Head of Project Development- Vattenfall Offshore Wind

Company Description
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.


Job Description
We are now offering an exciting opportunity for an accomplished leader to take a leading role as Head of Project Development in paving the way for Vattenfall and its customers and partners towards a fossil free future!


The main purpose(s) of the Project Development team is to develop and mature projects in the bidding phase, before handing over to Project Delivery & Engineering. This includes four main scope areas, which are also individual teams, including Stakeholder Engagement, Consenting, Technical Project Management and Project Management, which the Head of Project Development is overall responsible for.


The Head of Project Development reports directly to the Head of Offshore Development and will work with the other teams in Offshore Development, as well as other functions in BU Wind and BA Wind as required for developing competitive and commercially attractive projects and bids.

Your role / what will you do?
The Head of Project Development is responsible for the following tasks:
Drive technical project management in maturation of projects during the bidding phase and until won or acquired.
Drive bid and greenfield project management
Negotiate, obtain and monitor consents across asset project life cycle
Drive stakeholder engagement across asset project life cycle


In addition, you will drive the overall strategy for how to most efficiently, and with the highest IRR, develop projects from initial selected opportunity through lifetime, selection of technical solution(s) and the bid itself.
Location: Kolding, Solna, Hamburg, London or Amsterdam (please state your preference in your application)


Qualifications
Your profile / who are you?
Master degree in a relevant field is desirable
10+ years of experience leadership experience in operating large and international renewable energy fleet
Demonstrated ability to lead large and international teams, driving a performance culture and development of key skills and knowledge
Highly motivated, inspiring and communicative leader
Team player
Experience of implementing successful changes in an operational and highly dynamic environment
Excellent interpersonal communication skills
Proven skilled in dealing with strategic, highly complex issues and problem/ conflict handling
Proven track record in technical and commercial asset management, energy production and optimizing performance
Health and safety as the highest priority
Fluent in English



In addition to growing and developing the team, you will work with external partners and stakeholders (public officials, partners and other suppliers) to ensure proper stakeholder engagement, negoations and agreements around consenting, as well as the technical and commercial project development towards TG2.
Location: Kolding, Solna, Hamburg, London or Amsterdam (please state your preference in your application)


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, 7th of July 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 Teri-Anne Brink at teri-anne.brink@vattenfall.com
In Sweden, the trade union representatives are: Rolf Ohlsson (Akademikerna), Anders Bohlin (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Rebecka Hedsell (SEKO). To get in contact with the representatives, please call Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.
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.

We look forward to receiving your application!