Lead Structural Engineer Offshore Wind - Primary Steel

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Job summary

A leading energy firm is seeking a Lead Structural Engineer specializing in Offshore Wind foundations. The role involves detailed structural calculations, mentoring junior engineers, and delivering primary steel designs. Candidates must have a degree in Mechanical, Structural, or Civil Engineering and experience in offshore steel structure design. This position offers opportunities for personal development and is based in the UK or EU.

Benefits

Ongoing personal development

Training & Development

Qualifications

• Experience in design of offshore steel structures for Offshore Wind.
• Knowledge of offshore wind foundations, structural dynamics and/or wind loading.
• Chartered Engineer or progressing towards chartered status/MEng/PhD.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed structural calculations and work with international teams.
• Mentor junior engineers on methods and design processes.
• Deliver primary steel design work packages for various design stages.

Skills

Design of offshore steel structures for Offshore Wind

Knowledge of offshore wind foundations

Programming e.g. Python

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Structural, or Civil Engineering

Tools

RFEM

STAAD-PRO

SACS

SESAM

Job description

Job DescriptionLead Structural Engineer Offshore Wind - Foundations. Primary Steel UK or Europe.

Role

• Perform detailed structural calculations (e.g. monopiles or jacket structures) and work with an international team of steel engineers on project teams referring to the Discipline Leads, Project or Design Manager
• Mentor junior engineers in the required methods and processes to design efficient structures.
• Test and develop tools to streamline the design process on the primary steel discipline.
• Deliver primary steel design work packages for concept, Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and detailed designs in collaboration with primary steel engineers and other disciplines and referring to the Design Manager and other discipline Lead Engineers
• Contribute to and improve the field of primary steel design, sharing knowledge with engineers.
• Oversee analysis and optimisation of structural designs through skilled examination of results and important design drivers.

Essential Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical, Structural, or Civil Engineering.
• Experience in design of offshore steel structures for Offshore Wind
• Primary Steel Structure design engineering for Offshore Wind. (Monopiles, Jackets, TP)
• Knowledge of offshore wind foundations, structural dynamics and/or wind loading.

Desirable Experience

• Programming e.g. Python.
• Advanced engineering e.g. Fatigue, Dynamics, Wind, Waves, Vibrations, Non-Linear analysis.
• Software packages: RFEM, STAAD-PRO, SACS, SESAM or similar
• Experience working with developer / EPCI contractor on Offshore structures
• Design of Secondary Steel for Offshore Wind/ Transportation & Installation for OWF &/ Fabrication &/ Construction.
• Loads Analysis, offshore loading and dynamics of offshore wind turbine foundations.
• Management: any of, Package, Engineering or Contract Management/ Owner's Engineer
• Certifications from agencies like DNV-GL, Lloyds Register, Bureau Veritas, etc.
• Offshore wind regulations, codes of practice, and design standards
• Chartered Engineer or progressing towards charted status/ MEng &/ PhD .

NB: please note it is Essential to have senior engineering experience offshore wind foundations.

And Primary Steel

Our client has an excellent attitude towards ongoing personal development, Training & Development.

Location: UK or EU

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