Senior T&I Engineer

Ocean Winds; Madrid; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ocean Winds is seeking a Senior Offshore Installation Engineer to define, assess and optimize Transport & Installation strategies for offshore wind projects. You will provide expert input for tendering, manage T&I risks, and mentor junior engineers within the Corporate T&I team.

You will also drive continuous improvement, develop in-house tools, and ensure interfaces are well managed across WTGs, FOUs, cables and OSP contexts. English fluency is required.

Qualifications

• Engineering or Science degree relevant to Offshore Wind (Naval Architecture, Marine, Civil, or Mechanical).
• Fluent in English; other languages a plus.
• 5+ years of offshore wind experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and validate Transport & Installation strategies for offshore wind packages.
• Provide expert input to tendering and procurement; engage bidders.
• Ensure T&I risks and interfaces are identified early for project decisions.
• Mentor junior engineers within the Corporate T&I team.
• Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned and tool development.
• Assess and optimize T&I strategies for WTGs, FOUs, Cables and OSP for financial valuation.
• Develop and maintain in-house tools to improve T&I tasks.

Skills

Python programming

Weather modeling

Stakeholder coordination

Multicultural teamwork

Communication skills

Planning & organization

Analytical thinking

Knowledge management

Networking & influencing

Education

Engineering degree

Naval Architecture

Marine Engineering

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Tools

OPSIM

Shoreline

Job description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Senior Offshore Installation Engineer is a key technical contributor within the Transport and Installation Corporate Team. The role requires autonomy in defining, assessing and optimizing T&I strategies across offshore wind projects, acting as a technical reference for complex scopes and supporting junior engineers. The position contributes actively to project development, tendering, contractor selection and execution readiness, with accountability for technical quality, risk management and cost-effective solutions.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Define and validate Transport & Installation strategies for offshore wind packages, ensuring robustness, bankability and alignment with project financial assumptions.
• Provide expert technical input to tendering and procurement activities, including technical evaluations and bidder engagement.
• Ensure T&I risks, interfaces and constraints are identified early and adequately reflected in project decision-making.
• Act as technical mentor for junior engineers, supporting capability development within the Corporate T&I team.
• Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned, tool development and engagement with the supply chain.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Assess and optimize T&I strategies for the different work packages: WTGs, FOUs, Cables and OSP for the financial valuation of the projects.
• Perform and review weather modelling analysis for all packages using a specific software (OPSIM).
• In collaboration with the Corporate T&I Department, develop and maintain in-house tools to facilitate and increase the performance of all related tasks for transport & installation of Offshore Wind Farms.
• Accountable of developing required documentation for T&I RFP as: Employer’s Design Requirements Technical Specifications, Project Procedures, Scope of Works, Bill of Quantities, Responsibility Matrix, Consents requirements, Physical Interface Registers (PIR), etc… For the T&I packages within OWFs in collaboration with other Technical Areas as required.
• Technical support for Transport & Installation RFP process. Coordination within the Technical Area, leading the T&I RFP process in collaboration with Procurement.
• Technical support during RFP process: Answer Q&A, participate in clarification meetings with Bidders, perform technical evaluations, provide technical recommendations for shortlist and preferred bidder, potential optimizations identification, lead Technical discussions for Transport & Installation packages, support other departments in discussions with Bidders, etc…
• Support Commercial and Legal Teams on the revision and definition of T&I contractual forms (HoTs) to deal with contractors.
• Technical support to deliver the Balance of Plant (BoP) for the T&I packages. This englobes T&I Method of Statements, Definition of Logistic Approach, Weather Down Time Assessment, Vessels evaluation etc. When previous activities are to be performed fully or partially by external consultants, Coordinate and Supervise them ensuring final deliverables reaches the expected level of quality and fit for purpose.
• Accountable of the transport & installation strategy definition for the different packages for the projects, in collaboration with other Technical Areas as required.
• Ensure required HSSE measures are implemented in all T&I activities at the early development phase of the Project through direct communication with HSE Department.
• When possible, support to Corporate T&I Department for those Projects on geographies where could be required to help consolidating the Project.
• Accountable of providing relevant Transport & Installation inputs to other areas (Assumption Book, Red Flag Analysis, Capex/Devex, Risk Registers, etc…), ensuring Transport & Installation interfaces with other packages and stakeholders are appropriately managed.
• Ensure Lessons Learnt are captured and transferred across all Projects and geographies thought Corporate T&I Department.
• Retain knowledge for T&I and ensure is transferred within the Technical Corporate Team.
• Be up to date on new techniques, technologies and solutions developed by the supply chain for T&I works. Keep close relationship/interface communications with main players on the industry (fabricators, marine contractors, vessel suppliers, ports administrations, etc…) to share knowledge and topics related to marine and installation engineering.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Internationally recognised Engineering or Science degree in a discipline relevant to Offshore Wind, such as Naval Architecture, Marine, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering.

LANGUAGES

Fluent in English. Ability to read, write and speak other languages will be a plus.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

5+ years of experience in offshore wind.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Python programming skills.
• Commercial Weather Down Time software’s as: OPSIM, Shoreline
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and in complex partnership arrangements
• Ability to work in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to coordinate different internal stakeholders without hierarchical link
• Strong sense of values and ethics, including confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information
• Strong communication skills at all organizational levels
• Good planning and organization capabilities
• Good analytical and conceptual skills
• Good networking and influencing skills
• Able to create, capture, preserve, share, communicate and apply knowledge so it can be effectively reused to strengthen individual decision making, improve team effectiveness and enhance business performance.