E&I Engineer

As an Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer, you guide the asset management of electrical installations within Storage and Terminals. You monitor and optimize the balance between safety, availability, environmental impact, and costs, with specific attention to the integrity of terminals and underground storage facilities. You develop and maintain technical policies aimed at sustainable asset management and contribute to high reliability and safety at the lowest possible lifecycle costs. Workplace: office in Groningen; hybrid working is an option.

• Completed higher professional education in Electrical Engineering, Energy Technology, or similar.
• At least five years of demonstrable work experience in electrical and instrumentation engineering.
• Good command of spoken and written Dutch or English.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary project environments.
• Analytical and results-oriented; takes initiative and addresses bottlenecks proactively and solution-oriented.
• Capable of quickly grasping complex issues and organizing work in a goal-oriented manner, with attention to various interests.

• Providing in-depth technical expertise within projects and being involved from an early stage in the development, expansion, and modification of assets.
• Conducting feasibility studies, scope definitions, and concept selections, and translating these into robust, secure, and future-proof technical solutions.
• Recording technical principles, design parameters, and boundary conditions in line with laws and regulations, applicable norms, and technical standards.
• Developing and assessing functional designs (FD), basic designs (FD), and detailed designs (FD), and testing them for safety, reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle costs.
• Managing and assessing external engineering parties on quality, compliance, and consistency with standards.
• Coordinating test, inspection, and commissioning plans and arranging maintenance for the operational phase.
• Managing, further developing, and applying technical standards and disseminating them organization-wide; acting as a knowledge holder and advisor on technical and operational issues.

• Fixed 13th month (holiday pay) and a 14th month.
• Fixed-term contract with the prospect of a permanent contract.
• Excellent pension plan with a small personal contribution of 2,45%.
• Flex budget with which you customize part of your employment terms, including the option to purchase extra vacation days or have them paid out.
• Ample opportunities for courses and training.
• Hybrid working possible; maximum reimbursement for setting up a home office up to €500.
• A work laptop/Surface and an iPhone are provided.
• Active staff association and various clubs; travel allowance available.

The team focuses on reliable transport and the management of energy-related assets, with attention to the energy transition to new carriers such as ammonia and liquid hydrogen. Safety, reliability, cost control, risk management, and sustainability are guiding principles.

The Assets & Operations Storages & Terminals department develops technical expertise, strengthens expertise regarding terminals and storage, and ensures quality and compliance with standards. The department prepares the business line for new projects and technologies and leads technical improvement processes.

• Asset Management & Compliance: frameworks for maintenance, lifespan extension, reliability, and risk management.
• Business Readiness Management (BRM): ensuring that new or modified assets are smoothly embedded in the organization, processes, and systems.
• Mining organization: responsible for underground storage and compliance with statutory mining requirements.
• Environmental management: maintaining relationships with stakeholders, permit issuers, and the surrounding area.
• Technical Project Development: identifying and developing project needs and providing support in projects, with a focus on asset strategy and compliance.