wind turbine jobs

• Location(s):
Grimsby, LIN, GB, DN31 3SY

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.
To start as soon as possible, full time, Secondment

Functional area: Engineering

Operations & Maintenance Engineer

(Fixed term contract 2 Years)

As a team member of the Offshore Engineering and Maintenance Team you will be responsible for maintaining the Onshore and Offshore asset infrastructure along with 73 Vestas – V112 – 3.0MW Turbines. Your duties as an Operations Engineer will be to conduct maintenance activities associated with the asset, analyse and provide technical input which will form the basis of projects to maintain asset integrity and wind farm revenue. The chosen individual will be required to make well informed dynamic decisions at critical operational points to align with the site performance strategy. In this demanding environment it is a requirement that all analytical decisions and work activities are met and controlled with the highest Health and Safety standards.

About the role:

• You will form part of a team of site experts who are responsible for the maintenance, projects, governance and compliance to support the wind farm operations
• The areas of responsibility are: High Voltage, Array and Export Cabling, Foundations, Wind Turbine Technology, SCADA Systems, Hydraulics, Electrical and Mechanical assets
• Develop and implement the Maintenance Strategies in line with business objectives, company policy and compliance law
• Prioritisation of maintenance activities to serve the short, medium and long term performance of the windfarm
• Perform duties as a 33kV Multi-Feed Senior Authorised Person and Control Person
• Analytic activities monitoring CMS systems of the operational asset, highlighting risks, producing risk mitigation plans and delivering processes
• Responsible for the management and execution of various maintenance campaigns, inclusive of internal and relevant contractor resource
• Conducting all Engineering and Maintenance activities in line with defined Budgets and MTP planning
• Responsible for workflow processes to ensure site KPI’s are met to fulfill business objectives
• You will be working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure and downtime planning, resource planning, performance monitoring activities
• Component Failure Investigations

Role Requirements and experience

• Influencing and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective working relationships
• A background in Operations Engineering
• Demonstrated commitment to Health and Safety with a comprehensive understanding of HSSE legislation and standards
• Planning and organisational skills to include effective prioritisation and resource management
• A suitable Engineering qualification HND or above
• Project Management qualification or experience
• Experience of managing budgets and contractors
• Analytical approach to problem solving and delivering the solutions and evaluations via reports and presentations
• Deliver and comply with systems to evaluate and mitigate asset risk, focused on continuous improvement
• Provide Site for RWE Renewables at meetings involving internal and external stakeholders

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Any questions? Contact HR: Marie Bennell #LI-MB1

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RWE Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of RWE AG, is one of the world’s leading players in the field of offshore wind. We have more than 20 years of experience in the development, construction, and efficient operation of offshore wind farms. We currently operate 19 offshore wind farms, making us the second largest operator worldwide in terms of total capacity. We are currently building four additional wind farms with a combined capacity of nearly 4.9 GW and are developing numerous other projects.

RWE Offshore Wind tests a wide variety of new technologies in our offshore wind farms, enabling these plants to operate more efficiently and economically. In addition, we are involved in and committed to numerous programmes and initiatives that are designed to accelerate innovation in offshore wind and promote the development of new industry standards which allows you to have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies - and continuously improve, together.

RWE is leading the way to a modern energy world. With our investment and growth strategy, we are contributing significantly to the success of the energy transition and the decarbonisation of the energy system.

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