Hybrid Grid Development: Operational Excellence Lead

Aventa Group; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aventa is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager to join the Grid Development department in Brussels. You will build and lead the Grid Development Center of Excellence and turn the strategic roadmap into a structured plan that improves efficiency, quality and team satisfaction.

The role works with Core Team and PMOs across the department. You will drive KPI definition, dashboards (Power BI), process improvement and a system for document management, delivered in a hybrid Brussels setting with

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering (civil, commercial or other) or economics or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in operational excellence, including KPI definition, dashboarding, process optimisation and document management.
• Good English, fluent French or Dutch with at least a good understanding of the other.

Responsibilities

• Turn the department's strategic roadmap into a structured operational excellence plan with the Core Team, and drive its execution.
• Run the quarterly planning and reprioritisation cycle and coordinate resource planning across the teams.
• Define the KPIs, launch a monthly performance dashboard and lead the operational dialogue where data turns into actions and decisions.
• Design a document management system for key documents, from a System Planning pilot to a department-wide roll-out, for traceable decisions and transparent reporting.
• Embed a continuous improvement framework to identify, assess and implement improvements in processes, tools and ways of working, and measure their impact on efficiency and quality.
• Set up the Center of Excellence with shared guidelines, tools and best practices, and align the PMOs within the department to avoid redundancy.
• Lead specific projects from idea to implementation and make sure the changes stick.

Skills

KPI definition

Dashboarding

Process optimisation

Document management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master's degree in engineering or economics

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Aventa is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager to join the Grid Development department in Brussels. You will build and lead the Grid Development Center of Excellence and turn the strategic roadmap into a structured plan that improves efficiency, quality and team satisfaction.

The role works with Core Team and PMOs across the department. You will drive KPI definition, dashboards (Power BI), process improvement and a system for document management, delivered in a hybrid Brussels setting with