Join the biggest offshore wind operator in the Netherlands
Responsible for operation and maintenance of the HV and LV assets in our offshore wind farms
A challenging and independent job, leaving much room for growth
Eneco is a company with international operations in the area of sustainable energy and innovation. With its One Planet plan, Eneco is taking an important and ambitious step in becoming climate neutral in 2035, together with its customers. We invest in wind farms, district heating, solar parks and storage in order to increase the supply of renewable energy. Furthermore, we develop innovative products and services that allow our clients to take control over the manner in which they generate, store, use or share energy. Offshore Wind makes an important contribution to our ambition to further scale up its sustainable energy production.
Offshore wind is characterized by lightning-fast development of technology, as well as changing market conditions and regulations. Our offshore portfolio currently consists of 6 operational wind farms. Another wind farm (HKW Ecowende) is under construction and will be completed in 2026. Further growth will come from our development of new offshore wind farms in Northwest Europe. The Asset Management & Operations team makes an important contribution to continuous improvement based on its knowledge and experience.
Your first priority is to take care of the electrical safety of our offshore wind farms. This includes transformers, switchgears, array cables and for the older wind farms also the export cables, high voltage substations and Wind Turbines. You act as a Nominated Person in Control of the Electrical Installations (NPCEI) in accordance with the European standard NEN-EN 50110 and the Dutch standards NEN 3140 and NEN 3840 (“installatieverantwoordelijke”).
You can quickly master new environments and situations. You have focus, attention to detail and execution power. All of this combined with great communication skills and always finding ways to operate. This allows you to achieve the intended objectives in an ever-changing environment.
Furthermore:
• Bachelor degree (or equivalent level of education) in electrical engineering;
• Minimum of 5 years of high voltage experience as a Senior Authorized Person;
• Experience with operations of HV equipment, preferably in offshore wind or HV grid;
• Strong communication skills both verbally and in writing in English and Dutch;
• Flexible approach to travel and working offshore;
• Detailed knowledge of NEN3840, NEN3140 and EN50110.
• Safe operation of the wind farms and contribute to proactive safety culture;
• Electrical installations in cooperation with own personnel and external contractors;
• Review and approval of work method statements, switching letters and operational procedures;
• Preparing and maintaining of technical documentation;
• Execution of contractor audits;
• Ensuring that a policy for appointing persons is in place and securing that the relevant persons are appointed to their roles according to the Safe System of Work and the relevant legislation;
• Managing the technical interface with TSO TenneT and other stakeholders;
• Ensure inspection, maintenance, fault diagnosis and investigation of incidents of all electrical equipment;
• Compliance of all work activities in accordance with the Eneco electrical safe system of work.
We are the largest offshore wind operator in the Netherlands, which enables synergies and growth opportunities. Eneco Wind Operations Offshore (EWOO) has Operations & Maintenance hub’s in both IJmuiden (NL) and Ostend (B) from where several wind farms are being operated. EWOO consists of wind farm core teams and a central Balance of Plant team, supported by Asset analysts and specialists in the field of HSE and Ecology. You will work with a team of electrical engineers who prepare, coordinate and supervise offshore work activities, both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. You will report directly to the Head of Operations - Offshore Wind and will be nominated by the project directors of the wind farms.
Do you want to know more about this vacancy? Remco Streppel, our Head of Operations - Offshore Wind, is happy to answer your questions via +316 14 99 15 58.
For more information about the application process, call our Recruiter Janny van Logten via +316 54 35 45 69.
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