SOV Manager

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

Functional area: Operations & Maintenance

Fleet Servicing is an established team within the Offshore Operations Fleet Management & Support team that is responsible for the annual servicing of Wind Turbines at Nordsee-Ost, Kaskasi, Greater Gabbard and London Array from an SOV along with supporting HV operations and troubleshooting over the winter months as required.  

The SOV Manager will report to the Fleet Servicing Operations Manager and has primary responsibility for the day to day management of the Fleet Servicing SOV and the associated vessel-based resources to safely and efficiently deliver WTG scheduled service at Nordsee-Ost, Kaskasi, Greater Gabbard and London Array during the summer period and trouble shooting in the winter months. The role includes management of the resource’s resident on the SOV and will be supported by a Works Coordinator and Senior Technician who will deputise for the lead during the overnight operations. The SOV Manager will work with the wider Fleet Servicing shore based team to ensure that the team business objectives are identified, prioritised and supported. 

The SOV sails every 14 days from ports in the UK and Germany, significant travel and UK working permits / visas will required for this role.  

About the role:

• Collaboratively work with the vessel operator, fleet servicing , marine and logistics and site operational teams to ensure the vessel is ready for charter and turbine servicing including the preparation of necessary procedures and processes
• Ensuring all RWE HSE requirements are adhered too. Reporting of vessel and servicing near misses/observations. Implementation of safety improvements, safety briefings to all teams located on board the vessel, feedback of actions to vessel and wider teams
• Responsible for determining the vessel priorities and communicating these in a timely manner to the SOV crew, shore based fleet servicing team, operational sites and control room teams
• Establishing and coordinating daily communications structures, line management for RWE vessel-based personnel, managing offshore personnel issues, managing office/stores/workshop allocations, ensuring the team have the correct skills to fulfill the designated tasks
• Day to day contract management of a team of contractor resources required to complete the WTG servicing 
• Monitoring of vessel performance and servicing schedules against key metrics and reporting accordingly. Working with vessel, project and site operational team to identify and implement improvements in vessel and turbine operational procedures 
• Agreeing port call times and durations with vessel team, shore based teams and Control Rooms, communicating same to all stakeholders, ensuring that port call activities are planned and implemented to mitigate risk of vessel delay
• Updating RWE systems used for servicing data collection and verification to include, but not limited to SAP, Alarm Management System and Data Validation Tool 

Job requirements and experience:

• Skilled coordination and leadership abilities, highly motivated and resourceful
• Proficient communication skills, able to communicate effectively within a team
• The capability to work within a team, to lead a local team of resources, and to manage demands from the project
• A thorough understanding of offshore operational practices and WTG servicing
• Have managed operational and/or vessel operations on Offshore Wind Farms
• A higher education qualification or experience working within the offshore wind industry
• Fluent in English speaking / writing

Advantageous, but not essential:

• High level safety qualifications such as NEBOSH

Your benefits:

• Annual leave + Bank Holidays are built in to shift rotations 
• Up to 15% Pension 
• Bonus  
• Life insurance 
• Family medical care 
• Cycle to work 
• Eye Test/Flu Jab Vouchers 
• Corporate Discount scheme 
• Enhanced family leave

There will be an expectation to travel to sites outside of your base location (including Europe/Overseas) which may involve overnight stays. As travel will depart from various UK sites, you may be based anywhere in the UK, provided you can reach the port in time for travel days. 

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Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 91124, application period: 18/11/2025.
Any questions? Contact HR: Marie Bennell, marie.bennell@rwe.com  #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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