Operations Manager offshore Wind

140 wind turbines, 25 kilometers off the coast near Noordwijk, will generate 1.5 gigawatts of electricity. Clean, safe energy that will help us achieve our goal: fossil-freedom in one generation.

Will you take the lead in keeping these impressive devices up and running?

What will you do?

The Operations Manager supports the Site Manager in directing and manning the safe delivery and performance of operations and maintenance on the site. 

They support delivering the Site Manager’s KPIs related to safety, minor repairs and restarts, corrective maintenance and execution of scheduled planned service. And work towards consistently reducing the OPEX and RBA (Revenue based availability) losses and time spend on the turbines. 

The Operations Manager is responsible for the offshore operation, incl. line management for groups of technicians and supervisors as well as leading the contractor workforce.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Maintain a strong focus on and work towards a positive HS&E culture and act as a role model 
• Accountable for and participate in morning brief, toolbox talks and performance meetings, when on shift. 
• Performance management e.g., performance dialogue with the technicians and supervisors 
• Participate in Emergency Response and incident management as directed by Site Manager 
• Track the progress and keep site management informed of all O&M activities e.g., retrofits, inspections, service, jack-up etc. 
• Accountable for directing vessel/helicopter and SOV movements to optimize time and reduce fuel consumption 
• Line management and development of Technicians and Supervisors, this includes performance talks (start, mid and end year), disciplinary actions, approving hours/absence etc. and regular 1:1 dialogue 
• Technician resource management and management of associated budget 
• Manage improvement initiatives, ensuring owners are assigned and regular updates, focus and cross portfolio sharing is achieved, e.g., increasing productivity, people performance or safety.  
• Responsible for executing the yearly plan at site. Make decision and mitigate plans to manage risk or unforeseen changes to the plan/schedule, this will be done together with O&M Site Coordinator and Planner Function 

Location:

Your base is the ‘hub’ in the port of IJmuiden. There we monitor the entire wind farm of more than 200 km2 with a team of 30 technicians. The site office consists of office space, a jetty for the crew transport vessels and the warehouse with spare parts.

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Who are you?

You will be comfortabel in this role if you bring:

• Mechanical and or Electrical B.Sc. or similar 
• Min. 5-year experience as leader in Offshore Wind Business 
• Team performance and line management experience 
• Leadership and communication skills 
• Knowledge about WTG in electrical and mechanical areas or Experience from the wind business or other power generation preferred 
• Strong drive and business mind set 
• Fluent English language skills 
• Operation & Maintenance knowledge preferred 

In addition, the following points are really important. You are:

• in possession of a driving license B
• living within 45 minutes of IJmuiden
• in possession of good IT skills (MS-office applications and SAP system).

What we offer

Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.  
 
More Information  
Please be informed that interviews are ongoing and the vacancy might be filled at any time. Nevertheless we welcome your application in English, as soon is possible for you and as long as the vacancy is published on our careerpage. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.  
  
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Jurriaan Rang via email: jurriaan.rang@vattenfall.com.  

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. 

  
We look forward to receiving your application!