Job Description

Business Unit Solar and Batteries (SoBa) is part of Vattenfall’s Business Area Wind which is responsible for Vattenfall’s Renewable activities within Wind, Solar PV and Battery Storage.

BU Solar & Batteries is responsible for all large scale solar and battery development and has as its purpose to enable fossil free living within one generation through profitable solar and battery assets. To fulfill this purpose the BU is active along the whole value chain from early stage development to operations.

The BU’s actual main focus is realizing a strong portfolio growth in both Solar & Battery technologies in Germany and the Netherlands. In Germany the BU has a PV pipeline over 5 GW in Solar and over 1 GW in Batteries, both still growing rapidly.

Within the BU the Delivery department is responsible for bringing advanced stage projects (meaning permit, land rights and grid are secured) towards a positive investment decision and, after that decision, the successful construction and operation of the projects in line with agreed budgets and timelines. The Delivery department consists of 4 teams. An engineering, a contract management, an asset management and a construction mgmt. team.

The construction mgmt. team is responsible for obtaining the investment decisions for and construction of the projects according to plan. For this team, Vattenfall is currently seeking a manager.

The Delivery team within BU Solar & Batteries is now looking for a dedicated Head of Construction Management:

Key responsibilities and mandate

Team development & staffing:

• Lead the Construction management team in BU SoBa
• Coach/lead the individual Project construction managers to successful completion of their projects
• Increase technical know-how in the team in project management, commissioning, HSE and quality
• Define and update construction standards and project management requirements for projects
• Develop and implement staffing and staff development plan to ensure the needs of a growing pipeline can be met

Project/Portfolio management:

• Ensure the safe, timely and on budget delivery of up to 15 large scale construction projects in parallel
• Ensure the development of up to 20 late stage development projects towards successful Final investment Decision
• Develop and maintain supplier relations with key partners for the construction of the project portfolio
• Lead the Contract/Commercial discussions with 3rd parties for portfolio topics or when escalation from project manager level is needed.

Stakeholders and main interfaces

• Procurement
• Contract Management
• Engineering
• Asset Management
• Development
• Controlling/Valuation
• Main Contractors & Component suppliers
• Reporting to: Director of Delivery Solar & Batteries

Additional information

Number of employees or teams to steer: 12 direct reports as of today, with a significant increase in the next 12 to 24 months, due a significant increase in the construction pipeline.

Your profile / who are you?

• Proven track record managing teams and leading people
• Minimum of 7 years of proven and relevant work experience in the construction of renewable energy projects, within different countries and multinational environments
• Master’s degree from an university in an engineering or relevant scientific subject.
• Experience in managing internationally distributed technical teams.
• German language skills are a pre.

Geographical area of responsibility:

All the main locations of BA Soba (NL/GER).

Location

The location of the position is either Berlin, Hamburg or Amsterdam. Occasional travel within northern Europe should be expected.

Our offer

Looking for a career with growth?

Looking for a role where your superpowers can be leveraged to the maximum and with limitless opportunities for growth?

The scale and ambition of our wind, battery and solar business means you can really find your element with us. We’ll also provide you with all the learning and development you need to expand your horizons.

We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths, whatever their background and experiences.

You will be part of a growing team of 1,700+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.

More Information

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Anne Vriesema via anne.vriesema@vattenfall.com

We welcome your application in English no later than April 14th 2024 . We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a 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. Click here for further information.

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 and will be performed by a third party, Validata.

Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classified the final candidates might be subject to a security vetting process, according to Swedish legislation.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Vattenfall is a leading European energy company driving the transition to a sustainable energy system. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years and now have a mission of working for fossil freedom. We employ around 20,000 people mostly in our core markets in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK.