Primary Steel Engineer Offshore Wind - Senior/ Principal. UK

Clarehill Associates; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Renewable Engineering Company is seeking a Lead/Senior/Principal Engineer specializing in offshore wind structural engineering. You will deliver steel design work packages and collaborate with senior disciplines on innovative projects within the renewable sector. This position offers hybrid work options, continual training, and opportunities for personal advancement across various locations in the UK and Europe.

Benefits

Hybrid work-from-home options

Continual training and development

Potential for partnership

Qualifications

• Must have offshore wind structural engineering experience in primary steel.
• Chartered / Masters / Relevant PhD is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Deliver primary steel design work packages for various design phases.
• Lead structural calculations, stress analysis, and design of offshore foundations.
• Collaborate with Tech Leads and Project Managers for project delivery.

Skills

Structural engineering experience within the Offshore Wind sector

Experience in offshore wind foundation design

Primary Steel Structure design engineering for Offshore Wind

Programming languages, e.g. Python

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Structural, or Civil Engineering

Tools

Structural design software e.g. RFEM, STAAD-PRO, SACS, SESAM

Job description

Overview

Deliver primary steel design work packages for concept, Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and detailed designs in collaboration with other disciplines at a senior level: Tech Leads, Project Managers, Design Managers. Deep dive into the world of foundations and steel design for offshore wind turbines. From detailed structural calculations, stress analysis, FEA, load modelling, to the comprehensive design of vast offshore foundations: Jackets, Monopiles, TP, steel towers.

Role

Do you possess a degree in Mechanical, Structural, or Civil Engineering coupled with expertise in offshore wind structural engineering? Our client is a fast growing, innovative and exciting renewable company seeking a Lead/ Senior / Principal Engineer to join their team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver primary steel design work packages for concept, FEED and detailed designs in collaboration with other disciplines at a senior level.
• Lead structural calculations, stress analysis, FEA, load modelling and the design of offshore foundations (Jackets, Monopiles, TP, steel towers).
• Collaborate with Tech Leads, Project Managers and Design Managers to ensure coherent project delivery.

Qualifications

• Structural engineering experience within the Offshore Wind sector.
• Degree in Mechanical, Structural, or Civil Engineering.
• Experience in offshore wind foundation design.
• Primary Steel Structure design engineering for Offshore Wind (e.g., Jackets, Monopiles or TP).
• For this role you must have offshore wind structural engineering experience in primary steel.

Desirable Experience

• Chartered / Masters / Relevant PhD an advantage.
• Fabrication/ T&I of Monopiles or Jackets or TP for OWF.
• Loads Analysis e.g. offshore loading and dynamics of offshore wind turbine foundations.
• Fatigue, Dynamics, Wind, waves, Vibrations, Non-Linear analyses.
• Owner's Engineer, Package Manager, Engineering Manager or Contract Manager experience.
• Certifications from agencies like DNV-GL, Lloyds Register, Bureau Veritas, etc.
• Any structural design software e.g. RFEM, STAAD-PRO, SACS, SESAM or similar.
• Programming languages, e.g. Python.

Company and Benefits

Leading Renewable Engineering Company, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of green energy. They cater to offshore wind, tidal, wave, and marine energy sectors and offer significant opportunities for technical and personal advancement. The client can offer various locations across the UK & Europe with hybrid/work-from-home options. They provide continual training and development and potential for partnership.