Senior Development Manager d/f/m - Offshore Wind - Belgium

RWE Offshore Belgium N.V.
To start as soon as possible, full time / part time, permanent

About the Role:  

You will take a diverse and proactive role in strategic matters, consultations and bid preparation to enable us win upcoming offshore wind tenders and or mature offshore wind projects which have been awarded up tot Financial Investment Decision (like OranjeWind). As a core member of the Benelux Development team you will support our offshore wind projects through the development stages, working closely together with the projects teams, financial manager, commercial analysis managers, PPA managers, projects development managers, bid managers, procurement and package managers. The scope of work also encompasses support to adjacent markets like citizen participation, ecology, system integration, circularity, international corporate social responsibility and hydrogen offshore. The role will be based in our Brussels office, focus will be on the Belgium Princess Elizabeth Zone tenders. 

Your Future Plans: 
 

Act as a Senior Development Manager for Belgian and Dutch offshore wind tenders and projects, reporting to the Project Lead (in bidding phase) and or Project Director (in pre-construction phase):

• Build and coordinate a stable and effective project team with certain focus areas based on the Royal Decree, tender procedure and award criteria like citizen participation, ecology, system integration, consenting, circularity and hydrogen offshore
• Develop and deliver the optimal integrated solutions to fulfil tender requirements and submit winning bids on auctions for our future offshore wind projects (bidding)
• Implement innovative solutions in close collaboration with our engineering departments and external innovation partners (pre-construction)
• Find sweet spot between technical, commercial and financial conditions
• Understand and optimize the business case together with your team
• Report progress and present decision material to the Steering committee
• Long term relationship building, liaise on a continual basis with public authorities (for example Belgian Federal Government, Ministry of Energy, partners, and other stakeholders
• Represent RWE Renewables on Offshore related topics at local and regional stakeholder events, in networks and towards respective authorities, like BOP, CREG, Elia

Your Profile:  

• A master degree, preferably in renewable energy, engineering, innovation or equivalent qualification
• Advanced leadership skills
• Advanced project management and development management skills and experience
• Experienced and established professional in the offshore wind sector
• Strong experience & performance management skills and delivery focused
• Solid understanding of tender requirements and the ability to critically look at the bid documents from the angle of the tendering body
• Ability to negotiate with potential partners, including development partners
• Ability to maintain sight of the ‘big picture’ and overarching expectations
• Experience in management of programme and budgets and reporting activities to senior executive and Board level
• Fluent (written and verbal) in Dutch and English and ability to communicate complex technical issues to internal and external stakeholders including authorities and contractors
• You have good people management skills

Competences: 

• Initiative / collaborative
• Cooperation / collaboration across disciplines and with other RWE entities
• Result oriented
• Persuasiveness
• Adaptability with can do mentality
• Decision-making while not all required information will be at hand

Benefits:

• Hybrid working and equipped with company cell phone and laptop.
• Attractive remuneration plus additional benefits consisting of for example: Meal vouchers, group and hospitalization insurance for the whole family.
• Plenty of career opportunities within RWE BENELUX or worldwide.
• Space to follow training courses in or outside your working area.
• 30 vacation days and the possibility to buy additional days.

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Offshore wind is a pivotal element of our carbon neutral ambition. Already No.2 in the global market, we plan to triple our 2.2GW output by 2030, led by projects such as Sofia (1,400 MW) and Kaskasi (342MW). With our financial stability, this is where you’ll also have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we continuously improve, together.

Renewables is the future of our business, and Offshore wind a pivotal element of our carbon neutral ambition. With 800+ fixed bottom and floating turbines – plus others totalling 800MW we operate for partners – we’re already the No.2 generator globally. And we plan to triple our 2.2GW output by 2030, led by landmark projects such as Sofia (1,400 MW) and Kaskasi (342MW). Offshore wind is a constantly evolving technical, practical and social challenge. Our financial stability means you’ll have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to harness new technologies – and continuously improve, together.

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