Senior Construction Engineer

Vattenfall; Hamburg; Híbrido; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

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Resumo da oferta

Vattenfall is seeking a Senior Construction Engineer to join the Construction Management team on offshore wind projects. You will independently lead defined scopes across planning, procurement, and execution, ensuring safety, quality and timely delivery.

You will coordinate with international teams, manage interfaces with vessels and offshore operations, and drive continuous improvement while upholding HSE standards and regulatory compliance.

Qualificações

• Eight years of offshore construction experience in offshore wind or related industries.
• Strong leadership and ability to manage complex technical scopes across multiple disciplines.
• Proven track record in procurement, contract implementation and offshore execution.
• Solid knowledge of HSE management, risk assessment and marine regulations.
• Excellent stakeholder management with cross-functional and international teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead assigned Construction Management scopes from concept to close-out, ensuring budget, schedule, quality and HSE requirements.
• Develop technical specifications and evaluation criteria for procurement processes.
• Manage contractors through engineering, mobilization and offshore execution phases.
• Review engineering documentation, risk assessments and marine operations plans for compliance and readiness.
• Maintain Construction Management procedures and site readiness documentation.
• Coordinate interfaces between contractors, site teams and O&M stakeholders.
• Capture lessons learned and implement improvements across the project.
• Oversee scope, cost, schedule and contractor performance within the contract portfolio.

Conhecimentos

Offshore construction

Engineering leadership

Project management

HSE management

Stakeholder management

Vessel operations

Risk assessment

Contract management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Technical documentation

Formação académica

Engineering degree

Ferramentas

CSOV

CTV

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Business Area Windis responsible for Vattenfall’s Onshore and Offshore Wind as well as other non-hydro Renewable activities like solar PV and batteries. Today we develop, construct and operate wind generation in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. In addition, we have a clear strategy to develop our solar PV and battery operations further.

WithinBusiness Unit Offshore, Project Execution is responsible for the contracting and execution of our construction projects. Our vision is to stay ahead of the competition by safely constructing next-generation offshore wind farms and leveraging our expertise during the planning and contracting phases to ensure successful project delivery.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Construction Engineer to join our Construction Management team. You will independently lead assigned work scopes and contribute to the safe, technically sound, commercially disciplined and timely delivery of offshore construction activities across planning, procurement, execution, logistics and close-out.

Your Responsibilities:

As Senior Construction Engineer, you will lead assigned Construction Management work scopes supporting the offshore construction and commissioning of an offshore wind farm. Reporting to the Construction Manager, you will manage each scope from initial concept and specification development through procurement, contract implementation, execution and close-out, with accountability for recommendations and deliverables within agreed budget, schedule, quality and HSE requirements.

Typical scopes include:

• Interim maintenance services and offshore maintenance campaigns
• Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV)
• Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV)
• Guard vessels
• Temporary Aids to Navigation (AtoN)
• Offshore site setup and construction base harbour facilities
• Communication systems and offshore coordination tools
• Marine coordination support services
• Construction management documentation and operational procedures
• Additional construction management scopes as required during project execution

You will:

• Take full ownership of assigned scopes, including technical definition, procurement support, contract implementation, budget control, schedule management and contractor follow-up.
• Develop technical specifications, scopes of work, evaluation criteria and technical recommendations for procurement processes.
• Manage contractors throughout engineering, mobilisation and offshore execution phases and ensure contractual deliverables are achieved.
• Review contractor engineering documentation, procedures, risk assessments, work packs and marine operational documentation to verify compliance, technical quality and readiness for execution.
• Develop and maintain Construction Management procedures and operational documentation, including marine operations procedures, offshore site descriptions, construction work plans and readiness documentation.
• Coordinate interfaces between contractors, package managers, site management, marine coordination, O&M and external stakeholders.
• Support offshore campaign execution by providing technical input to site and offshore management teams and helping resolve operational issues, including simultaneous operations.
• Ensure compliance with project requirements, HSE standards, marine regulations and permit conditions throughout all project phases.
• Capture and implement lessons learned from offshore campaigns and transfer knowledge across the wider Project Execution organisation.
• Establish and manage assigned parts of the Construction Management contract portfolio, including vessel, maintenance, offshore support and site-facility contracts. Take responsibility for scope, cost, schedule, contractor performance and change control.

Location: The position can be based in Kolding (Denmark), Hamburg (Germany) or Amsterdam (Netherlands).

You will work in an international project environment and collaborate regularly with colleagues, contractors and project teams across our offshore locations. The role requires regular travel and periods of work at project, harbour and offshore locations. The frequency and duration will depend on the project phase and assigned work scopes.

Qualifications

Your Profile:

You are an experienced offshore professional who can independently lead complex technical work scopes and work effectively across multidisciplinary and international teams.

The successful candidate will have:

• A relevant engineering degree or equivalent technical qualification, together with fluent written and spoken English. Relevant offshore training and certifications are expected for the assigned work scopes.
• Clear communication, collaborative leadership and sound commercial judgement, with the ability to structure complex work, set priorities, make evidence-based decisions and drive improvement.
• At least eight years of relevant experience in offshore construction, offshore wind, marine operations or comparable offshore industries, including responsibility for complex technical work scopes.
• Demonstrated experience managing technical work scopes from early engineering through procurement, contract implementation and offshore execution.
• Strong understanding of offshore construction interfaces and vessel operations, including foundations, cables, WTGs, CSOVs, CTVs, marine logistics, contractor mobilisation, marine coordination and operational readiness.
• Practical experience coordinating contractors and multiple work scopes in a live offshore construction environment.
• The ability to identify technical, operational and logistical risks at an early stage and proactively implement mitigation measures.
• Strong knowledge of HSE management, risk assessment methodologies, marine regulations and permit conditions, with demonstrated experience applying them during offshore planning and execution.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively with contractors, package teams, site management and O&M organisations.

Additional Information

Our offer
We offer an international and collaborative working environment, attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development. You will work with experienced colleagues across disciplines and be encouraged to ask questions, share knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement.

More Information

Incoming applications are reviewed and evaluated on an ongoing basis. Therefore, this vacancy may be filled before the application deadline.The application deadline is October 25, 2026.

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. A pre-employment screening will therefore form part of the recruitment process and will reflect the requirements of the role. The screening will be conducted by a third party, DISA Global Solutions AB.

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.