Belonging to the Operations Engineering Team and reporting to Lead Structural & Mechanical Engineer, the Senior O+M Engineer (structural) will be responsible for defining and implementing the strategy to manage Offshore structural assets for multi-million offshore O&M campaigns. This includes management of contractors and associated interfaces, ensuring quality, best practices and excellent H&S performance are applied.
The Operations Engineering Structural team is required to provide technical advice and expertise at all stages of the project lifecycle e.g supports the contract strategy by determining what needs to be procured and provides technical assessment to the O&M package/Site Managers ensuring that delivery is to agreed design and quality standards.
You will be working as part of a global business and therefore also support with activities in many countries across Europe and the rest of the world. The focus however will be on developing and supporting the UK Offshore windfarm sites and developing the asset management system related to offshore structures.
Responsibilities
Leading technical due diligence of new Offshore Windfarm structures to ensure design, installation and operations capture O&M best practice, you will efficiently manage maintenance contracts, striving to reduce maintenance costs and contributing to maximize business EBITDA.
Defining the necessities, improvements and maintenance strategies of Offshore structural assets to guarantee highest asset availability, compliance with regulatory requirements and best service quality following best industry practices and international standards, you will identify business technical risks related to asset condition and propose necessary actions/plans to mitigate those risks as much as reasonably possible.
Assessing any technical issue related to structural assets, carrying out Root Cause Analysis and proposing/implementing necessary actions to avoid any re-occurrence, you will extend any lessons learnt and the identified best practices with other Offshore hubs.
Preparing method statements and implementing required corrective and preventive maintenance activities to maintain/recover assets availability/reliability either within ScottishPower or through Contractors, you will coordinate and manage related maintenance activities with local Iberdrola technical site teams to guarantee execution timescales and works quality to comply with applicable H&S rules.
Alongside new Offshore project teams and the Structural & Mechanical Lead, you will define the best technical solutions for new Offshore projects under development and construction to guarantee best performance and maintainability condition after the Commercial Operation date starts.
As you prepare Scope of Works and Supplier Technical Evaluations, playing an active role during the procurement processes to make sure that the most technically qualified providers are selected, you will interact with the Global Technical Services, Offshore site teams, Fabricators/Manufacturers, Grid Operators, certification and regulatory bodies as long as required.
What you’ll bring
Degree qualified with experience in offshore wind, oil & gas or a related field, with sound knowledge in the area of structural integrity, inspection and maintenance activities of Offshore structures.
Interfacing between management team and the site teams to provide expert support to the running of operational assets, you will possess strong financial acumen and an understanding of cost and income drivers within an asset management business.
Highly developed in influencing and negotiation, including the ability to obtain buy in from all levels of the organisation as well as external providers to deliver effective operational processes, you will be able to influence and lead a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and suppliers focused on differing interests, requiring high levels of business knowledge, influencing and negotiating experience.
Taking account of broader Business perspectives, you will be able to interpret how these impact long-term objectives and define and implement appropriate actions whilst identifying critical operational performance requirements that add value to delivery of quality services to customers.
Dealing with ambiguity and/or incomplete data in the option development and decision making processes, you will be required to implement strong planning and co-ordination skills over a long term time horizon, prioritising work and delivering results whilst managing multiple stakeholders and competing demands within a rapidly changing environment.
Being commercially sound with the ability to demonstrate strong analytical and problem solving skills, you will possess a solid understanding of economic and physical processes associated with asset management.
Whats in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:
- 36 days annual leave
- Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
- Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
- Payroll giving and charity matched funding
- Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
- Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
- Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
- Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
- Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
- Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Why ScottishPower
ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.
ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.
