Project Engineer Interface

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

Functional area: Engineering

The Engineering Management Team within RWE Renewables Offshore Wind is looking for Project Engineer Interface with a solid technical background in offshore wind to manage project-level design, interfaces and optimisation activities, plus other multidisciplinary engineering workstreams in our UK projects.

About the role

• Manage multi-disciplinary / multi-department activities ensuring clear communication and alignment is maintained safeguarding safety by design alongside deliverability, project commercial drivers and other design constraints
• Identification of technical interface issues and the facilitation of their resolution
• Develop, apply and maintain interface management tools and monitoring processes
• Maintain documentation relating to design decisions with supporting evidence for inclusion in the project design decision log
• Communicating interface risk to the Engineering and Package Managers and other relevant project stakeholders
• Ensure the compatibility of technical specifications and scopes throughout the design phase, in supply contracts and during manufacturing
• Coordination of regular interface meetings with suppliers
• Where nominated, represent the Engineering Manager on relevant engineering consultancy contracts - i.e. attend meetings in lieu of and/or be the nominated contact through which project communication is made
• Plan and implement works contracts such as mock-ups, test pieces and trials required for design development
• Coordinate interfaces across engineering disciplines and work streams as well as between internal company departments, OEMs & contractors
• Provide support for the design review and approval process, participating in Design Safety Reviews (including constructability and operability)
• In addition, you will support the Engineering Manager in other project tasks and phases:
  • Execute project engineering activities to deliver competitive, optimised design decisions. In particular, co-ordination of: Project-level design and optimisation activities (including project capacity, footprint and layout selection); Energy production estimate activities; Project consent envelope; Integration of innovation workstreams
  • Development of project schedule, technical risk evaluation & mitigation actions
  • Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and industry and company best practice
  • Ensure HSE&S considerations are fundamental inputs to the design process
  • Promote continuous improvement within workstreams; with a particular focus on safety, project economics, inclusion of any innovation or auction specific requirements
  • Design optimisation activities: develop best practice strategy / methodology, identify design constraints and targets, co-ordinate engineering cost modelling activities (including design studies and optimisation exercises), deliver technical reviews, identify key design levers. Administrate and review inputs across disciplines of the consent project description and envelope definition
  • For innovation management: manage integration of innovation workstreams, coordinate feasibility assessments, business case inputs, and documentation as required to deliver adoption decisions and drive the maximum value into projects
  • You will aim remain well-informed of technological innovations and practices through regular contact with other teams, projects, departments, industry and academic experts

Job requirements and experience

• Professionally qualified to degree level in a relevant Engineering or related discipline
• A solid understanding of the competitive offshore wind market with significant offshore wind experience
• Experience of engineering system design, optimisation, and cost modelling
• Demonstrated engineering design experience and leading / working with cross functional engineering teams
• Good organisational skills and experience of project management
• Builds positive working relationships and communicates clearly with team members from varied disciplines, roles, and cultures
• Open to introducing new ideas and improving processes with a continuous-improvement mindset
• Willing to perform relevant offshore safety trainings and go offshore for certain activities
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally
• Fluent in English

Location:

UK - Coventry, Swindon or London or any UK Offshore Site Office

Denmark - Netherlands

An offer of employment in this role may require holding active or ability to pass National Security vetting to SC level. Failure to obtain and or maintain National Security Vetting to SC may result in the removal of job offers and or existing employment.

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Any questions? Contact HR: Marie Bennell, marie.bennell@rwe.com  #LI-MB1

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As a global leader, RWE Offshore Wind is shaping tomorrow's energy on the high seas. We are active across Europe, U.S., Japan and Korea. We have already 19 wind farms in operation with an installed capacity of over 3 gigawatts. With over 20 years’ experience in developing, building, operating and maintaining offshore wind farms we have established long-term partnerships, working hand in hand with local businesses and communities. Every year, we invest millions of euros in new offshore wind projects and support harbours, educational programmes, local organisations and more. Our passionate workforce is committed to driving technological and sustainable improvements, delivering construction projects on time and within budget to the highest quality and safety standards, and contributing to a clean energy future.

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