Senior external safety policy officer
Abbreviations such as BKL, PR and Seveso are a piece of cake for you and you are well versed in the fields of external safety and Environmental Act.
Why do we need you?
We want Groningen to be an attractive province, where business, living, working and recreation are good. To achieve this, we strive for a clean (toxic-free), healthy, nuisance-free, safe, sustainable and livable environment for all Groningen residents. There is currently a lot going on in the field of external safety: Modernization of environmental safety, the energy transition with a major impact on external safety (storage and transport of hydrogen, ammonia, etc.) and large-scale area development. We want to achieve major environmental and health benefits, especially in the field of energy transition and greening chemistry.
The major challenges facing Groningen require proper implementation of both legislation and regulations as well as administrative priorities. To achieve this, we develop and implement policy for complex facilities and for improving external safety. An important part of this is the management of external safety in our province. Are you the person who can strengthen our team in this area?
What are you going to do?
You are busy formulating strategic and tactical policy in the field of external security and providing advice on this to colleagues and external agencies. You do this within various projects, such as the implementation of energy transition tasks.
As a Senior External Safety Policy Officer, you are also involved in the following activities:
- Advising the Provincial Executive on external security at both policy and dossier level and answering Parliament questions, motions and carrying out administrative assignments;
- Point of contact within the organization, keeping track of European, national and local developments and legislation and maintaining internal and external network;
- Assessing the external safety aspect in spatial plans;
- Implementation of measures from the Environmental Program in the field of external safety;
- Preparing portfolio holder meetings and council proposals;
- Input of external safety into spatial tasks, area visions, environmental vision, environmental regulations, policy programs and administratively sensitive files;
- Setting up a regional external safety knowledge network.
Where are you going to work?
You are part of the Environment team, we are responsible, among other things, for drawing up, implementing and monitoring the policy in the field of external safety.
In addition, you work from the Environment basic team for the Licensing, Supervision and Enforcement implementation team. During the implementation, you work closely with the employee and the external safety project leader.
What are you bringing?
You are able to translate administrative priorities into implementation and place the signals from implementation on the agenda within the policy cycle. That is why we are looking for someone who takes the initiative, who can work well independently as well as in a team and has good communication skills. You are creative within the given frameworks and you have a good feeling for administrative and political decision-making processes.
We are looking for a professional with:
- HBO/WO working and thinking level
- At least 5 years of work experience in a government or consultancy service in the field of external security;
- Knowledge of external safety and complex facilities in the context of the Environmental Act;
- Preferably an existing network in the field of external security.
Talents: Strategy | Analytical |Communication | Performance-oriented
Even if you do not fully meet the profile, we invite you to apply.
This is what we offer!
The province of Groningen is ambitious and can best achieve its ambitions if its employees are driven and committed and remain so. In this way we work optimally together to create a beautiful province.
Discover what we have to offer you:
- A temporary employment contract for one year and, if functioning well, a permanent employment contract;
- A working week of 36 hours with the option to build up ATV hours;
- A salary between €3,935.54 and €5,564.56 gross per month (job scale 11) with full-time employment. You will be classified depending on your knowledge and experience;
- On top of your salary you will receive 22.37% Individual Choice Budget (IKB);
- Compensation for commuting of 75%, bicycle allowance or lease bicycle;
- Flexible working hours where it is also possible to work outside 9 to 5 and to work partly from home;
- Vitality plan where you can receive a compensation of €150 per year for your sports subscription;
- The possibility to work (partly) from home.
You will also receive a personal budget for sustainable employability of €5,000 to be used within 5 years. This allows you to follow training or courses or promote your sustainable employability.
More information
Would you like more information about this position? Please contact Menno Apperlo, Environment Team Leader on 06-51549212. If you would like to have a cup of coffee first and ask your questions personally, you can also contact us and schedule an appointment.
For more information about the procedure, please contact Anne-Marie Brinkman, HR advisor 06-50040653.
Comment
We would like to receive your CV and motivation via www.werkenbijprovinciegroningen.nl.
The vacancy will remain open until we have found the right candidate for this position.
A Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is part of the selection procedure.
About the province of Groningen
The province of Groningen is an organization on the move that is working hard on social challenges such as accelerating housing construction, the consequences of gas extraction, the energy transition, climate adaptation and quality of life. With our core values of Fun, Together, Driven and Reliable, we are committed to the City and the Surrounding Area. Our provincial government building is located at the foot of the Martini Tower in the heart of the city of Groningen. We work with approximately 1000 colleagues on the development of our beautiful province.
Within the province we attach great importance to equal opportunities for everyone. Whether it concerns gender, age, ethnic background, orientation or people with a distance to the labor market. Everyone is welcome!
Currently, women are underrepresented in our senior positions. We therefore make an extra effort to attract talented women to us and temporarily appoint as many suitable women as possible to these positions.
