Our client is a leading global renewable energy company who are searching for an experienced Offshore Project Engineer who will be responsible for providing project engineering services during the design, construction, commissioning/operations phases of offshore wind farm projects.

Responsibilities

This is a construction package management role within an external client’s Offshore Foundation Transport & Installation package for an offshore wind farm currently in the pre-construction phase and has various main functions:

• Contract management, preparation and review of Technical Communication Notes
• Package / Contractor interface; various - HSE, QA and QC, consent compliance, stakeholder engagement and site conditions (geophysical, geotechnical and metocean)
• Package Document Control
• Assisting in Factory Acceptance Tests or audits of contractors and their sub-contractors and
• Assisting in the daily management of contractors (during construction phase)

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of Transportation and Installation of Offshore Wind Foundations
• Broad engineering knowledge covering all aspects of offshore wind farm design and operation
• Some knowledge of the techno-economic issues faced, and how they are addressed, by offshore wind projects as they progress through from consent to construction and into operation
• Some knowledge of people management and leadership
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations within the offshore environment
• An understanding of CDM
• An understanding of technical and contractual interfaces

Skills

• Good project management skills and knowledge of project management methodologies
• An appreciation of the importance of design control and document management/project governance
• Ability to work under pressure at a detailed level (i,e. reviewing or drafting contract schedules)
• Ability to see the bigger picture (i,e. developing a strategic approach to solve a particular problem)
• Excellent communication skills including report writing and presentation and the ability to communicate effectively with clients, contractors and consultants
• Ability to manage own workload and meet demanding timescales
• Ability to work as a member of a team and to react positively to the varying challenges of projects

• Delivering engineering and/or technical services and solutions on complex engineering projects
• Managing multi-disciplinary project teams on complex engineering projects
• Preparing and issuing tender packages for sub consultants and contractors
• Developing technical aspects of tenders to clients
• Interacting with clients in a sales support role

Requirements

• Engineering degree in mechanical, structural electrical engineering
• Chartered Engineer status would be preferred
• A current UK driving licence

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