November 20, 2025 3 min. News

Vacancy: Energy Storage Project Manager

Are you a project manager who will roll up your sleeves and help us accelerate the energy transition using energy storage at the intersection of technology, politics and business? Then we are looking for you!

There are 30 industries affiliated with FME. For one of the industries, Energy Storage NL, we are looking for a: Energy Storage Project Manager 32-36 hours.

What will you do?

In this position of Project Manager, you will support the branch Energy Storage NL (ESNL), with more than 200 members the trade association for the Dutch energy storage sector. As Project Manager at Energy Storage NL (ESNL) you are responsible for initiating, realizing and executing projects within our industry association. You play a key role in accelerating the energy transition by representing the interests of the energy storage sector.

This involves connecting member companies, knowledge institutions, interest groups and governments so that together we can accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy system. Companies are active in the field of energy storage in electricity, heat and molecules.

Your duties will include initiating projects, supervising working groups with members and external partners, and representing the interests of our members to various stakeholders, including grid operators, the Authority Consumer & Market (ACM), ministries and Members of Parliament. You will work closely with your colleagues, the board of Energy Storage NL and other industry associations to achieve common goals.

Your responsibilities include achieving organizational, qualitative and financial goals from ESNL's annual plans and budgets. In addition, building and maintaining a network of relevant external stakeholders is crucial to the success of this position.

You have substantive responsibility for the financial inclusion program. Within this program you will be concerned with the development of energy storage tariffs, work on new storage contracts and fees, and look into subsidy schemes for energy storage.

Who are you?

You are an energetic project manager with an interest in energy transition and policy making within this domain. You have a helicopter view on the energy system and know how to connect public and private stakeholders to accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy system. In addition, you are independent, proactive & entrepreneurial. You have a hands-on mentality and are able to quickly master the subject matter. You are flexible, and can work well with employees from different disciplines. Diplomacy and solution orientation are essential to steer divergent interests together towards a common goal.

Job requirements

You have 2 to 5 years of experience leading projects in / around the energy transition and have a completed HBO/WO education.
You have a managerial/political background with strong affinity towards the energy transition and the role of technology
Content knowledge of energy markets, the power grid, and laws and regulations is a plus.
You are policy savvy and can switch well on content between members, politics and other stakeholders.

What do we offer you?

An organization and team big enough to make a difference and small enough to know everyone and experience that what you do actually contributes to the success of FME and ESNL. Our team has a nice mix of newly graduated professionals, mediors and employees whose track record means they know the organization inside out. Our employees feel at home and constantly feel challenged to utilize and deploy their talents. This is clearly felt within our organization, which makes working at FME and ESNL a nice and challenging place to work.

In addition, you can expect from us

For this position, the salary for full-time employment is in the range of €4,020 to €6,701 gross per month (salary level 2025). We have a fair and transparent remuneration policy, in which we scale new colleagues based on their background, expertise and experience. We do this in conjunction with the existing salary structure so that internal relationships remain in balance.
27 vacation days and 13 ADV days on a full-time basis;
A laptop and cell phone from FME;
Home working budget for workplace furnishing of up to €750 for 5 years;
Home working allowance of €2.40 per day;
An elective budget of €300 in 2025 after pro rata employment, for earmarked goals focused on vitality and Smart Working;
Finally, FME values development and well-being. Employees within FME are encouraged to work on his or her development and well-being. To this end, in addition to personal (study) requests, FME makes available the online platform Open Up (quick access to 1:1 sessions with psychologists and group sessions).