Senior Project Manager Windanker

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Job summary

A leading company in offshore renewables is seeking a Senior Project Manager SMA to oversee the O&M package of the Windanker project based in London. This role encompasses managing key contracts, leading multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring operational readiness. The ideal candidate will possess substantial offshore wind experience and relevant HSE qualifications, with strong communicative abilities for effective team collaboration across sights.

Benefits

PPE provided

IT and Mobile Phone provided

Qualifications

• Minimum five years offshore wind experience or equivalent discipline.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, especially in multicultural settings.
• Sound knowledge of Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Service and Maintenance Agreement (SMA) for the Windanker project.
• Negotiate multimillion-pound contracts and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop and support the overall O&M strategy, ensuring health, safety, and quality compliance.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Adaptability

Organizational Skills

Education

NEBOSH/IOSH or equivalent HSE qualification

Minimum five years offshore wind experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Job Description Template 2024
Reference Number WAK-TAR-072
Project Windanker
Grade Senior
Position title SMA Project Manager
Reporting to Lead Project Manager
Duration Start Date: 01/07/2025 End Date: 31/12/2025
Working Location(s): London-Berlin
Working Pattern: Monday- Friday, 5 days a week (minimum 2 days in the office)

Main Purpose of Job

The Senior Project Manager SMA role is within the O&M department of the Offshore Renewables business. The role involves working on the O&M package of the Windanker project, reporting to the Lead Project Manager. The O&M package covers the post-FID and readiness phases to ensure the project is operationally ready.

This includes managing the Service and Maintenance Agreement (SMA), monitoring the OPEX model, ensuring all O&M contracts are in place before handover, recruiting the site team, and developing operational processes, procedures, and tools. The Senior Project Manager will provide technical support during SMA negotiations, focusing on technical schedules.

Key Tasks

• Develop project requirements emphasizing health, safety, quality, and environmental compliance
• Assist in negotiating the WTG SMA, focusing on technical requirements
• Organize negotiation meetings with WTG suppliers, follow up on actions, and meet milestones
• Update and re-draft SMA technical schedules, identifying risks and issues
• Obtain RFIs to develop OPEX estimates for FID
• Develop BoP contracting strategy in collaboration with Purchasing
• Support the development of the overall O&M strategy
• Gather lessons learned from other projects to improve offshore operations
• Perform project management activities such as reporting, planning, risk, and resource management

Key Criteria

• Organize workload and set objectives with the Lead Project Manager
• Deliver updates on technical schedules and propose strategies
• Contribute to final SMA contract and logistics strategy

Requisite Knowledge and Experience

• Sound knowledge of Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance
• Experience in negotiating multimillion-pound contracts
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, especially in multicultural settings
• Understanding of H&S legislation applicable offshore
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams across locations
• Adaptability to changing environments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Organizational skills, including meetings and follow-ups
• Basic understanding of organizational setup in projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum five years offshore wind experience or relevant discipline
• NEBOSH/IOSH or equivalent HSE qualification

Key Interfaces

The role requires communication with:

• Principal Project Manager O&M
• O&M Asset Integrity, Commercial, H&S teams
• Offshore H&S Q Business Office
• Global Technical Services team
• Project packages (OSS, Foundations, Array Cables)
• Site and Construction Managers
• Operations staff

Certifications to be Maintained

GWO, Offshore Medical, HUET, BOSIET, CSCS, SMSTS or others as specified. None required currently.

Other Role Information

Offshore Working Expected: Yes
Site Working Expected: Yes, in London, UK or Berlin, Germany
Travel to International Sites: Yes, including Berlin and Sassnitz, Mukran Port

Equipment Provided

PPE, IT, Mobile Phone, etc.

Notice Period

4 weeks