Foundations Package Lead

Frazer-Nash Consultancy

West of England

Hybrid

GBP 60,000 - 75,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Private healthcare

Bonus scheme

Company pension

Professional development

Life assurance

Cycle to work

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Flexible working

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is seeking a Foundations Package Lead to direct the design and delivery of foundation packages for both fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects in the development phase. You will define scopes, manage suppliers, and oversee procurement while shaping future service offerings.

Ideal candidates will have extensive offshore wind experience, Chartered Engineer status, and strong stakeholder management.

Qualifications

Extensive offshore wind package lead experience.
Strong knowledge of floating foundations or WTG technology.
Strong supplier and contract management
HSEQ awareness for offshore wind projects
Excellent communication and stakeholder relationship skills
Chartered Engineer status and professional registration

Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of the Foundations Design package for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects in development phase.
Define, analyse and execute technical scopes of work for the foundation package.
Provide procurement support including tender prep and evaluation.
Manage suppliers and interface with other packages.
Identify and manage technical risks for projects.
Support in shaping new service offerings and early-phase development.

Skills

Offshore wind

Foundations

Supplier management

HSEQ awareness

Stakeholder management

Chartered Engineer

Education

Degree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics or related discipline

Job description

Title:

Foundations Package Lead

Role:

Foundations Package Lead

Salary range:

£60,000–£75,000 per annum depending on experience

Location:

Any UK office

Working Pattern:

We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home.

Closing date:

18th September. We encourage early applications, as vacancies may close once we receive sufficient applications.

Frazer-Nash’s large renewable energy team is a community of engineers who are committed to contributing to the growth of the offshore wind industry, in particular holding a leading position supporting the delivery of offshore floating WTG technology worldwide. We provide support across the project lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge research on wind farm technology challenges combined with commercial project support to WTG OEMs, foundation designers and developers. Our delivery approach is fully centred on understanding our client’s problems and providing bespoke solutions for some of the key issues facing the offshore wind industry today.

To complement our market leading position in technology development and understanding, we are actively seeking to increase our engagement in the early stages of a project. We are committed to investing in, and building, our capability around early phase developer support to take increased responsibility for specific packages of work. Specifically, we are looking for an experienced candidate to work with our world leading technical teams in floating offshore foundations and help expand our offering to a wider client base. We welcome applications from candidates with significant experience in a foundation package in the early development phase of an offshore wind project. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the growth of our early phase developer support. The candidate will support two core functions. Firstly, the candidate will lead and support existing technical services to our clients. And secondly, they will be a person of influence, helping to shape and define new service offerings, collaborating with colleagues from across the company to deliver success.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the delivery of the Foundations Design package for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects in development phase.
Lead the definition, analysis and execution of technical scopes of work for the foundation package.
Procurement support, including tender preparation and evaluation.
Management of suppliers.
Support identification and management of technical risks for the projects.
Interface management with other packages.
Ensure compliance with industry regulations and HSEQ guidelines and standards.

Skills and Attributes:

Extensive direct experience working in the offshore wind industry as package manager/lead or project manager to a developer, foundation designer or WTG OEM in the early project or design phase of an offshore wind project.
Strong technical knowledge of floating foundations or WTG technology for offshore wind projects.
Strong commercial awareness, including supplier and contract management.
Strong HSEQ awareness for offshore wind projects.
Excellent communication skills, with previous track record in developing and managing relationships with multiple stakeholders within the offshore wind industry.
A degree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics or related discipline.
A strong team player with a willingness to create the new and different.
Chartered Engineer status.

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer‑Nash Consultancy undertakes, candidates will be required to undergo pre‑employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

BENEFITS

We provide our people with an excellent benefit and offering package that comprises: