Section Head WTG Foundations

Deze procedure is gesloten (01-06-2023).
Vakgebied
Technology
Salaris
Salary undisclosed
Locatie
Regio Rotterdam
Dienstverband
Permanent
Headhunter
Lothar Associates

The organisation

Our client is a multidisciplinary engineering firm providing full design, engineering and consultancy services to the Oil & Gas, Renewables/Offshore Wind and Leisure market. 

They design and engineer complete platforms and infrastructure for the oil & gas and renewables/offshore wind industry, deck lay outs, cable & pipe laying solutions for marine environment, great observation wheels and much more!

The position

Section Head WTG Foundations is responsible for the concept, basic and detail design of offshore wind structures in particular the design of primary steel for the offshore Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) substructures.
Moreover, the Section Head WTG Foundations leads a project team of (senior) engineers and advises on technical design matters as part of the overall Design & Build project team.

For those customers executing their own designs, the Section Head WTG Foundations mainly reviews the design as provided by the client and consults with the fabrication department of the mother company on possible optimalisation towards fabrication.
In projects where our client is responsible for the design, the Section Head WTG Foundations is deployed as the overall lead for the full design of the primary steel of the foundation.
In this role he will work together with the Secondary Steel Lead to deliver a complete certified design. 

Section Head WTG Foundations is also a valuable source of knowledge and source of information regarding all design-related questions, both internally and externally.

Duties & responsibilities

Section Head WTG Foundations is involved in various engineering projects such as but not limited to:

  • Team Responsibility for generating concept, basic and detail design for the primary steel of various wind turbine foundations such as Monopiles (MP), jackets & gravity base foundations
  • Engineering management of Design and Built projects and therefore provide input to Fabrication, Operations office and Sales.
  • Designing transition pieces (TP) for the various wind turbine foundation types
  • Performing the necessary design analyses and studies with accompanying reports
  • Able to independently perform complex global analyzes of all applicable conditions for WTG foundations.
  • Writing Design Basis, Design Briefs and Specifications as well as liaise with our Clients and Certifying Authorities
  • Skilled in “serial design processes” and strong in programming routines
  • Understanding the differences between designing a wind turbine foundation and the foundation for an offshore substation or an O&G platform

Candidate profile

  • Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Mechanical/Civil Engineering
  • 5+ years’ experience in structural discipline and relevant market
  • 3+ years’ experience in this or similar position
  • Substructures engineering experience: Jackets & Monopiles for the Offshore Wind market
  • Analyses or calculations: WTG load iterations, In-place analysis (ULS, FLS, SLS, ALS)
  • Detailed analyses or calculations: Bolted connections, Welded connections, Grout connections, Vortex induced vibrations.
  • Proficient user of SACS or SESAM and Ansys and familiar / advanced user of Femap/Usfos/Grlweap
  • Good knowledge of English (written and verbal)
  • Team player and like to solve problems instead of making them
  • Knowledge of turbine modelling software like Bladed is an advantage

The offer

Our client has a market conform employment package including a competitive salary with a guaranteed salary increase by good performance, bonus, 30 holidays (plus paid Dutch national holidays) and a defined pension contribution scheme.

Furthermore they offer good staff unemployment insurances of which the costs are borne by our client.

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the form below.

Deze procedure is gesloten (01-06-2023).

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