(Senior) Wind Turbine Foundation Installation Engineer – Offshore Wind Projects

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vattenfall is seeking an experienced Senior Foundation Installation Engineer for offshore wind projects. You will provide installation engineering expertise, support the Installation Manager, and drive technical excellence across projects in Northern Europe.

The role emphasizes leadership in engineering tasks, risk management, and collaboration with Operations, U&M, and the Technical Authority community. Hybrid work location options include Hamburg, Kolding, or Amsterdam.

Qualifications

• Degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of project engineering experience in offshore foundation installation.
• Knowledge of offshore installation equipment and systems.
• Strong commercial and project management mindset.
• Ability to lead installation engineering topics balancing technical, commercial and consenting imperatives.
• Knowledge of the wind energy market.
• Experience in installation of offshore transmission systems is an asset.
• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills across diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide offshore turbine foundation installation engineering expertise to offshore wind development projects.
• Support the Installation Manager in delivering the foundation installation package.
• Handle project-specific engineering tasks to identify and mitigate risks.
• Provide engineering support for operations and maintenance campaigns.
• Contribute to the development of engineering competences within the team.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Intercultural awareness

Digitalization mindset

Strong interpersonal skills

Commercial mindset

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

(Senior) Wind Turbine Foundation Installation Engineer – Offshore Wind Projects

• Full-time
• Workplace type (LinkedIn): Hybrid
• Type of Employment (Career Site): Full-time only

Vattenfall is a leading European energy company driving the transition to a sustainable energy system. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We employ around 21 000 people mostly in our core markets in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK.

BA Wind is responsible for the development, construction and operation of wind power onshore and offshore as well as other non-hydro renewable activities like solar and batteries. We manage the maintenance, operation and continuous improvement of wind generation assets, safely and with the highest levels of availability and profitability. We also perform the structuring and execution of project partnerships in accordance with overall wind strategy.

to work within our Business Area Wind, Offshore, Project Delivery & Engineering.

The Engineering department is the technical backbone within Business Area Wind, setting the standards and guidelines as well as being embedded within our projects to drive technical excellence through the whole project lifecycle.

Working within the Project Execution department of Project Delivery & Engineering, grouped in the Transportation & Installation Engineering team our installation engineers use their strong technical and project management competences to develop and deliver class-leading cable installation methodologies to project to meet the requirements of our strong offshore wind portfolio across northern Europe.

Your Job as Foundation Installation Engineer

• Provide Offshore turbine foundation installation engineering expertise to Offshore Wind development projects in order to deliver key engineering assignments
• Be accountable for individual projects in delivery phases to support the Installation Manager in overall Foundation Installation package delivery across the BU Offshore portfolio
• Responsible for project-specific engineering tasks within the development phase to understand and mitigate project-specific engineering risks
• Supporting Operations and Maintenance in providing engineering skills to major operational wind farm replacement/maintenance campaigns.
• Provide HSE leadership in the design and specification of offshore cable installation methodologies
• Contribute to the structural growth of the Transportation & Installation Engineering team by taking ownership in development work packages
• Play a key role in developing project engineering competences in our Technical Authority community
• Develop your own competences both in project management as well as offshore installation methodologies

Please note that this position is internally listed as Senior Installation Engineer, and therefore the title stated in the employment contract may differ from the advertised job title

Your Profile as Turbine Installation Engineer

• Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline
• A minimum of 10 years project engineering experience in offshore foundation installation context
• Good knowledge of offshore installation equipment and systems
• Strong commercial and project management mindset
• Ability to identify and lead installation engineering topics - balancing technical, commercial and consenting imperatives
• Good knowledge of the wind energy market
• Experience in installation of offshore transmission systems is an asset
• Good stakeholder management and strong interpersonal skills, enjoying an environment characterized by disciplinary and cultural diversity.
• Strong intercultural awareness and willingness to work across borders
• Enthusiastic about the potential of digitalization and self-propelled to implement the opportunities in the wind industry

Location: Choice of Vattenfall locations at Hamburg, Kolding or Amsterdam

Our offer

Looking for a career with growth?

Looking for a role where your superpowers can be leveraged to the maximum and with limitless opportunities for growth?

The scale and ambition of our wind, battery and solar business means you can really find your element with us. We’ll also provide you with all the learning and development you need to expand your horizons.

We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths, whatever their background and experiences.

You will be part of a growing team of 1,700+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.

We welcome your application in English no later than 01.11.2026.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a 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.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party,DISA Global Solutions AB.