FOUNDATIONS INSTALLATION MANAGER - OFFSHORE required by our client, to be hired on a contract basis, located in London.
INDUSTRY SECTOR: Renewables, Offshore Wind Energy
Duration: 12 Months
POSITION SCOPE
- The Foundations Installation Manager is a critical role within the Offshore Business focusing on the delivery of Foundation Installation, working with Multinational Joint Venture Partner(s) and Contractors ensuring that position is suitably protected at any agreements.
- The Foundation Installation Manager will be responsible for defining installation strategies and plans, tendering, negotiating and managing small-scale offshore installation contracts, planning and implementing installation and logistics, including management of offshore contractors and associated interfaces, ensuring quality, best practices and excellent H&SE performance are applied.
- The individual will be working as part of a global business with activities in many countries across Europe. The position may require frequent travel to various locations in Europe and during development, contracting and delivery of small-scale installation. The individual should be prepared to manage teams working at different project locations.
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Main duty of this role for the job holder is to be directly responsible for the Foundation Installation Tender with the Installation and Logistic Lead and act as a deputy of the Installation and Logistic Lead.
- Delivery of small-scale installation projects with a number of interfaces and coordination to manage.
- Ensure installation is delivered on time, to budget and quality following the highest industry practice and observing the maximum respect for Health, Safety and Environment.
- Implement offshore standards, procedures, tools, best practices and quality requirements.
- Ensure the delivery of installation works is appropriate and consistent the specification, budget and timetable without compromising safety.
- Define, implement and resource the appropriate organisational structure for managing installation works.
- Prepare installation for the execution phase including contracting offshore equipment, delivery companies, onshore facilities, harbours, consultants, H&SE and quality plans, etc...
- Provide key and strategic advice, assessment and recommendations to the business giving input and support to the projects throughout the whole life cycle (development to decommissioning).
- Provide input on appropriate bid levels / programme strategies / commercial strategies / commercial agreements relative to projects.
- Provide key input in the preparation of investment dossiers for all funding requests for projects.
- Work with the HSE team to develop HSE strategy for installation works and ensure a high standard of health and safety awareness is maintained.
EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree and professional qualification in relevant engineering discipline - Mechanical/Electrical/Marine Engineering or Naval Architectural.
- Postgraduate experience in industry with significant experience in Offshore Wind.
- IT literate with the ability to operate MS Office systems and other IT based project management software.
- Flexible to travel around Europe.
- Travel regularly to attend meetings and work at different project sites in many countries thought northern Europe, particularly Germany, France, Spain and UK.
- Relevant experience in offshore delivery planning and set up.
- Knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation associated with offshore/marine installation.
- Knowledge of offshore procedures, standards and guides.
- Experience in managing high skilled teams.
- IT literate with the ability to operate MS Office systems and other IT based project management software.
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