(Senior) Wind Turbine Foundation Installation Engineer – Offshore Wind Projects

Vattenfall; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vattenfall invites a Senior Foundation Installation Engineer to join the Project Delivery & Engineering team within the Wind, Offshore portfolio. You will deliver offshore turbine foundation installation engineering for high-profile wind projects in Northern Europe, guiding technical and project management aspects through delivery phases.

The role emphasizes leadership in installation methodologies, collaboration across disciplines, and advancing digitalization in wind foundations.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of project engineering experience in offshore foundation installation.
• Good knowledge of offshore installation equipment and systems.
• Strong commercial and project management mindset.
• Ability to identify and lead installation engineering topics balancing technical, commercial and consenting imperatives.
• Good knowledge of the wind energy market.
• Experience in installation of offshore transmission systems is an asset.
• Good stakeholder management and strong interpersonal skills across diverse teams.
• Fluent in English.
• Strong intercultural awareness and willingness to work across borders.
• Enthusiastic about digitalization and driving opportunities in wind industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide offshore foundation installation engineering expertise to wind development projects.
• Support the Installation Manager in delivery of foundation installation packages.
• Undertake project-specific engineering tasks during development to mitigate risks.
• Support Operations and Maintenance with installation expertise for replacement campaigns.
• Provide HSE leadership in offshore installation methodologies.
• Contribute to the growth of the Transportation & Installation Engineering team.

Skills

English fluency

Stakeholder mgmt

Project management

Intercultural awareness

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Offshore installation equipment

Job description

Company Description

Vattenfall is a leading European energy company driving the transition to a sustainable energy system. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We employ around 21 000 people mostly in our core markets in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK.

BA Wind is responsible for the development, construction and operation of wind power onshore and offshore as well as other non-hydro renewable activities like solar and batteries. We manage the maintenance, operation and continuous improvement of wind generation assets, safely and with the highest levels of availability and profitability. We also perform the structuring and execution of project partnerships in accordance with overall wind strategy.

Job Description

to work within our Business Area Wind, Offshore, Project Delivery & Engineering.

The Engineering department is the technical backbone within Business Area Wind, setting the standards and guidelines as well as being embedded within our projects to drive technical excellence through the whole project lifecycle.

Working within the Project Execution department of Project Delivery & Engineering, grouped in the Transportation & Installation Engineering team our installation engineers use their strong technical and project management competences to develop and deliver class-leading foundation installation methodologies to project to meet the requirements of our strong offshore wind portfolio across northern Europe.

Your Job as Foundation Installation Engineer

• Provide Offshore turbine foundation installation engineering expertise to Offshore Wind development projects in order to deliver key engineering assignments
• Be accountable for individual projects in delivery phases to support the Installation Manager in overall Foundation Installation package delivery across the BU Offshore portfolio
• Responsible for project-specific engineering tasks within the development phase to understand and mitigate project-specific engineering risks
• Supporting Operations and Maintenance in providing engineering skills to major operational wind farm replacement/maintenance campaigns.
• Provide HSE leadership in the design and specification of offshore foundation installation methodologies
• Contribute to the structural growth of the Transportation & Installation Engineering team by taking ownership in development work packages
• Play a key role in developing project engineering competences in our Technical Authority community
• Develop your own competences both in project management as well as offshore installation methodologies

Please note that this position is internally listed as Senior Installation Engineer, and therefore the title stated in the employment contract may differ from the advertised job title

Qualifications

Your Profile as Turbine Installation Engineer

• Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline
• A minimum of 10 years project engineering experience in offshore foundation installation context
• Good knowledge of offshore installation equipment and systems
• Strong commercial and project management mindset
• Ability to identify and lead installation engineering topics - balancing technical, commercial and consenting imperatives
• Good knowledge of the wind energy market
• Experience in installation of offshore transmission systems is an asset
• Good stakeholder management and strong interpersonal skills, enjoying an environment characterized by disciplinary and cultural diversity.
• Fluent in English
• Strong intercultural awareness and willingness to work across borders
• Enthusiastic about the potential of digitalization and self-propelled to implement the opportunities in the wind industry

LocationChoice of Vattenfall locations at Hamburg, Kolding or Amsterdam

Additional Information

Our offer

Looking for a career with growth?

Looking for a role where your superpowers can be leveraged to the maximum and with limitless opportunities for growth?

The scale and ambition of our wind, battery and solar business means you can really find your element with us. We'll also provide you with all the learning and development you need to expand your horizons.

We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths, whatever their background and experiences.

You will be part of a growing team of 1,700+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.

More Information

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. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party,DISA Global Solutions AB.