The Senior Foundations Engineer will play a key role in defining the optimal solution for Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) and OSS foundations associated with the company’s offshore wind projects. 

The Senior Foundations Engineer will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Managing the review process of the foundation design documents, in alignment with the project review process.
  • Ensuring that other internal stakeholders / reviewers have been involved and collate and consolidate the various comments.
  • Supporting the WTG foundations, OSS package managers and Interface Manager in ensuring that interfaces with other packages, contractors and stakeholders are identified and appropriately managed.
  • Coordinating integration of other input into optimising WTG and OSS foundations solutions, such as that obtained from EPCI contractors, consultants and the wider industry.
• Reviewing in detail the WTG and OSS foundations design studies, such as conceptual, FEED and detailed designs performed by external parties.
  • Checking the designer design reports and calculations as necessary. Performing independent calculations, covering both structural and geotechnical designs.
  • Reviewing and commenting on design standards adopted by the project contractors.
  • Reviewing and commenting on design procedures proposed by the project contractors.
  • Reviewing and commenting on compliance with the relevant specification.
• Managing the Integrated Load Iteration (ILA) process between the WTG Foundation Designer and the WTG Designer, including the involvement from the design certifier for independent review / calculations.
• Liaising with the Certification Manager to ensure that the certification process is run efficiently.
• Creating a strong and cooperative relationship between the designers, OWPL and the certifier.
• Ensuring the foundation design is compliant with the relevant HSE legislation, recommendations and industry practice.
• Ensuring ‘safe by design’ is fully implemented and risks reduced to ALARP.
• Making sure that temporary phases are well integrated into the design, including requirements from other stakeholders such as manufacturers, T&I contractors, Cable contractors, WTG contractors, OSP contractors etc.
• Organising, leading and minute key technical meetings in relation to the above activities.
• Preparing technical documents / papers for internal review.
• Preparing internal reporting as required.
• Preparing employer’s requirements and technical specifications.
• Leading technical evaluation of proposals and evaluation of suppliers, as part of tender processes in coordination with the WTG foundations and OSS package managers, and the Commercial Team.
• Reviewing the foundation suppliers manufacturing methods, quality plans etc, so that the design requirements are fulfilled.
• Contributing to the identification and management of technical risks, issues and impacts to the project associated with the WTG and OSS foundations scope.
• Liaising with experts within the JV shareholders to ensure the use of best practice and apply lessons learnt from previous projects.

Experience / Qualifications:

• A degree qualification in a relevant engineering discipline is essential.
• Previous experience in a similar Foundations Engineer type role is essential.
• Design / assessment experience with offshore structures (preferably within the Offshore Wind sector) is essential.
• Design experience with offshore wind WTG and OSS foundations is essential.
• Applicants should have experience within offshore structural analysis, using software such as SESAM, SACS etc.
• Applicants should have an understanding of the CDM 2015 regulations in relation to the design, procurement, and installation of offshore wind assets.
• Applicants should be familiar with the following codes and standards: DNV-ST-0126, DNV-ST-145, DNV-ST-0437, ISO 19900, 19901, 19902.

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