Cable Installation Manager for Offshore Wind Farms

Imagine a future where you’re building new offshore windfarms as responsible for cables

Join us in this role where you’ll ensure quality of planning, tendering, and installation of offshore array and export cables. You’ll be responsible for providing project management skills and technical support associated with the development, engineering, and execution of the offshore cable installation to facilitate the installation of HV array and export cables connecting our offshore wind farms to the shore interface. You’ll be interacting directly with the contractors, consultants, and a vast suite of internal stakeholders to manage the scope and relevant interfaces.

Welcome to Offshore Cable Installation within Construction
You’ll be part of our diverse Offshore Cable Installation team where you, together with your colleagues, will ensure quality of the planning, tendering, and installation of offshore array and export cables. We’re a team of 70 globally spread offshore installation managers, specialists, and engineers who share complementary skillsets and a common commitment to delivering high quality work. You’ll be cooperating closely together with colleagues across Europe, the US, and APAC. In our department, we embrace learning opportunities, personal development, and continuous improvement to processes. As a team, we work together to learn, train, and excel in our scopes. This requires open and honest communication around the globe and open minds who are willing to take on new challenges.

You’ll play an important role in:

• planning the installation of the offshore cable scope, incl. technical and commercial assessment of different installation methodologies and equipment
• tendering process and contract negotiations for the offshore cable installation scope
• being responsible towards the installation contractors and their delivered quality, managing processes, time schedules, and budget of the assigned projects
• being responsible for the interfaces to internal and external stakeholders, e.g., GIS, engineering, CPS, FOU and OSS installation, local authorities, and governmental agencies, etc.
• identifying and actively sharing synergies and optimisation opportunities across the projects by implementing a ‘lessons learned’ process
• timely project closing incl. required documentation release and handover to O&M.

To succeed in the role, you:

• demonstrate a 'can do' attitude and ability to problem solve within a complex matrix organisation
• possess strong project management capabilities with a structured, service minded, and flexible approach to the assigned scope
• have an understanding of tendering and contracting of subsea cable installation
• are a team player, self-starting and highly motivated, and show willingness to travel
• have strong, intercultural communication and negotiation skills in English
• hold a degree or equivalent within mechanical engineering, civil engineering, marine engineering, or wind energy.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we have found the right candidate.

If you need to request any adjustments or accommodations to working practices, working patterns, or the assessment or interview process we're happy to discuss alternative arrangements.

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country.

About Ørsted

• We develop, construct, and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar energy farms, storage facilities, and bioenergy plants in Europe, Asia, and North America.
• Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.
• We’ve been ranked as one of the world’s most sustainable energy companies for the past six years.
• We’re headquartered in Denmark.
• We have over 9,000 employees, working in 15 countries and growing.

An inclusive team
Ørsted wants all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, regardless of age, nationality, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or beliefs. We’re committed to secure an inclusive work environment characterised by a respect for all people so everyone feels free to openly share their input and ideas.

About the job
Application deadline:
12 April 2024

Location:
Gentofte, DK The Hague, NL London, GB Skærbæk, DK Grimsby, GB Warsaw, PL Hamburg, DE

Field of work:
Engineering and construction

Employment type:
Permanent

Work hours:
Full-time

Pre-employment screening
All UK-based positions will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening, further details will be given at offer stage.