# HV Substation Foreman at ACCIONA

> Open job at ACCIONA in Arnhem, Netherlands. Workplace: On-site.

Source: RigJobsDirect, https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/acciona-hv-substation-foreman-etweftn
Posted 11 November 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 12 November 2026.

## Facts

- Company: [ACCIONA](https://rigjobsdirect.com/companies/acciona)
- Location: Arnhem, Netherlands
- Workplace: On-site
- Employment type: Full-time
- Local language: Not required
- English: Business level
- Relocation support: Likely (company policy)
- Not mentioned in the job post: pay, rotation, visa sponsorship, where you can apply from

## Job description

**Somos una compañía global, líder en el desarrollo de infraestructuras regenerativas que generan un impacto positivo en la sociedad. Nuestra plantilla, formada por más de 65.000 profesionales y presente en más de 40 países de los cinco continentes, contribuye a nuestra misión de diseñar un planeta mejor. Buscamos personas que quieran marcar la diferencia, promover el desarrollo sostenible y encontrar soluciones a los mayores desafíos globales, incluidos el cambio climático, la sobrepoblación y la escasez hídrica. Únete a nosotros en la búsqueda de soluciones para lograr un futuro sostenible.**

ACCIONA is looking to hire a HV Substation Foreman for our Industry area, within the ACCIONA Netherlands division.

**Descripción del puesto**

**Mission:** Coordinate, organize, and supervise electromechanical works in substation construction projects, ensuring compliance with technical standards, deadlines, and established quality requirements.

The position is responsible for the overall follow-up of electromechanical and electrical work contracts on site, ensuring that all activities — including equipment erection, structural assemblies, busbars, transformers, auxiliary systems and electrical and Fiber Optic cabling — are executed in accordance with project engineering, technical specifications and applicable regulations.

He/she works in close coordination with other disciplines (civil works, protection and control, HSE, testing and commissioning), providing technical and operational support to facilitate effective decision-making and proper project execution.

**Functions:** The position will have the following key responsibilities.

• Act as the main point of contact between site crews and project management.

• Participate in site meetings and technical discussions.

• Supervise and coordinate all electrical and electromechanical works on site, including installation, termination and routing of power, control and auxiliary cables.

• Organize and plan daily and weekly activities of subcontractors and site personnel.

• Monitor physical progress of the works, ensuring compliance with the project schedule and reporting any deviations.

• Prepare and issue periodic progress reports, including work status, incidents and technical issues.

• Coordinate interfaces between electromechanical works and other project disciplines.

• Ensure correct interpretation and implementation of drawings, electrical schematics and technical documentation.

Verify quality of executed works and compliance with technical specifications and applicable standards.

• Control scope, schedule and resources assigned to electromechanical activities.

• Support testing, pre commissioning, and commissioning activities.

• Identify technical and construction risks or non-conformities and proposing corrective and preventive actions.

• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) regulations during site activities.

• Ensure proper use of PPE, permits to work, lock out/tag out (LOTO), and safety procedures.

**Requisitos del candidato**

**Academic Background**
Basic electricity courses.

**Languages and Required Level**
High level of English required.
Knowledge of Dutch and Spanish will be considered an advantage.

**Additional Skills / Complementary Knowledge**

- Proven experience in substation construction projects, supervising electrical and electromechanical works.
- Experience coordinating subcontractors and managing on-site construction activities.
- Electromechanical erection of substations.
- Power, control, and protection cable installation and termination.
- Ability to interpret electrical drawings and single-line diagrams.
- Knowledge of applicable codes, standards, and regulations for substation projects.
- Knowledge and experience in civil works would be a plus.
- Experience working for TenneT would be a plus.

**Willingness to Travel**
Not required.

_Somos una compañía que valora la diversidad como fuente de talento y por ello trabajamos para impulsar un entorno inclusivo en el que se promueve el respeto, la pertenencia y el compromiso de forma que todas las personas puedan participar en igualdad de oportunidades. Invitamos a todas las personas a inscribirse con independencia del origen, circunstancias, bagaje o condición. ACCIONA ha recibido la certificación Top Employer 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 y 2025, que reconoce a la Compañía como una de las mejores empresas para trabajar en España._

## How to apply

Apply on the job page, https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/acciona-hv-substation-foreman-etweftn: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page.

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