Senior Offshore Cable Electrical Engineer - Wind

Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson is seeking an experienced Offshore Lead Cable Engineer for a major offshore wind project in Ireland. You will review contractor cable electrical system designs, coordinate tendering activities, and ensure cross-package interfaces between cables, substations, and grid connections.

You will also prepare technical docs, liaise with substation and grid designers, and help optimise site investigation data and installation methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Review of contractor cable electrical system designs with respect to the Employer's Requirements.
• Co-ordination of all aspects of the tendering phase associate with the electrical cable system design including, but not limited to managing and responding to clarifications from the project and contractors technical evaluation.
• Work with other package teams and ensure cross package interfacing, cables inputs and outputs are managed efficiently.
• Preparation of technical documentation and specifications for internal or contractor's use.
• Close liaison with Substation and Grid Electrical Designers and provision of cable engineering expertise to ensure that the wind farm electrical system design is in accordance with the requirements of the wind farm electrical concept.
• Review offshore site investigation data including but not limited to thermal and electrical resistivities including potential thermal hotspots and provide design input to the Project Team's overall scrutiny of the contractor's installation methodology. Work with contractors to investigate ways to optimise site investigation data such as in-situ TR testing etc.
• Experience with cable electrical system design, production of Design Intent Documents, type testing, PQ testing, FAT's and commissioning;
• Experience in technical and commercial evaluation of submarine cable systems;
• Experienced in factory QA audits;
• Experienced in subsea cable and accessory design including coordination of transition joints;
• Experienced in Dynamic Thermal Rating Systems such as DTS and RTTR systems
• Submarine cable design, and development of specifications and employers' requirements;
• Proficient in SHEQ standards for terrestrial and offshore projects, including familiarity with CDMC/ IMO/ IMCA requirements/ recommendations;
• Experience of cable thermal rating (knowledge of CYMCAP or COMSOL modelling is a bonus), power loss, isotherms, induced voltages & currents, transient voltage and cable pulling tension calculations;

Job description

Taylor Hopkinson is seeking an experienced Offshore Lead Cable Engineer for a major offshore wind project in Ireland. You will review contractor cable electrical system designs, coordinate tendering activities, and ensure cross-package interfaces between cables, substations, and grid connections.

You will also prepare technical docs, liaise with substation and grid designers, and help optimise site investigation data and installation methodologies.