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| Firma | COWI |
| Fylke | Oslo |
| Søknadsfrist | 08.05.2022 |
Are you passionate about the green transition and making renewable energy solutions happen? Do you want to participate in cutting-edge offshore wind projects in a global team and make your mark in building a foundation for a sustainable future? Here is your chance to convert aspirations into actions!
Energy International is looking for a Design Manager to coordinate the overall design of Wind Turbine substructures and foundations for Offshore Wind - from conceptual to detailed design. You will play a crucial role in designing green energy solutions and working with great people and ensuring operational and technical excellence to make our customers’ needs come true.
There is an ocean of opportunities ahead for us – if we do it right. As part of the Wind and Renewables unit in our Energy International division, you will be a key resource to strengthen our capacity to deliver design projects within offshore wind. You will collaborate closely with senior Business Developers, offshore wind specialists, and clients to ensure we deliver to our client's expectations.
ENERGY INTERNATIONAL AT A GLANCE
You will join COWI's international energy division, where more than 400 skilled energy and marine experts work with solutions supporting the green transition and climate adaptation agenda. Working as one strong team, we plan, design, and optimise the future energy systems together with our customers and colleagues, to meet the ever-increasing need of smart solutions to reduce climate change impacts. We focus on a balanced customer portfolio of contractors and owners to whom we pursue a two-track service delivery focus of highly specialised design services and expansion into project management/owners engineering consultancy services.
JOIN OUR OFFSHORE WIND TEAM
The Wind Energy and Renewables organization consist of 150 dedicated colleagues working from Denmark, Germany and Norway, while collaborating closely with energy and marine colleagues in the United Kingdom, India, and North America. You will join a dynamic team that delivers both onshore and offshore wind energy solutions and offers full lifecycle services to our customers. We have a track record in making wind energy solutions possible even under the most demanding conditions – deep waters, on challenging soil, and in regions with high seismic activity. We design floating and bottom fixed structures, including jackets, monopiles, and gravity-based substructures. Since 1980, we have been involved in more than 1,000 wind power projects in 70 countries.
Our offshore wind organisation consists of dedicated specialists and project managers, covering all main design services. We work in a highly international environment with projects all over the world.
DESIGN THE FUTURE WITH A GLOBAL TEAM OF EXPERTS
As part COWIs Offshore Wind organization, we are looking for candidates with experience in structural design of substructures and foundations for offshore wind turbines, offshore substations and/or offshore installations in general during all project phases, from conceptual design to detailed design. As a Design Manager, you will manage the technical activities in the project by leading the technical disciplines, including ensuring of fulfilment of technical requirements, interfaces, and coordination of technical documentation. You will be fully responsible for providing technical input and leadership to a range of offshore wind projects around the world.
The role may require international travel nominally on a short-term basis between other COWI offices in Europe and worldwide or working from client / project offices. The role can include supporting the business development team in developing offshore wind project opportunities.
Key tasks in the position includes the following:
- Providing technical leadership on our design projects
- Leading the design of foundation structures for offshore wind from feasibility stage through detailed design, including construction support in accordance with project requirements
- Coordinating development of the design between all technical disciplines
- Providing guidance to the project team and leading by example
- Taking overall design decisions when required
- Ensuring that the design is according to requirements, including specifications and standard
- Ensuring certification of design
- Engaging as a key member of the Project management team
- Developing design methodologies and contributing to knowledge sharing
- Leading client meetings and building relationships with clients and other stakeholders
YOUR SKILLS. OUR TEAM. TOGETHER, WE DESIGN THE FUTURE
Your skills are the key to our success. Working across borders and disciplines, we share knowledge and build strong relationships with colleagues and customers. You contribute your expertise and get to learn from the best.
To succeed in these positions, you should have an outgoing and customer-oriented attitude, you are proactive and have excellent collaboration skills and enjoy contributing to other's success. Along with this you are result-oriented with focus on high quality, thoroughness, and business understanding. You thrive in a challenging and versatile environment and can manage cultural differences. You pursue new insights and constantly explore new ways to improve while caring for and respecting clients and colleagues.
You hold a B.Sc., M.Sc. or PhD in structural or geotechnical engineering and have 10 years or more experience with design of substructures and foundations in multi-disciplinary environments within Offshore Wind or Offshore Oil&Gas.
Furthermore, you:
- Have proficient communication skills in English (oral and written)
- Have experience as Project manager
- Can work across disciplines and manage cultural differences
- Value close customer relations
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, please reach out to Vice President in Wind Energy & Renewables dept., Jan Erik Børja Berg, +47 95919824
HOW TO APPLY
Click on the link below and tell us why you are the right person for this role. We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible since the recruitment process is ongoing. The application deadline is stated at the top of the page.
EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.