AddressRWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
Functional area: Engineering
Remuneration: PC
This role will provide technical leadership and expertise to the RWE Offshore Wind portfolio in the field of life management and extension. The key activities will include:
- Organising and facilitating of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis workshops, ensuring that the key risks for each asset are documented and mitigated in line with industry best practice
- Management of analytical assessment work relating to calculation of projected fatigue life, stress and damage plots
- Organising and facilitating Engineering Review exercises with attendees from the department
- Documenting each activity in an appropriate manner
- Supporting the Life Management community to identify industry best practice and develop areas of interest relevant to the group’s work
- Representing the group when discussing projects with colleagues from across the business, including senior leadership
- Working closely with other focus groups within the business (Drivetrain, Civils & Structures, Decommissioning etc.)
- Developing relationships with colleagues from across the business to deliver high quality project conclusions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate and develop complex unique projects with high business impact. Participate or lead complex technical topics with high business impact
- Act as subject matter expert with regards to Life Management, policy, regulation, and operational management for the team. Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging external regulation and industry best practices through continuing professional development
- Use data from a wide range of sources to analyse key themes and identify possible impacts on the business
- Analyse and identify opportunities to improve processes, practices, and procedures using prescribed methodologies
- Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfil personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media
- Contribute to the formation of a key element of functional strategy through specialist expertise and insights
- Identify issues or needs of the business and identify potential causes, barriers and key stakeholders
- Identify and evaluate complex, expertise-led solutions against a range of criteria to find the ones that best meet business needs
- Identify opportunities and suggest improvements to existing processes, systems and procedures. Leads on delivering and implementing innovation & improvement projects
- Supports changes to policies, processes, standards and practices to improve operational support. Active encouragement of global technical community & share of best practice and consistency approach
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, practices, and procedures using prescribed methodologies
- Develop stakeholder engagement through identifying stakeholders, finding out their needs/issues/concerns and reacting to these to support the communication of business information and decisions
Your profile:
- A background in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil) ideally within a process environment
- Experience in organising and facilitating Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)
- Understanding of engineering activities and techniques relating to inspection (visual and NDE), condition monitoring and evaluation, testing and general integrity
- An understanding of composites and their degradation mechanisms
- An appreciation of the modelling techniques used in the assessment of fitness for purpose of structures (Finite Element, Computation Fluid Dynamics, Aeroelastic)
- An understanding of control systems including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems
- The ability to bring together large amount of data and information and make pragmatic suggestions
- Experience in planning and supervising delivery of projects, proven history of project management, story-telling and senior management communication
- Experience in supervising and coaching junior colleges
- A willingness to learn and develop fresh ideas
- A skilled communicator and collaborator
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Apply now with just a few clicks: ad code 87135, application deadline 12/07/2024.
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RWE represents change, innovation and sustainability. As one of the world’s leading generators of electricity from renewable energy sources, we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2040 and to enable a sustainable life for people around the world. To achieve this, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people to join us in creating a sustainable and secure energy future.
RWE Renewables GmbH, based in Essen, Germany, is RWE’s youngest subsidiary and one of the world’s leading companies in the field of renewable energies. With an international team of around 3,500 employees, we are drivers of the energy transition – and provide electricity for a sustainable life. Our total capacity of more than 9 gigawatts results from onshore and offshore wind parks, photovoltaic plants and battery storage. We focus on growth: on the American continent, on the European core markets and on new markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
