Senior WTG Engineer

Our client Scottish Power Renewables are seeking a Senior WTG Engineer - Offshore Mechanical for an urgent role initially up until 31/12/2025.

Main Purpose of the Job

The Senior wind turbine Engineer is a key role within the Offshore Renewables Business, focussing on the delivery of large-scale offshore wind projects in the UK, Europe and overseas.
Belonging to the East Anglia 2 (EA2) WTG Package and reporting to the WTG Technical Manager (Lead WTG Engineer), the candidate will be responsible for implementing robust and cost effective engineering strategies and plans, , negotiating and managing offshore supply, coordinate internal and external design interfaces, , and complying with company and business engineering standards and technical acceptance criteria, and ensuring quality, best practices and excellent H&SE performance are applied. The role will also provide technical support on commercial topics. The candidate will be managing engineering activities and decisions across the offshore business.
The position may require frequent travel to various locations in the UK and overseas and the individual should be capable of managing teams working at different project locations. The candidate should be based in the UK so they are available to attend the London or Glasgow office on a weekly basis, as required.

Accountability Statement

Senior wind turbine Engineer for a the EA2 offshore project, providing key engineering advice, assessment and recommendations to ensure delivery of a multi-contract package within time, to budget and quality following industry best practice and observing the maximum respect for Health, Safety and the Environment to ensure regulatory and legal compliance.
Provide professional advice on engineering strategies / risk levels and commercial agreements to the key package, to ensure that cost effective technical solutions are identified, fully evaluated and the risk profile is fully understood by the project.
Ensure that all assessment, advice, and recommendations are fully documented in accordance with all internal procedures and industry best practice, and that sufficient technical and commercial due diligence (whether internal or external) exists to support those business decisions.
Deliver consistent, high-quality, cost-effective engineering advice to the key packages and projects.
Manage the certification process with independent verification bodies (where applicable) to reduce design risk and enhance asset value.
Ensure that health and safety and environmental requirements are fully considered and adhered to in design to ensure compliance with legislation and industry best practice.
Support the Commissioning team, to manage the inspection and commissioning of appropriate aspects of offshore plant to ensure that assets are supplied and installed to the required quality and engineering standards.
Maintain full awareness of the latest technical and commercial developments and identify suitable new wind turbine technology that has the potential to reduce cost and risk, or improve safety.
Implement offshore standards, procedures, tools, best practices, and quality requirements for key work packages to ensure that packages are delivered according to specification, budget, and programme without compromising safety.
Ensure that appropriate lessons learnt regarding offshore wind farm development and construction are captured and shared across the different Offshore Project work packages. Collaborate with the Lead/Principal Engineer to ensure that the engineering team implements them to enhance business value.

Dimensions

The EA2 Project is currently in the execution phase and forms a significant investment in the East Anglia region as part of the hub of wind farm projects Scottish Power Renewables has in the area.
Coordination of complex engineering is a key activity in offshore projects (large packages), where total budgets can be several billion pounds. Excellent technical ability, risk management and design management skills are essential requirements.
Providing technical support on commercial topics, the candidate will be involved in supporting risk management, opportunities, budgeting, and planning.
Working within high performing, multidisciplinary team(s) spread across Europe and the Americas, which includes the management and coordination of engineering specialists operating across multiple projects incorporating many different educational and cultural backgrounds

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Knowledge of the mechanical systems and interface within a wind turbine
Experience in the load iteration process for WTG/foundations (preferable)•
Technical exposure to wind turbine installation/commission and or operations
Proficient in managing design interfaces with other disciplines
Educated to degree level in a relevant engineering discipline.
Substantial experience working in the offshore industry, preferably offshore wind.
Pro-active and diligent approach, and self organised
Substantial experience in dealing with health and safety and environmental legislation associated with construction, marine and offshore projects, ideally familiar with UK HSE offshore requirements
Good relationship management skills and confidence working with Senior Management.
Proven communication and interpersonal skills. A good team player. Ability to influence and develop key engineering decisions.
Excellent report writing, good presentation skills and ability to summarize key parameters and drivers impacting the package.
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Good planning and analysis skills with the ability to look forward and see / anticipate problems and thereafter plan and implement mitigating solutions to negate the effect of such problems.
Innovative and creative thinking, ideally identifying opportunities to improve the business case, and reduce risks
Problem solving – dealing with conflicting requirements
Tenacity, persistence, and determination to succeed in overcoming obstacles.
Proven ability in giving accurate, concise and timely advice to development teams.

Special Requirements / Personal Qualities

Knowledge of load iteration process for offshore wind installations
Detailed knowledge of WTG mechanical systems and their workings
Knowledge and experience of offshore/marine sector
•Health and safety knowledge
Experience of engineering design and delivery, Offshore survival training
Cultural awareness
Team player
Language skills (Spanish, French or German desirable)