Head of Herdecke Cluster - RWE Generation

RWE Generation
RWE Generation
Geprüftes Unternehmen
Herdecke, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

Lena Wagner

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Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

RWE Generation SE

To start as soon as possible, Full time, Permanent

Your responsibilities
As the Head of Herdecke Cluster you ensure that operation is safe, reliable, environmentally friendly and cost-effective.

You are responsible for the safe management and commercial success of the assets in this cluster which includes the Pump Storage Plant as well as Run of River assets.

Furthermore, you are responsible to ensure that current plant integrity and performance capability is preserved and adaptable to meet current and future business needs.

You will report to the Director of Hydro & Storage and be a member of the Hydro & Storage management team alongside Asset Management and Engineering & Outage (E&O).


  • Engendering a strong safety culture through personal engagement at all levels within the organization, and with support contractor organisations
  • Maintaining and enhancing an economically efficient (power) plant operation in compliance with the relevant laws and permits and ensuring a cashoptimized development of the (power) plants in line with the strategic framework of the segment
  • Initiating and implementing improvement initiatives to ensure and enhance the efficiency, profitability, availability, reliability and HSE performance of the (power) plants, in particular marketgeared optimization in close cooperation with Asset Management, Engineering & Outage and RWE Supply & Trading
  • Encourage innovative approaches to technical issues and adoption of industry and RWE best practices
  • Ensure that the power station technical and skill capabilities are fully leveraged to realise the full potential of those battery assets operated from the Herdecke PSP control centre
  • Drive change and continuous improvement and have a leading role in the cluster change and continuous improvement processes
  • Representing the power plant sites in public, in dealings with local and regional stakeholders and authorities in close consultation with the Corporate Communications and Public Affairs units
  • Development, motivation and promotion of (power) plant employees at worker, technician and engineer level to secure talent and develop skills
  • Collaborating and sharing expertise and experience within the Hydro & Storage business as a member of an international management team
  • Active contribution in the Hydro & Storage management team

Your profile

  • University degree in relevant technical or technical/economic discipline with several years of experience in the operation and/or maintenance of power plants
  • Understanding of energy markets, electricity products and interrelations in the electricity markets with advanced knowledge of key business and financial ratios
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and strategic approach with very good analytical and conceptual thinking skills and high degree of result orientation
  • Strong leadership skills based on technical and management experience gained in various roles and fields and high social and integrative skills on a national and international level
  • High degree of initiative, commitment and flexibility and strong sense of responsibility
  • Businessfluent German and English

Our offer

  • An exciting, varied, and challenging management role and close interaction with the other departments within the RWE group
Any questions? Andre Erkens (Recruiting
We look forward to meeting you

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RWE represents change, innovation and sustainability.

As one of the world's leading generators of electricity from renewable energy sources, we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2040 and to enable a sustainable life for people around the world.

To achieve this, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people to join us in creating a sustainable and secure energy future.


With its power plants in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands, the approximately 3,000 employees of RWE Generation produce electricity primarily from gas, hydropower and biomass.

The company ranks second in Europe with its gas-fired power plants. An excellent starting position, as gas is becoming more and more important as a bridge into the renewable age. We are also represented in many core markets with hydropower. The RWE Group bundles its hydrogen activities in RWE Generation.

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