Operations Engineer - HV & SCADA

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

Functional area: Engineering

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated HV & SCADA Operations Engineer to join our Operations and Maintenance team at our Rampion Offshore Wind Farm project based in Newhaven, East Sussex, UK. Within this role, you would be working as part of a team that operates and maintain the 400MW Rampion Offshore Wind Farm consisting of 116 Vestas v112-Mk2C wind turbines, associated High Voltage infrastructure and balance of plant assets.

About the role: 

• Developing and implementing HV & SCADA related engineering and condition-based maintenance strategies, policies, and procedures to achieve measured site performance as defined in the business plan
• Management and planning of major site HV outages
• Management of the OFTO relationship, a critical stakeholder for site
• Responsible person for critical HV & SCADA infrastructure and risks across site
• Managing plant area budgets >£1m and management of key site contracts and contracted staff as nominated
• Implementing initiatives to improve the management of site safety, contributing to the achievement of the company safety objectives
• Management of plant modifications, simulations, and control of process risks about HV & SCADA assets
• Management of site statutory and regulatory obligations concerning compliance with the HV & SCADA network, i.e. Grid Code, CAF, Elexon etc

Job requirements and experience:

• A suitable engineering degree, HNC, or extensive operational experience
• Authorised as a Senior Authorised Person under HV safety rules, with multi-feed preferred, and Authorised Engineer under the wind turbine safety rules
• Experience in operations and maintenance in the offshore wind industry (or an equivalent industry) with an appropriate engineering discipline
• Proven expertise in asset operations, maintenance, and fault finding/rectification within the industry
• Working knowledge of current policies, procedures, regulations, etc… which affect the engineering management and asset integrity of a wind asset
• Contract management experience/training to support the management of several contracts which involve on-site work. To include the health, safety, and environmental aspects as well as the commercial, managerial, and technical issues
• An extensive understanding of health and safety and environmental legislation and standards, qualified to NEBOSH/IOSH standards as appropriate, or equivalent
• Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop effective working relationships across the business and the wider renewables industry
• Ability to carry out thorough Root Cause Analysis of safety, operational, and process-related incidents utilising suitable tools and plant interrogation techniques, and an ability to implement robust solutions

The minimum expectation to be onsite is 3 days per week so you must live within a reasonable distance from site or be willing to relocate.

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Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 88365, application period: 29/11/2024.
Any questions? Contact HR: Marie Bennell, marie.bennell@rwe.com #LI-MB1

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RWE Offshore Wind will play a central role in realising our purpose and vision so far being the No.2 generator globally. The company’s 3,500+ experts operate more than 1.000 fixed bottom and floating wind turbines in 19 wind farms. And we plan to increase our capacity from the current 3.3 GW to 10 GW by 2030 (RWE’s share). In connection with current projects in development as well as upcoming auctions in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region, RWE Offshore Wind is preparing to implement further complex 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.

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