Innovation Manager – European project: InterOPERA
Aanvraagnummer: 9633
Contractvorm: Detachering ZZP
Organisatie: Rijkswaterstaat
Locatie: Arnhem / Delft / Hybrid / See requisition
Uren per week: 24 - 28 per week
Tarief: 150 per uur
Duur van de opdracht: 12 maanden
Regio: Zuid-Holland
Startdatum: 19-05-2025
Optie tot verlenging: Ja
Sluitingsdatum: 30-04-2025 10:00
LET OP! Deze opdracht is gesloten
For the Strategy department of TenneT we are looking for an:
Innovation Manager
Introduction
The European Union wants to deploy 300 GW of offshore wind by 2050 to meet its climate targets and to reduce its dependence on fossil fuel. The most efficient way of transporting electricity from offshore wind is via multi-terminal high voltage direct current (HVDC) grids.
The project “Enabling interoperability of multi-vendor HVDC grids” (InterOPERA), funded by Horizon Europe, unites 21 European partners to unlock the potential of HVDC grids and foster the transition of the European energy sector at large scale.
The InterOPERA project will define technical frameworks and standards for electricity transmission and accelerate the integration of renewable energy. Ensuring that HVDC systems, HVDC transmission systems or HVDC components from different suppliers can work together – making them “interoperable”- is a top priority to accelerate Europe’s energy transition.
InterOPERA’s main objective is to make future HVDC systems mutually compatible and interoperable by design, to improve the grid forming capabilities of offshore and onshore converters and pave the way for the first HVDC multi-terminal, multi-vendor, multi-purpose real-life projects in Europe.
TenneT’s role
TenneT is participating the project and leading the Work Package 2 (WP2). WP2 deals with specification and assessment of interoperability for multi-terminal multi-vendor HVDC systems. The aim of WP2 is to define the functional framework of MV MT HVDC systems, together with operational level interfaces. WP2 has first to specify basic functional requirements for HVDC subsystems and functional requirements for GFC of HVDC systems and PPMs. WP2 will assess the interoperability of the C&P systems developed by the vendors in WP3, using the simulation framework from WP1. Thanks to specifications and results coming from all WPs, DC Grid Code recommendations for MV MT HVDC systems will be established and a verification process and benchmark for multi-vendor interoperability of HVDC systems will be provided.
Under this work package there is specific tasks that TenneT NL will be leading/coordinating. This task focuses on the interaction studies to be performed in order to investigate interactions of converters and other assets (protection system, cables, transformers, etc.) at the AC and DC connection points. Attention should be put on the practicalities of handling such studies in a multi-vendor situation (e.g. setting up the responsibilities of stakeholders). It is foreseen that interaction studies will be based both on offline EMT simulation with detailed models, as well as on real-time HIL simulation. After the validation of the simulation platforms in other work packages, the results will be integrated into these platforms. The conclusion of the interaction studies will be used to provide recommendations for the use of the functional requirements and specifications in future real-life projects.
Profile:
To conduct this specific task, TenneT is searching for an experienced project manager with adequate understanding of HVDC systems, that is available 3 days per week till the end of 2026.
Function requirements:
• Provide professional project management skills to the task 2.2 Lead of the project InterOPERA, acting in support of all project management activities;
• Maintain an issue logger and procedure of reporting the progress of integration tests;
• Coordinate with the relevant OEMs to ensure that all partners are delivering their tasks according to the grant agreement;
• Report based on the issue logger all issues identified with respect to the integration tests. For this activity the issue logger protocol needs to be maintained;
• Report to the WP2 lead as well as the project coordinator all organizational aspects of the project, including progress made;
• Report to the task lead and WP2 any project execution risks on time;
• Possess good communication skills in English as well as adequate technical understanding of integration studies for HVDCs and DC connected PPM;
• Having experience in control hardware in the loop testing, or managing such testing activities, is a plus;
• Candidate has to speak English, Dutch is not required!
Important to know:
• TenneT is part of an European innovationproject (European funding), TenneT is looking for an innovation manager (/projectmanager / project lead) with experience on the field of HVDC. In depth HVDC knowledge and experience is absolutely required, candidate should be able to udnerstand the content among PhD electrical engineers. Stakeholdermanagement is a very important part of the job;
• There are several companies where this kind of candidates could work at the moment. Also think of candidats who worked for companies as Siemens, Hitachi or GE in the past, or for example an university lecturer who has time in his/her agenda.
Conditions:
• At entry, TenneT performs a Pre-Employment Screening;
• Scale 8 (collective labour agreement TenneT TSO);
• Expected date of end: 30-11-2026 (we will work in first instance with a contract for one year);
• Duty station for this position is Arnhem Rijnpoort (Monday and Tuesday), othere days hybrid. The candidate will need to occasionally travel to the labs in Delft (once in the two / three weeks. The the research and resource activities take place at the TU Delft, candidate has to built up a network at the TU Delft) and Lyon (once in the three months for business meetings).
Additional information:
• Suppliers must be aware of the laws and regulations regarding employment conditions and TenneT’s Collective Labour Agreement. This assignment is placed in scale 9.
Screening:
• Pre-employment screening: If the candidate is selected to start, a pre-employment screening will be executed. We will send you the required documents to be filled in and returned as soon as possible. Your candidate is only allowed to start after the pre-employment screening has been completed successfully. The VOG Application is part of the screening. The VOG must be received before the candidate could start;
• All submitted candidates must be in possession of a valid Passport or ID card, which must be taken along to the interview and at the start of the assignment.
Availability: