Manager -Sustainability & Innovation

TenneT

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Tarief/Salaris

€Max 135 p/u

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Locatie

Gelderland

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Inzet

32 uur p/w

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Dienstverband

Directie

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Gepubliceerd

24 augustus, 2026

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Deadline

26 augustus, 2026

Nog 1 dag

De Opdrachtomschrijving

TenneT is Europe’s leading transmission system operator and plays a pivotal role in the energy transition. With more than 23,500 kilometres of high-voltage connections and nearly 5,000 employees, we ensure a secure and reliable electricity supply in the Netherlands and large parts of Germany. You will join the Sustainability & Innovation team. The Sustainability & Innovation team is a relatively new and internationally diverse team that is still developing in terms of structure, governance, ways of working, role clarity, and team cohesion. The team is responsible for advancing sustainability topics such as decarbonisation, circularity, biodiversity, and human rights, while also driving innovation initiatives across the organization. The Role: How do you help keep the Netherlands powered? As an Manager Sustainability & Innovation, you provide leadership and stability during a maternity leave period while ensuring the continued execution of the Sustainability & Innovation agenda. In addition to maintaining business continuity, you support the further development and maturation of the team. Your responsibilities include: Team Leadership & Development

  • Providing day-to-day leadership, coaching, and guidance to the Sustainability & Innovation team.
  • Supporting the continued development of a relatively new team.
  • Strengthening collaboration, trust, and engagement within the team.
  • Managing complex team dynamics in a constructive and professional manner.
  • Ensuring role clarity, accountability, and effective ways of working for the team
  • Fostering an inclusive and psychologically safe environment while maintaining high performance standards.
  • Strong structural skills to give the team a clear structure and way of working Team Maturity & Organizational Development:
  • Further developing team structure and governance where needed.
  • Clarifying roles, responsibilities, interfaces, and decision-making processes.
  • Establishing clear expectations and accountability mechanisms.
  • Applying innovation management practices to balance creativity, collaboration, and execution.
  • Proven experience managing the full innovation lifecycle — from ideation and opportunity scouting through prototyping, piloting, and scaled implementation.
  • Strong grasp of innovation methodologies (Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Stage-Gate) and ability to adapt frameworks to organizational context.
  • Experience with managing cross-functional collaboration, including workshops, hackathons, or innovation labs.
  • Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and market trends, and translate them into actionable business opportunities.
  • Track record of managing innovation portfolios — balancing exploratory (horizon 2/3) projects alongside core business priorities.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and secure buy-in/funding for new initiatives.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and iterative processes; ability to kill projects early when signals are weak, without losing team morale.
  • Experience setting up or contributing to innovation metrics/KPIs and steering on them
  • Familiarity with open innovation approaches — partnerships, startup collaborations, or ecosystem engagement You will work closely with the Sustainability & Innovation team, the Manager of Strategy and Innovation, and a broad network of internal and external stakeholders.

De Eisen

Strong leadership experience in both sustainability and innovation.
Proven experience establishing, building, or transforming new teams and organizations.
Demonstrated experience defining team structures, governance, roles, and responsibilities.
Significant intercultural leadership experience within international and diverse environments.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Experience successfully managing challenging team dynamics and organizational change.
The ability to quickly build credibility and trust with team members and senior stakeholders.
The ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
A firm, decisive, and resilient leadership style.
The ability to establish and maintain clear boundaries, expectations, and accountability while fostering engagement and collaboration.
Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English, both verbally and in writing.Strong leadership experience in both sustainability and innovation.Proven experience establishing, building, or transforming new teams and organizations.Demonstrated experience defining team structures, governance, roles, and responsibilities.Significant intercultural leadership experience within international and diverse environments.Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.Experience successfully managing challenging team dynamics and organizational change.The ability to quickly build credibility and trust with team members and senior stakeholders.The ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.A firm, decisive, and resilient leadership style.The ability to establish and maintain clear boundaries, expectations, and accountability while fostering engagement and collaboration.Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English, both verbally and in writing.

De Wensen

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Interesse? Zo werkt het bij Bij Oranje

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