Energy & Sustainability Consultant

Senior Sustainability and Energy Consultant contributing to the smarter, cleaner, and more efficient use of energy.

You work on issues within the energy transition, from abstract studies to concrete realization, and take responsibility for both content and results.

The organization has grown and is seeking a senior consultant who executes projects and actively contributes to the further professionalization and development of working methods.

• HBO/WO working and thinking level.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering and/or sustainability & energy.
• Ability to assess complex issues holistically.
• Strong communication skills; Dutch required.
• In possession of VOL-VCA or willingness to obtain it.
• Taking ownership of content and results.
• Structured working method and honoring agreements.
• Identifying bottlenecks and taking proactive action.
• Bringing others along based on content and experience; comfortable improving working methods and implementing professional standards.

• Working independently on complex advisory and project processes within sustainability and energy.
• Act as a strategic and substantive consultant and assist clients with complex choices at the intersection of technology, policy, sustainability, and regulations.
• Translating customer requests into concrete projects and products.
• Analyzing technical and energy issues and translating them into practical, feasible solutions.
• Making well-founded choices in design, system setup, and optimizations with an eye to safety, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Drafting clear reports, calculations, and technical elaborations that are directly applicable in practice.
• Working on integrated and policy-related issues, such as setting up quality systems, certification processes, and GHG calculations or environmental impact analyses.
• Developing guidelines, methodologies, and standards aimed at structural improvement and quality assurance.
• Conducting analyses (e.g. RCAs) and translating them into concrete improvement measures in projects and processes.
• Aligning content and progress with clients and acting as the subject matter point of contact.
• Steering decision-making and making consequences explicit.
• Guiding colleagues within projects and actively contributing to knowledge sharing.
• Identifying follow-up opportunities and translating them into substantive proposals.
• Taking substantive ownership and ensuring strong, concrete project execution.

Examples of project types you work on:

• Sustainable heat supply: analysis and redesign of heat management and integration of sustainable sources.
• Renewal and expansion of installations, including modernization and ensuring continuity during execution.
• Developing guidelines and calculation methodologies for CO₂ reduction measures.
• Waste heat utilization and energy system optimization, including coupling waste heat and CHPs to energy demand.
• Technical design and implementation of nitrogen reduction installations and permitting processes.
• Engineering of biogas and green gas installations and integration with existing energy supplies.
• Setting up and implementing quality systems and quality manuals, including procedures and certification processes.

• Location: Groningen, at the office.
• Full-time position.
• Other terms of employment: competitive and commensurate with seniority.

The organization works on a project basis on issues within the energy transition, from analysis to realization, combining process engineering, energy, sustainability, and regulations.

Projects require comprehensive assessments of technology, the environment, costs, safety, and feasibility.

Work is carried out in a small, expert team without unnecessary layers; senior consultants provide direction through substantive leadership, connect projects and disciplines, and set the standard in quality, structure, and professional working methods.