Stakeholder Manager Underground Infrastructure & Neighbourhood Approach
Do you bring people, technology and the local environment together — and make sure projects run smoothly on site too?
A new medium-voltage substation in a residential area, a street that has to be opened up for new cables, or the replacement of a water main. Technically, a lot is often possible. But a project only becomes truly successful when the surroundings are properly taken along.
As a Stakeholder Manager you make sure residents, municipalities, the client and the site team know where they stand. You look ahead, make agreements and, wherever possible, prevent small issues from turning into big problems later on.
You don't do that from documents and procedures alone. You know the people in the project, you are visible in the neighbourhood and you know what is going on out there.
That is how you create GRIP on the surroundings and on execution.
Where will you work?
Through Intrims you work on technical projects that contribute to a future-proof Netherlands.
Our clients work every day on expanding and renewing the energy and water infrastructure. Think of reinforcing electricity grids in residential areas, building medium-voltage substations and replacing or expanding drinking water mains.
Many of these projects take place in existing neighbourhoods and cities. Space is limited there and a lot happens at the same time. Residents want to reach their homes, businesses want to stay accessible, and municipalities, grid operators and other utilities all have their own interests and schedules.
That is exactly where you make the difference as a Stakeholder Manager.
You usually work within or on behalf of a contractor and are part of a practical project team with project leaders, work planners, engineers and site managers, among others.
Lines are short. Together you try not to solve problems afterwards, but to prevent them in advance as much as possible.
What will you do?
As a Stakeholder Manager you are the connecting link between the project and its surroundings.
You make sure technical plans fit what is actually possible on site. To do that, you talk just as easily with a site manager or engineer as with a municipality, resident, business owner or client.
You identify early on who is involved in the project and which interests, risks and points of attention are at play. Then you make sure agreements are made, recorded and followed up.
Sometimes that means consulting a municipality about accessibility or permits. At another moment you discuss with the site manager how disruption for residents can be limited. And sometimes a situation mainly calls for listening carefully, clearly explaining what is going to happen and finding a practical solution together.
No project and no environment is the same. That is exactly what makes this role so varied.
Your activities include:
- Mapping stakeholders, interests and environmental risks.
- Maintaining contact with municipalities, residents, business owners, clients, grid operators, water companies, water boards and other parties involved.
- Looking ahead and flagging potential bottlenecks before they affect execution.
- Drawing up and carrying out a practical stakeholder and environment approach.
- Coordinating and monitoring permits, notifications, exemptions and other required consents.
- Coordinating preparatory surveys, for example on soil, ecology, archaeology and traffic.
- Aligning with project management, engineering, work preparation and execution.
- Translating agreements and local requirements into practical actions for the project team.
- Thinking along about phasing, accessibility, traffic measures and limiting disruption.
- Informing residents and businesses about the works and the schedule.
- Preparing and facilitating conversations and meetings with stakeholders.
- Picking up and resolving questions, complaints and unexpected situations from the surroundings.
- Monitoring that agreements with the surroundings are actually honoured during execution.
- Spotting where processes can be smarter or better and actively proposing improvements.
Your role in the project
You are not someone who just writes a stakeholder plan and then watches from the sidelines.
You are part of the project team.
You know what is going to happen technically, you know the schedule and you understand which interests are at play out there. That allows you to act early when something threatens to get stuck.
You don't have to solve every problem yourself. Above all, you make sure the right people sit down together at the right time and that agreements don't get left behind.
You have the freedom to work independently and take initiative.
One moment you are in the office with the project leader and work planner. The next you are out on site or at the table with the municipality.
That combination of people, technology and execution is what makes the work interesting.
What kind of projects will you work on?
For example:
- Neighbourhood approaches in which electricity grids are expanded and reinforced.
- Placing and integrating new medium-voltage substations.
- Installation and replacement of low- and medium-voltage cables.
- New cable routes through urban areas.
- Installation and replacement of drinking water mains.
- Reconstruction of cables and pipelines in public space.
- Projects in which energy, water and other infrastructure works take place in the same neighbourhood at the same time.
Much of this work takes place right in the middle of where people live.
A technically sound design alone is therefore not enough. The project must also be executed safely, keep the area accessible and take the surroundings into account.
Do you recognise yourself in this?
At Intrims expertise matters, but in the end a good project is realised together with people.
That is why we are looking for someone with GRIP:
- Grounded — You know what you are talking about, prepare things well and keep your agreements.
- Result-driven — You keep the project's goal in sight. Not just talking and meeting, but making sure the project can move forward.
- Initiative — You don't wait for a problem to grow on its own. You look ahead, pick things up and involve the right people.
- Problem-solving — Not everything goes as planned. You stay practical, think in possibilities and work with others to find a solution that works.
And just as important: you understand that results are often achieved precisely by working together well.
By communicating clearly, taking people seriously and being a reliable partner for the client, colleagues and the surroundings.
Working via Intrims
Intrims is a projects and engineering organisation for technical infrastructure.
We don't believe in placing as many people as possible somewhere. We want to know what you are good at, on which projects you thrive and which client suits that.
During your assignment you are part of our client's team, but you also remain part of Intrims.
We keep lines short, know our professionals and think it is important that you get the room to practise your craft well.
Because in the end, good stakeholder management is not just about processes, permits and stakeholders.
It is about people working together to get a project done.
Not a platform. People work. With GRIP.
Interested?
Would you like to know which projects we currently have in energy, water and underground infrastructure?
Get in touch with us. We are happy to tell you more about the projects, clients and opportunities at Intrims.
Intrims — GRIP on the work, together.
Who are we looking for?
This role suits you if you like keeping the overview in an environment where a lot happens at once.
You enjoy bringing people together, but you also dare to be clear when needed. You listen well, understand different interests and aren't afraid to pick up the phone yourself when something needs to be arranged.
In addition, you:
- Have at least HBO (bachelor's) working and thinking level.
- Have at least 2 years of relevant work experience.
- Have experience in stakeholder or environment management, project coordination, work preparation or a comparable project role.
- Have an affinity with energy, water, underground infrastructure or civil engineering.
- Preferably have experience with work in public space or inner-city projects.
- Switch easily between residents, municipality, client and project team.
- Organise and monitor agreements, actions and expectations well.
- Work independently and take responsibility when something needs to be arranged.
- Have a feel for different interests and administrative relationships.
- Knowledge of permitting procedures, BLVC, the Dutch Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet) or preparatory surveys is a plus.
- Hold a driving licence B.