Head of Section Energy Transition Strategies and Solutions

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About The Role

The Head of Section Energy Transition Strategies and Solutions sits within the department of Energy Markets and Strategy (EMS), part of Energy Systems Northern Europe and reports to the Head of Department Energy Markets and Strategy.

You and your team will play a key role in supporting customers in the energy transition with a focus on Hydrogen and low carbon fuels, CCS and power generation. The department offers services like Technical and Commercial Due Diligence (TDD & CDD), LTA, feasibility studies and market studies. Therefor your team of 25 consultants consists of a combination of technical expertise, markets and regulatory experience and project management as well.

This role provides the opportunity to combine leadership and commercial responsibilities with strategic impact. The role offers the opportunity to shape the direction of the section while fostering an inclusive and high-performing team environment and collaboration with other sections and Key Account Managers in the region.

This position is based in Arnhem, and the members of your team are based in the Netherlands.

Your Responsibilities

Team leadership & Business Development

• Lead, coach and support a team of approximately 25 consultants.
• Foster a safe, inclusive and collaborative team environment where people can grow and contribute.
• Support individual development through feedback, coaching and mentoring.
• Lead the Business Development & Sales activities in the team.

Strategy & business direction

• Develop and implement the section’s business plan.
• Contribute to departmental strategy and decision-making.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and service development and business development.

Delivery & operations

• Ensure high-quality and consistent delivery of services.
• Support effective planning, workload balance and resource allocation.
• Act as Project Sponsor for selected projects.

Commercial engagement

• Contribute to business development, sales and client relationships.
• Collaborate with segment leads, key account managers and colleagues across the organization.
• Represent the section internally and externally.

What we offer

Besides the opportunity to contribute to the Energy Transition, we offer an unique opportunity to combine people management skills with a team of technical and commercial team members, projects and customers of DNV.

• Healthy work/life balance combined with 38 hours work week.
• Hybrid working model, 3 days office – 2 days home office.Opportunities for personal growth: based on your experience, we will create a plan together with you for your personal development for the next years.
• We will do this through our 70-20-10 philosophy: 70% learning on the job, 20% coaching and 10% formal training.

DEFAULT DEI STATEMENT: DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

About You

We recognize that different candidates may bring different strengths. If your experience does not fully match all requirements but you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply.

What you bring

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: hydrogen, CCS, low-carbon fuels or power generation.
• Familiarity with the energy transition market and stakeholder landscape.
• Experience with business development and client relations.
• Experience in consulting or advisory environments (Consultative selling).
• Experience in leading or coordinating teams.
• Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across teams.
• A structured and solution-oriented approach.
• Strong communication skills in English and Dutch language.

Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate is essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process, in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices.