Project Manager

Vattenfall; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company seeks a proactive Project Manager to oversee offshore operations projects in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves coordinating maintenance, managing contractors, and ensuring compliance with safety requirements. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering, strong project management skills, and experience in the energy sector. This position offers competitive remuneration and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Good remuneration

Challenging international work environment

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Specialist Technician (WT4) or similar offshore/onshore wind role.
• Solid project management background, ideally in the energy or offshore industry.
• Familiarity with O&M environments and wind turbine operations.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact between offshore sites and central support teams.
• Oversee the planning and execution of regional projects such as full-scope annual maintenance.
• Coordinate tools, spare parts, and documentation to ensure execution readiness.
• Manage third-party contractors and statutory inspections.
• Ensure all RAMS, certifications, inductions, and safety requirements are managed.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

SAP knowledge

Education

Degree in engineering (marine, mechanical, or related field)

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Are you an experienced Project Manager with a passion for renewable energy and offshore operations? We're looking for a proactive and technically-minded Project Manager to oversee and coordinate a wide range of centrally and regionally driven projects supporting our offshore wind sites.

As the go-to link between central support functions and site teams, you'll play a vital role in planning, coordinating, and delivering safe and efficient offshore operations, from scheduled maintenance and contractor management to inspections and IT implementation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact between offshore sites and central support teams (engineering, technical support, etc.)
• Oversee the planning and execution of regional projects such as full-scope annual maintenance (excluding minor correctives)
• Coordinate tools, spare parts, and documentation to ensure execution readiness
• Support planners by providing accurate scope details for execution plans
• Manage third-party contractors, manpower, and statutory inspections
• Lead site-based projects including IT rollouts, asset management tasks, and local retrofits
• Ensure all RAMS, certifications, inductions, and safety requirements are managed before site work begins
• Maintain accurate project data in SAP, including equipment, documentation, and resource needs
• Review contractor service reports and track project performance
• Collaborate with Site Managers to assign the right people for face-to-face site inductions
• Drive regional project alignment and procurement synergy for maximum efficiency
• Be accountable for project readiness and operational data during transition from construction to operation

Job Description

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a passion for renewable energy and offshore operations? We're looking for a proactive and technically-minded Project Manager to oversee and coordinate a wide range of centrally and regionally driven projects supporting our offshore wind sites.

As the go-to link between central support functions and site teams, you'll play a vital role in planning, coordinating, and delivering safe and efficient offshore operations, from scheduled maintenance and contractor management to inspections and IT implementation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact between offshore sites and central support teams (engineering, technical support, etc.)
• Oversee the planning and execution of regional projects such as full-scope annual maintenance (excluding minor correctives)
• Coordinate tools, spare parts, and documentation to ensure execution readiness
• Support planners by providing accurate scope details for execution plans
• Manage third-party contractors, manpower, and statutory inspections
• Lead site-based projects including IT rollouts, asset management tasks, and local retrofits
• Ensure all RAMS, certifications, inductions, and safety requirements are managed before site work begins
• Maintain accurate project data in SAP, including equipment, documentation, and resource needs
• Review contractor service reports and track project performance
• Collaborate with Site Managers to assign the right people for face-to-face site inductions
• Drive regional project alignment and procurement synergy for maximum efficiency
• Be accountable for project readiness and operational data during transition from construction to operation

Qualifications

• A degree in engineering (marine, mechanical, or related field) or equivalent technical education
• Prior experience as a Specialist Technician (WT4) or similar offshore/onshore wind role
• Solid project management background, ideally in the energy or offshore industry
• Familiarity with O&M environments and knowledge of wind turbine operations
• Strong working knowledge of SAP, RAMS, contractor onboarding, and compliance processes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, you’ll be coordinating across teams, regions, and disciplines
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)

Additional Information

Our offer
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information
We welcome your application in English, no later than 03/08/2025. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Adam Hammond via [emailprotected]

Commitment to Diversity

Vattenfall is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and services to support all our employees.

We are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

We look forward to receiving your application!