Interim Energy Transition Consultant

Ahold Delhaize; Zaandam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Ahold Delhaize is seeking an Interim Energy Transition Consultant to help shape and drive Europe’s Energy Transition Program. You will operate in an international and strategic environment, collaborating with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders across European markets.

Your impact includes mobilizing stakeholders, aligning leadership, managing external advisors, and building robust business cases with EU leadership approval for project pipeline execution.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in energy transition, infrastructure, mobility, sustainability or complex transformation programs.
• Strong program and stakeholder management skills in an international environment.
• Experience working in complex matrix organizations with multiple senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Mobilize and coordinate internal stakeholders across Logistics, Construction, Technical teams, Real Estate, Facility Management and Tech.
• Ensure alignment across strategic stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Manage and steer third-party advisors.
• Conduct regulatory and compliance assessments to define applicable local energy and legislative requirements.
• Set up governance and reporting structures for SteerCo and EU leadership.
• Track roadmap progress and proactively identify, mitigate and escalate risks or delays.
• Monitor analyses and feasibility studies to ensure scalability and capture synergies across markets.
• Build robust business cases and secure EU leadership approval for project pipeline execution.
• Initiate, coordinate and track project pipeline execution.

Skills

Energy transition

Program management

Stakeholder management

International experience

Job description

Location: Zaandam & hybrid | Start: October 12th | Duration: 8 months, | Hours: 16-24 hours per week | Rate: Indicative rate is € 120 per hour.

We are looking for an Interim Energy Transition Consultant to help shape and drive Ahold Delhaize Europe’s Energy Transition Program.

About the assignment

The goal of Ahold Delhaize Europe’s Energy Transition Program is clear:

to roll out carefully designed energy ecosystems that create positive business cases and unlock the full benefits of decarbonized transport. In this role, you will operate in a highly international and strategic environment, working across multiple European markets and collaborating with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.

Your impact

• mobilizing and coordinating internal stakeholders across Logistics, Construction, Technical teams, Real Estate, Facility Management and Tech


• ensuring alignment across strategic stakeholders and decision-makers


• managing and steering third-party advisors


• conducting and summarizing regulatory and compliance assessments to define applicable local energy and legislative requirements


• setting up governance and reporting structures for SteerCo and EU leadership


• tracking roadmap progress and proactively identifying, mitigating and escalating risks or delays where needed


• monitoring analyses and feasibility studies to ensure scalability and capture synergies across markets


• building robust business cases and securing EU leadership approval for project pipeline execution


• initiating, coordinating and tracking project pipeline execution

Who we are looking for

• proven experience in energy transition, infrastructure, mobility, sustainability or complex transformation programs


• strong program and stakeholder management skills in an international environment


• experience working in complex matrix organizations with multiple senior stakeholders


• the ability to translate studies and analyses into business cases, governance materials and execution plans


• experience with regulatory, compliance and legislative topics related to energy ecosystems or decarbonization


• confidence in steering external advisors and challenging output where needed


• a hands-on mindset combined with strategic insight


• excellent communication skills in English

Interested?

Are you the interim professional who can bring structure, energy and execution power to this program? We would love to hear from you.