Lead Project Manager for Offshore Wind (UK)

Wood Thilsted; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood Thilsted is seeking an experienced Lead Project Manager to lead major WTG and OSS foundation design projects, coordinating multidisciplinary teams across regions. You will be the main client contact, drive objectives, manage budget, contract and risk, and ensure delivery of high-profile offshore wind foundations, with opportunities for APAC assignments and UK/Denmark locations.

The role requires 10+ years in offshore wind foundations, MSc/PhD in a relevant field, and strong leadership with

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading offshore wind foundation design projects for international clients.
• Experience managing complex multi-discipline teams and client relationships.
• Degree in Civil/Structural/Mechanical engineering (MSc or PhD).
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Be the main client contact and provide project leadership for detailed design projects delivering offshore wind farm foundation designs.
• Strategically meet project objectives and manage client expectations.
• Be responsible for project financial performance and commercial success of the project.
• Be accountable for technical integration across disciplines and for final deliverables.
• Manage contractual aspects and requirements, change, risk, safety and budget across the scope.
• Work closely with the project design team, engaging in technical topics and key design decisions.
• Supervise and prepare detailed management reporting regarding requirements, programme, resource/budget, risk and general PM reporting.
• Regularly engage with clients and form a key contact between Wood Thilsted and external parties; contribute to business development.
• Support senior management in Wood Thilsted and promote the professional project management culture.

Skills

Project leadership

Offshore wind

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

MSc/PhD in Civil Engineering

Job description

Wood Thilsted is a world-leading engineering consultancy specialising in offshore wind farm development, from early-stage feasibility through to construction and operation. We are a purpose-driven company, delivering engineering consultancy services to speed the global energy.

Weoperateglobally, supporting projectslocatedthe UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. We currently employ staff of over 160, most based in the UK and Denmark but also in offices in Taiwan, South Korea,Japanand Poland.

As a company, we strive for technical excellence and to provide the best overall value to our clients' projects. We pride ourselves on our combined achievements, delivered through our broad and diverse team expertise, to create the optimal and most suitable site-specific design. We have a strong company culture based on mutual trust, honesty, knowledge sharing, and a friendly social environment.

Due to our continued success and growth, we are searching for an experienced Lead Project Manager to be a part of the Wood Thilsted team and to support the future development of the company.

Areas of accountability:As Lead Project Manager, your main assignment will be to successfully deliver and coordinate major WTG and OSS foundation design projects, in collaboration with in-house technical teams. In your role you will:

• Be the main client contact and provide the project leadership for detailed design projects delivering offshore wind farm foundation designs for high-profile sites.

• Strategically meet the project objectives and manage client expectations

• Be responsible for the project financial performance and commercial success of the project meeting performance expectations.

• Be accountable for technical integration across disciplines and for the final technical deliverables supported by discipline leads and design management

• Manage the contractual aspects and requirements, change, risk management, safety and budget across the scope, supporting and challenging the technical teams to deliver their best work.

• Work closely with the project design team, engaging in technical topics and key design decision making. You will have the pleasure of working with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

• Supervise and prepare detailed management reporting documentation regarding the development of the project requirements, programme, resource/budget, risk register and general project management reporting

• Regularly engage with clients and form a key contact between the WT team and external parties, actively working to deliver a successful project for all. You will play a part in developing our strong network in the industry and business development.

• Support senior management in WT and be a role model for development of the professional project management culture

As we are experiencing growth in the APAC regions, the ability to work out of one of our offices in APAC on short- and medium-term assignments with the primary work location being in Denmark or UK would be considered an advantage.

Your background:

Thriving in an international environment, with a strong drive to deliver and improve, you will take the initiative and responsibility for the variety of assignments Wood Thilsted can offer. Motivated by creating excellent results through teamwork, you will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, be fluent in English, and use these to liaise with clients and other consultants effectively.

You have experience in managing major complex projects and 10+ years of relevant experience leading and taking accountability of detailed foundation design projects in offshore wind with international clients.

Furthermore, it is an advantage if you have:

• A degree (MSc or PhD) in Civil, Structural, Mechanical Engineering or a related field relevant for offshore wind.

• Broad technical knowledge of WTG and OSS offshore wind foundations and sector-specific engineering challenges

• Profound experience with contract and risk management

• Track record of senior stakeholder engagement and client relationship management

• Experience from a similar position in consulting engineering

• Very strong decision-making skills and judgement capabilities to balance and prioritise competing requirements

• A well-tuned sense of personnel needs and experience of achieving high levels of project team well-being

• A well-organised mindset, which can adapt to the dynamic needs of a high-growth company

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