Site Conditions Project Manager

Job title:

Site Conditions Project Manager

Company:

Vattenfall

Job description

Company DescriptionVattenfall is one of Europe’s largest electricity generators and producers of heat. We operate in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK and are looking into European market opportunities. Our strategy is to reduce emissions from power generation with a road map aiming at achieving climate neutrality by 2050.BA Wind is responsible for the development, construction and operation of wind power onshore and offshore as well as other non-hydro renewable activities like solar and batteries. We manage the maintenance, operation and continuous improvement of wind generation assets, safely and with the highest levels of availability and profitability.For the work ahead we need people who are fully dedicated to our customers and to a sustainable society – people like you.Job DescriptionVattenfall is now looking for a Site Conditions Project Manager reporting to the Head of Site & System Design Project Management within Offshore Development in BA Wind and Business Unit Offshore Wind.Overall purpose of the role:
The Site & System Design department provides essential data, tools and expertise for comprehensive site interpretation and techno-economic optimization, enabling data-driven decision-making throughout the lifecycle of an offshore wind farm. The department consists of 5 different disciplines, namely Metocean, Geoscience, Site & System Design project management, Modelling & Optimisation and System Design.We have interfaces to different areas across the full life cycle of offshore wind projects, from development to O&M and beyond. The Site & System Design project management team is responsible to deliver site conditions information (geoscience, metocean, wind resource & production and GIS) to project teams in the development stage of offshore wind farms (prior to Final Investment Decision).The work includes close collaboration with Technical Project Managers and Package Managers (Foundation, Cables and WTG) to ensure correct information is utilized for decision making, business case evaluation & design of offshore wind structures.Your job:
As our Site Conditions Project Manager you will be responsible for connecting the subject matter experts with the projects by taking care of all project management activities concerning our department’s deliveries.Main Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Management of all site condition assessment work (geoscience, metocean, wind resource & production and GIS) related tasks from a department perspective as one package
• Being the central point of contact for the Technical Project Manager of our offshore wind projects
• Coordinating, prioritizing and managing work tasks to the subject matter experts in conjunction with project specific requirements to ensure timely delivery of services and work packages
• Ensuring stakeholder-, interface-, time-, quality- and risk-management of work packages in relation to project requirements
• Assist in planning and development of tasks related to geoscience, metocean and wind resource & production related investigations and studies, as well as collaborating with foundation package managers
• Contribute to levelized energy cost (LEC) reduction
• Participate in project meetings by proactively promoting the role of Site & System Design
• Communicate with project and line management on progress and issues
• Contribute to the overall management and initiatives in the Site & System Design department
• Act as a role model and take personal responsibility for Health & Safety, safe behaviour and well-being at work

Possible office locations are Hamburg, London, Amsterdam, Stockholm & Kolding. Frequent travel within Europe should be expected, especially between the locations.QualificationsWe strongly encourage candidates of all genders to apply for this and all our other job openings. If you are in doubt if you are qualified/experienced enough, just go ahead and apply!To make it a bit easier for you, we have distinguished between qualifications we see as must-criteria, and such that are beneficial.Your profile – key criteria to be successful in this role:

• It is essential that you have experience within geoscience, metocean and/or wind disciplines, AND project management skills – only one of them (technical expertise or project management) will not be sufficient from our experience.
• You have successfully completed a M.Sc. degree (or higher) in technical (engineering) discipline or equivalent
• You have already gained profound relevant work experience
• Most of that experience is stemming from the offshore wind industry
• Accordingly, your experience lays in the areas of geoscience, metocean and/or wind resource
• Your technical expertise is being accompanied by experience with project management and large complex projects
• You are fluent in English, both in speech and writing

If you tick the following boxes already – great! If not, you will pick these skills/experience up on the job:

• Experience working in an international environment. You can advise and help the team based on your knowledge and know-how.
• You possess excellent personal and communication skills and can communicate technical as well as commercially sensitive topics in a clear and constructive way. You work independently while sharing and seeking knowledge in the team. You show initiative and have a flexible approach to your work.
• You are a certified Project Manager

Additional InformationWe offer
We offer you a challenging and independent job in an informal working environment and an opportunity to drive innovation in the renewable energy sector. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues as ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional developmentOur organization
At Vattenfall we are convinced that striving for diversity helps building a more profitable, efficient and attractive company. Therefore we seek a harmonious balance of employees in terms of gender, age and ethnic and cultural backgrounds.The Site & System Design department consists of 70+ enthusiastic colleagues with a strong drive to deliver quality data and analyses to develop future offshore wind farms. We come from 15+ different countries and located in different locations within The Netherlands, Denmark, UK, Germany and Sweden. We have an open mindset and believe in equal individual growth and mutual respect, as well as life-work balance and value social activities to boost the moral and cohesiveness of our teams. You will not want to miss working with this great team.Process and time line
For more information about the recruitment process contact Markus Rutz, Recruiter on +49 40 79022 1380.We welcome your application in English, including CV and cover letter via the application button at this page. Last day to apply is 1st of June.We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.We will be running a three step interview process, beginning in June. The 1st-round interview will be toghether with the hiring manager and recruiter, 2nd round is a peer interview and in the final interview you will be meeting your future’s manager’s manager.Additional Information
In Sweden, the trade union representatives are: Rolf Ohlsson (Akademikerna), Anders Bohlin (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Rebecka Hedsell (SEKO). To get in contact with the representatives, please call Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.We look forward to receiving your application!

Expected salary

Location

Kolding, Syddanmark

Job date

Tue, 14 May 2024 22:13:32 GMT

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