Energy Strategist

Project overview

The energy strategist represents the municipality of Culemborg in the Living Lab concerning grid congestion at substation Culemborg.

Profile of the suited interim professional:

• Representing municipal interests and ambitions in the Living Lab
• Translating Culemborg's challenges in housing, work, mobility, and heat into a coherent energy issue
• Connecting the Living Lab with the municipal Energy Program and feeding back insights and necessary decisions
• Evaluating and ranking projects and measures based on development ambitions, impact on the grid, feasibility, and scalability
• Organizing internal coordination and involving experts, project leaders, and administrators
• Understanding and integrating the technical, legal, financial, and organizational aspects of energy solutions
• Contributing to clear governance and role distribution within the Living Lab
• Establishing and maintaining cooperation with municipalities, grid operators, the region, the province, and the national government
• Identifying barriers in regulations, financing, and execution and proposing solutions
• Preparing administrative advice and progress reports
• Demonstrable experience as a final responsible energy strategist, strategic advisor, or program manager within complex energy and grid congestion issues, gained in the last ten years
• Demonstrable experience in establishing or strengthening complex collaborations between municipalities, region, province, national government, and grid operators within the energy system
• Proven experience in translating energy system issues into municipal ambitions, projects, and administrative decision-making
• Ability to connect systems thinking with the administrative and practical execution of a municipality
• A suitable network, understanding of administrative relationships, persuasiveness, and natural authority
• Independent work attitude with the ability to switch between strategy and execution
• HBO work and thinking level
• Proficiency in the Dutch language

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Culemborg, Overijssel, Gelderland, NL
• Languages: Dutch