Offshore Control Room Lead - Operations & Readiness

Taylor Hopkinson; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson seeks an Offshore Control Room Operations Engineer for a major offshore wind farm developer based in Ireland. The role focuses on developing and maintaining control room policies, procedures, and playbooks, plus training materials and handover requirements.

You will manage signal and data interfaces, define readiness, and lead stakeholders to ensure compliance with functional specs. A strong background in SCADA/HMI and offshore operations is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in power system operations and offshore control room environments.
• Strong communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain offshore control room operating policies and training materials.
• Support signal and data management for the control room, including DAS and DTS systems.
• Define operational readiness requirements and escalation paths for the offshore control room.
• Lead stakeholder engagement to ensure compliance with functional specifications.
• Contribute to control room human-machine interface requirements and alarm standards.
• Establish signal interfaces, testing roadmaps, and integration templates for projects.
• Conduct operational design risk assessments and propose mitigations.
• Support interfaces and handover boundaries between control rooms and asset operators.
• Review procedures and readiness documents during commissioning and energisation.
• Contribute to stage-gate reviews and lessons learned sharing.
• Lead meetings and communications with key stakeholders for the owner's engineer role.

Job description

Taylor Hopkinson seeks an Offshore Control Room Operations Engineer for a major offshore wind farm developer based in Ireland. The role focuses on developing and maintaining control room policies, procedures, and playbooks, plus training materials and handover requirements.

You will manage signal and data interfaces, define readiness, and lead stakeholders to ensure compliance with functional specs. A strong background in SCADA/HMI and offshore operations is essential.