optimize site performance and report on performance KPIs: availability, cost, safety;
- Ensure compliance with legal & contractual obligations on site.
Location
The position will be based in the Vattenfall office in Amsterdam, travel to the different windfarms will be 3 to 4 times a week.
Who are you?
A flexible, pro-active, self-motivated and organized individual with the ability to work on their own and in a team. You have the natural ability to motivate people. You can analyse technical problems and to formulate a plan of approach together with technical experts. You can communicate effectively at various levels of the organisation. You possess a high attitude of safety; safety first, production second!
Next to this you bring:
- A relevant degree in engineering (HTS),
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience from within wind farms;
- Broad experience in electrical and mechanical operations and maintenance;
- Experience in project management, contract management, and negotiation skills is an advantage;
- Experience with SAP is considered as an advantage;
- Experience in Microsoft Office applications
- Strong command of both Dutch and English language.
Additional Information
Our offer
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.
More Information
We welcome your application in English, no later than, 24th of May 2023. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Joany van Megen via email joany.vanmegen@vattenfall.com
At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.
The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, Validata.
We look forward to receiving your application!
