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Do you want to shape the future of Energy storage

Vattenfall is now looking for the right person to fill the position as Director of Batteries reporting to the Vice President of Solar & Batteries. You will become a member of the Solar & Batteries Management Team.

About BU Solar & Batteries

Business Unit Solar and Batteries is part of Vattenfalls Business Area Wind which is responsible for Vattenfalls Renewable activities within Wind Solar PV and Battery Storage. Today BA Wind develops constructs and operates renewable generation in Sweden Denmark Germany the Netherlands and the UK. BU Solar & Batteries is responsible for all largescale solar and battery development and has its purpose to enable fossilfree living within one generation through profitable solar and battery assets. To fulfill this purpose BU SoBa is active along the whole value chain from earlystage development to operations.

Our Batteries team plays a crucial role in driving innovation and advancing sustainability in energy storage. As we expand our efforts we are seeking a talented Manager of Batteries to lead this dynamic multidisciplinary team and drive the strategic development of standalone energy storage solutions.

Our focus is on developing largescale battery storage projects that are essential for balancing the grid and integrating renewable energy sources. This includes projects such as Krmmel and Brunsbttel as well as supporting other business units with expertise in storage solutions. While the Development phase is central to this role you will also shape solutions for construction and provide support for operational handovers.

What will you do

As the Director of Batteries you will :

• Develop Large Batteries : Continue the development of two large battery sites at former Vattenfall power stations and secure the building permit.
• Sponsor Key Projects : Act as the sponsor for battery storage projects ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and driving success from concept to implementation.
• Lead a MultiDisciplinary Team : Manage and inspire a team of project managers commercial specialists and technical experts fostering collaboration and excellence.
• Set Strategies and Priorities : Define the roadmap for the Batteries team balancing immediate project needs with longterm goals for innovation and growth.
• Support CrossFunctional Efforts : Collaborate across Vattenfall to provide expertise on energy storage and engage with other Business Areas to champion storage solutions.
• Drive Stakeholder Engagement : Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders identify sponsors within the organization and promote storage topics to key decisionmakers.
• Facilitate Development : Focus on the Development phase while designing solutions for Construction and supporting seamless transitions to Operations.

Location

The location of this position is flexible preferably in a Vattenfall / BA Wind main location (GER / NL). Regular business trips are required.

Qualifications :

What we are looking for in our leaders

Were seeking a versatile and driven leader with :

We are not looking for a traditional manager but someone who flourishes in a selforganizing context and can help promote distributed leadership as we are working with Holacracy.

We are looking for a communicative leader who is able to focus on both people and business and has demonstrable experience in managing teams in change and challenging environments. The unit as well as the industry is in rapid change and our successful candidate needs to be able to combine a strategic and commercial focus with operational capability building on the foundations already established through the last years of development.

By joining us youll guide a team of project managers commercial specialists technicians and other experts who are at the forefront of energy innovation. Your leadership will help set strategies define priorities and sponsor transformative projects that contribute directly to our vision of a fossilfree future.

Additional Information :

Our offer

Good remuneration a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information

We welcome your application in English no later than January 16th 2025 . We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Anne Vriesema via

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender ethnicity age transgender identity or expression religion or other belief disability or sexual orientation.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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