Spark your career at Elia

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00 Introduction
01 Presentation
02 What are the skills that Elia is looking for a perfect program manager?
03 What do you develop with respect to solar energy?
04 Why is it fun to work at Elia?
05 Which element was key for you for choosing to work at Elia?
06 What are the typical jobs in Assets?
07 As a project manager is a management certificate necessary? Is there training at Elia?
08 What career path possibilities do you offer?
09 Is Elia also working with green hydrogen?Thanks
10 Can someone with electromechanical degree but with experience from other sectors join Elia? or do you look for similar job experience?
11 What hardware skills do we learn in the different positions?
12 Can you please explain the selection process (the different steps and timeframe)?
13 What does the onboarding look like?
14 How is equal treatment with regard to diversity maintained during evaluations for promotions in Elia?
15 Tell me about the most recent projects you worked on? What were your responsibilities?
16 Where are the jobs based? Is remote working an option?
17 Could you describe your company's management style?
18 Do you accept that people work part-time?
19 What kind of employees fit well in your workplace environment?
20 Tell me about the project you are most proud of, and what your contribution was
21 What kind of training are you offering to your employees?
22 Do you work with universities on research projects (e.g. industrial PhD)?
23 What would be your plans for the futur?
24 What are the language requirements?
25 What is unique about your company?
26 Conclusion

At Elia we believe that diversity brings more innovative and alternative insights, which helps us to realize our goals and to keep being successful. One of those pillars consists of more female talent in business critical functions. Therefore, we advocate for a larger female population especially in technical roles.

Our impact across Europe is growing by the day, as we play a central role in developing the energy system of the future – one that is sustainable, viable and affordable. We build today’s energy grid and the grid of the future, and constantly innovate our services so that we can continue to guarantee a reliable and sustainable electricity system.

Chris Peeters, CEO of the Elia Group: “Elia is playing a pioneering role in the energy transition. We are working to develop a sustainable and reliable network, both onshore and offshore, so that we can continue to guarantee power supply, whatever the future may bring.”

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Meet the speakers

Shanna Jacobs
Recruitment Manager
Anneleen van Melkebeek
Commissioning Manager
Isabelle Hendrickx
Head of Program Management

We are Elia. And we keep the lights on all over Belgium. As the builder and operator of the high-voltage grid, we ensure that electricity gets where it is needed, from deep in the sea and high in the sky to your home or business.

Our high-voltage grid (30 to 400 kV) includes over 8,600 km of lines and underground cables throughout Belgium. Every day, the Elia Group’s more than 2,500 professional staff are hard at work moving electricity around the grid. That makes us one of Europe’s top 5 transmission system operators.

This year Elia was awarded the Top Employer seal for the 5th time in a row. The Top Employer Award is granted to companies that invest in their employees through their HR policy.

Looking for a top job with a Top Employer? Come and show us your spark!

Senior Project Manager (m/w/d)​

As an IT Newbie, you will join the Group Business Solutions (GBS) division and undergo an intensive training for the first 3 months, while being closely guided by your mentor and supported by a buddy who already has a few years of experience in a similar function.  

The pillars underlying the critical importance of mainframes for financial institutions and banks are the following: 

  • High reliability and availability: Mainframes are designed to run continuously for years with minimal downtime, ensuring that financial transactions are processed promptly and securely. 
  • Security: Mainframes have robust security features that help protect sensitive financial information from cyber threats and unauthorized access.   
Required skills

You have:

  • a Mathematics, Engineering, IT or Science-related degree (Bachelor, Master, PhD) 
  • ability to quickly adapt to an international and diverse company 
  • self-learning ability (you’re ready to dive into new technologies and extend your own expertise) 

You are:

  • proficient in English (both written and spoken) 
  • eager to work with exciting business, functional and technical concepts 
  • a problem solver (you recognize underlying issues and problems, you analyze root causes and define solutions accordingly) 
  • at ease in a fast-changing environment 
About us

The Euroclear group is at the heart of the global capital markets providing post-trade and related services to 90% of the world’s top banks. their settlement and asset servicing of a variety of instruments, from domestic and international bonds to equities, investment funds and more.