Organization

Our board is responsible for policy. Hundreds of employees implement this policy. HHNK is a large employer, with about 900 FTEs and a budget of approximately €350 million per year. In addition to our headquarters in Heerhugowaard, we have several workshops and sewage treatment plants. In our organization chart you can see how the official organization of HHNK is divided into departments.

Our departments in brief

Water Systems

The Water Systems Department ensures sufficient and clean surface water. The department 'owns' our water systems, ditches and canals with their weirs and pumping stations, and takes care of water level management, (re)design of the system and measures to improve water quality and quantity. The employees provide day-to-day management, asset and relationship management, advise on water management and they contribute to necessary regional and national developments.

Water Chain

The Water Chain Department transports wastewater using 240 pumping stations via more than 500 km of pressure pipes, treats it in 15 water treatment plants - a total of more than 100 million liters of water per year - and processes the sludge that remains, for example in fermentation plants to generate energy: we produce a lot of "green" gas! Employees also provide electrical and mechanical maintenance for fellow departments.

Water safety

The Water Safety Department provides area management, (water) safety and manages and improves dikes, roads, bridges and locks. It provides winter smoothness control, implements contingency plans in case of impending calamities, fixes malfunctions and acts in case of storm damage, accidents and sudden water pollution.

Projects, Consulting & Research

The Projects, Advice & Research Department realizes the investment and major maintenance projects of the Water Board, including the dike reinforcements from the High Water Protection Program. To this end, the employees engage engineering firms, contractors and suppliers and also prepare projects themselves. Projects to improve sewage treatment plants, wastewater conveyance systems, flood defenses, water storage facilities, roads, locks, dams, bridges, pumping stations, waterways and dredging are among the department's tasks. The department is also responsible for research and for contingency planning and coordination.

Finance, Control & Taxation

The Finance, Control & Taxation Department handles the financial administration of the Water Board and related matters. For example, the department contributes to the preparation of the budget and takes care of accounting and the handling and payment of invoices. In addition, the department handles the levy and collection of water board taxes.

Information & Automation

The Information & Automation Department consists of the clusters ICT Management, Information Management, Data and Development and Information Policy, Advice and Projects. The department is responsible for all automation and information services of HHNK.

Licensing, Enforcement, Procurement, Legal & Land Affairs

The VHIJG department consists of three clusters: Permits, Enforcement, and Procurement, Legal & Land Affairs. Department employees grant exemptions and permits, enforce laws, provide legal advice, manage property rights, and handle the Water Board's procurement and contracting.

Human Resources, Integral Security, Communications & Facilities

The HRVCF (Human Resources, Integral Security, Communications & Facilities) department is a support department. Cluster HR is responsible for advice, service and control in the areas of organizational policy and management, personnel policy and management, terms of employment, working conditions and safety. Cluster Integral Security deals with physical, social and information security. Cluster Communications contributes to good, active internal and external communication with all stakeholders, including through the active involvement of target groups. Cluster Facilities provides a wide range of support services, such as a Customer Contact Center and reception services and everything around housing and workplace support, including catering, cleaning, fleet management, meeting rooms, repro and messenger services.

Concern Control

The Concern Control department provides the management with the development of business economic frameworks, planning & control cycle, controlling and auditing and instrument development for these. It advises the management on policy proposals that interface with the aforementioned areas.

Governance, Management & Strategy

The BDS department provides managerial, process and strategic support to the board and management to enable them to function optimally. The employees ensure streamlined meeting processes, test the decision readiness of board proposals, monitor actions and advocate strategy development in various areas, working closely with task departments. They also provide relationship management between HHNK and external organizations.