Strategy Advisor

TenneT; Arnhem; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension contribution 70%

43 vacation days per year

Internet allowance

Gym membership

TenneT Academy

Job summary

TenneT zoekt een Strategy Advisor binnen Innovation & Sustainability om de Enterprise Digital Twin-programma te sturen. Je vertaalt strategische ambities naar concrete roadmaps, ontwerpprincipes en implementatietrajecten die Digital Twin-capabilities organisatiebreed verweven.

Je opereert op het snijvlak van strategie, technologie en uitvoering, werkt nauw samen met Design, Operate en Digital & Technology-teams en externe partners.

Qualifications

• MSc or equivalent in a technical field is required.
• Experience with Digital Twins, complex systems or data-intensive architectures is preferred.
• Ability to translate analytics or research into operational contexts.

Responsibilities

• Support Innovation and drive the Enterprise Digital Twin Programme across the organization.
• Translate Innovation outcomes into clear roadmaps, design principles and priorities.
• Define and maintain reference models, architectures and standards for Digital Twin initiatives.
• Act as a strategic sparring partner for stakeholders, researchers and suppliers.
• Ensure coherence across Digital Twin initiatives and avoid siloed solutions.

Skills

MSc in technical field

Digital Twins

Systems engineering

AI-enabled systems

Analytics to operations

Asset management

Project management

Systems thinking

Dutch & English communication

Willing to travel

Education

MSc in a technical field

Job description

Introductie

At TenneT, we are building the energy system of tomorrow.

As a Strategy Advisor, you provide broad-based advice and recommendations on policies, standards and practices within your functional area to improve organisational performance and efficiency. You support informed decision-making by delivering insights, solutions and best practices that align with the context of your functional area and the business unit(s) within your scope.

Our task is clear. We need to enable and prepare for the future to guarantee a stable, reliable and resilient grid as part of the future energy system. The end‑state of our grid is envisioned in our strategic vision Target Grid 2045. This vision requires new ways of designing, operating and maintaining the power system, supported by advanced digitalisation and transformation initiatives.

Digital Twin technology plays a key role in this transformation. It enables faster and smarter grid design, more efficient operation and maintenance, and better-informed decision making by continuously mirroring the physical grid in digital systems for analysis.

As a Strategy Advisor in the Innovation and Sustainability team, you will contribute to shaping and accelerating this transformation. You will translate strategic ambitions and research outcomes into coherent transformation roadmaps, architectural principles, and implementation trajectories that will embed Digital Twin capabilities across TenneT in a structured way.

Jouw rol

As a part of our Innovation portfolio, a program on enterprise digital twin is being developed. This role is positioned within the Department Strategy & Innovation, in the team of Innovation & Sustainability, working closely with Operate division (System Operations), Design and Onshore divisions (Asset Management, and Grid Field Operations), Digital & Technology & Transformation division and external research partners.

You operate at the intersection of strategy, technology and implementation, combining conceptual clarity with hands‑on expertise.

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting Innovation and in particular driving the Enterprise Digital Twin Programme in steering the organisational transformation toward enterprise‑wide Digital Twin capabilities
• Translating Innovation outcomes for the Digital Twin vision, strategy and research outcomes into clear roadmaps, design principles and priorities
• Defining and maintaining reference models, conceptual architectures and standards for Digital Twin initiatives
• Acting as a strategic sparring partner and content expert for internal stakeholders, research partners and suppliers
• Ensuring alignment and coherence across Digital Twin initiatives, preventing fragmented or siloed solutions
• Bridging strategy, operations, IT/OT, data and analytics domains to enable scalable implementation

Waar kom je terecht

Designed translates TenneT’s strategy into a future‑proof vision of the energy system. Colleagues within this division have a front‑row view of today’s energy system and especially of tomorrow’s. Design provides direction for system choices, designs the foundation of the energy system of the future, and creates room for faster implementation. In close alignment with our customers and public stakeholders, Design determines what is needed in the long term to ensure security of supply and system integrity.

Jouw profiel & achtergrond

You bring:

• A MSc in a technical field with a proven track record in digitalization and systems engineering
• Experience in Digital Twins, complex systems, data‑intensive architectures, or AI‑enabled systems
• Proven experience translating advanced analytics or research into operational environments
• Strong expertise in system engineering and asset management
• Strong project management skills including providing structure for complex topics, driving concrete results and delivering short term results in line with the long term strategic delivery
• Strong systems thinking, with the ability to connect strategy, technology and implementation
• Experience in asset‑intensive or infrastructure environments (such as energy systems) is a strong advantage
• Strong communication skills in Dutch and English, both verbally and in writing
• Openness to frequent travelling

You will work closely with:

• Program Lead Enterprise Digital Twin
• Strategy & Innovation colleagues
• Various stakeholders from Design, Operate, Onshore, Offshore and DTT divisions of TenneT
• Digital & Technology Transformation teams
• External research partners and academic consortia
• Suppliers and partners

Enterprise Digital Twins are a multi-year digital transformation topic impacting all parts of TenneT. The challenge is to move from promising pilots and research results toward structural, organisation‑wide adoption.

You will help guide this journey by:

• Providing conceptual and architectural clarity in a complex Digital Twin landscape
• Supporting decision-making on prioritisation, sequencing and scaling
• Ensuring that research investments translate into operational and strategic value
• Drive proof of concepts and pilots which accelerate delivery on EDT
• Helping the organisation adopt new ways of working around digitalisation and system integration

At TenneT, we look for professionals who combine strategic insight with strong subject‑matter expertise.

Some of the relevant competences for this position are:

• Customer focus
• Balancing of stakeholders
• Action orientation
• Drive purpose and vision

Our TenneT values are:

Courage: Acting on knowledge, innovating when necessary, and keeping momentum toward results.

Connection: Working together intensively with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders to build a reliable energy system.

Ownership: Taking personal and shared responsibility for choices, delivering on agreements, and making progress visible.

Our value to society:

Integrity: Operating transparently and ethically under the TenneT Code of Conduct and UN Global Compact principles.

Sustainable: Enabling the transition to a carbon‑free, climate‑neutral energy supply and protecting nature.

Affordable: Keeping energy accessible and maintaining a resilient economic infrastructure.

Reliable: Ensuring continuous, safe, and stable electricity transmission 24/7.

Arbeidsvoorwaarden

TenneT offers you the opportunity to contribute to a sustainable energy future. Together with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders, you will work on innovative solutions that make the energy transition possible. You will have the space to develop your talent in an environment that puts your growth at the center. We believe in collaboration, forward thinking, and innovation.

We offer you:

• A permanent contract with a two‑month probation period, based on 40 hours per week
• 70% pension contribution
• 43 vacation days per year
• Hybrid working, including an internet allowance of € 32.50 and a home‑office allowance
• Support for your vitality, with contributions towards a gym membership and health insurance
• Development opportunities through the TenneT Academy, so you can continue to expand your knowledge and skills