OT Operation and Maintenance Manager - Infrastructure

Job Description

Do you want to help keep the operational technology behind our wind assets reliable, resilient and ready for the future? We’re looking for an OT O&M Manager for Infrastructure to lead the services that enable secure connectivity, monitoring, control and operational data exchange across Business Area Wind.

OT infrastructure is the operational backbone of Business Area Wind. Every asset relies on it for secure connectivity, monitoring, control and the exchange of operational data.

We are looking for an OT O&M (Operation and Maintenance) Manager for Infrastructure within the OT team in Business Area Wind. This is an operational management role with end-to-end accountability for the performance, availability, reliability and continuous improvement of this business-critical service area.

You do not need to be the technical expert in every infrastructure domain. You do, however, need a strong understanding of OT environments and the ability to lead technical teams, challenge and support specialists, set priorities, make decisions and ensure that issues are driven through to resolution.

For this role, leadership, Accountability and Proactivity are as important as technical understanding. You will create the structure and momentum needed to deliver a reliable OT service.

The OT Infrastructure service area is responsible for the operation and maintenance of Operational Technology, including the hardware and software infrastructure that enables the flow of data between our enterprise network and our fleet of onshore and offshore wind farms. This includes central server infrastructure, such as asset data concentrators, data backup and restore solutions, and the supporting communication backbone, including Edge-to-Wide-Area connectivity solutions.

Be in your element with BA Wind

As part of BA Wind you will play a key role in one of the most exciting pipelines in the industry with 24GW of capacity stretching out more than a decade ahead across our key European markets.

You won’t only be involved in developing projects but pioneering cutting-edge innovation, new business models and ways of working with communities and the environment. Working as part of a leading European utility also means you could be helping a growing number of major businesses and brands achieve their own sustainability goals through partnerships.

Qualifications

Your role

You will take end-to-end ownership of the OT Infrastructure service area and ensure that the hardware, software and connectivity supporting Business Area Wind’s assets remain reliable, resilient and available. You will set priorities for the service area, lead and develop technical teams, and establish clear governance for performance, costs, risks and lifecycle needs. A central part of the role is to shape the service strategy and roadmap while ensuring incidents, recurring problems and improvement needs are identified early and driven through to sustainable resolution. Working across OT, Operations, IT, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Procurement, projects and suppliers, you will coordinate the expertise needed to manage critical operational dependencies and keep the service fit for future business requirements.

Your tasks and responsibilities: 

• Take end-to-end accountability for the OT Infrastructure service area, including its performance, availability, reliability, cost and continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop the service area teams, setting clear priorities and expectations while empowering technical specialists to deliver within their areas of expertise.
• Drive operational performance, ensuring risks, incidents, recurring problems and improvement needs are proactively identified, prioritised and followed through to resolution.
• Own the service strategy and roadmap, including priorities, budget, resources, lifecycle needs and service development in line with Business Area Wind’s operational requirements.
• Provide effective operational governance, using service performance, risks, KPIs and technical input to make decisions and ensure clear accountability.
• Manage stakeholders and interfaces across Business Area Wind, bringing together OT, Operations, IT, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Procurement, projects and suppliers to solve problems and deliver results.
• Ensure effective management of critical incidents and operational risks, providing leadership and escalation when required and ensuring lessons learned result in sustainable improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement, challenging existing ways of working where necessary and ensuring the service remains reliable, resilient and fit for the future.

Your profile

You combine a good understanding of OT infrastructure and operations with leadership experience from complex operational settings. You are comfortable taking Accountability for a business-critical service without needing to be the deepest technical expert in every infrastructure domain. Instead, you create clarity, set priorities and empower specialists to deliver, while remaining able to challenge recommendations and make informed decisions. With Proactivity, Collaboration, Composure and a Solution-Oriented approach, you provide direction during incidents and periods of operational pressure, bring stakeholders together and ensure agreed actions are completed. You are motivated by improving reliability, resilience and ways of working over time.

Next to this you bring:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in operational management, O&M, IT/OT service management, infrastructure operations, engineering management or asset management, preferably within energy or another asset-intensive industry.
• Experience leading technical teams or services in a complex operational environment, with a track record of improving performance and driving issues through to resolution.
• A good understanding of OT infrastructure and operations, sufficient to lead technical specialists, understand risks and dependencies, challenge recommendations and make informed decisions.
• Strong service-management capabilities, including operational performance, incident and problem management, lifecycle planning, risk management and continuous improvement.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical teams, business functions, suppliers and management.
• A relevant degree in engineering, technology, business or a similar discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands - Kolding, Denmark

Additional Information

Our offer

Looking for a career with growth?

Looking for a role where your superpowers can be leveraged to the maximum and with limitless opportunities for growth?

The scale and ambition of our wind, battery and solar business means you can really find your element with us. We’ll also provide you with all the learning and development you need to expand your horizons.

We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths, whatever their background and experiences.

You will be part of a growing team of 1,700+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.

More Information 

For more information about the position, you are welcome to contact hiring manager Hasan Özdem, [email protected]. For more information about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact our recruiter Christian Pathuel, [email protected]

We welcome your application in English no later than 03.11.2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Click here for further information.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfil within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party, Validata.

Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classified the final candidates might be subject to a security vetting process, according to Swedish legislation.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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