Operations Engineer

Play a key role in supporting projects, tenders, and engineering teams with specialist knowledge of jack-up vessel operations.

As part of the Turbine and Foundation Installation Delivery team, the Operations Engineer - Jack-Up Vessel plays a key role in supporting projects, tenders, and engineering teams with specialist knowledge of jack-up vessel operations.

The role acts as focal point for the discipline across the organisation, ensuring operations, risks and opportunities are well-defined throughout the project life-cycle and that jack-up related operations are prepared to ensure efficient execution in close liaison with the JUV Vessel Delivery Manager and the offshore crew.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide specialist input on jack-up vessel operations to tenders, projects and engineering activities.
• Support development of offshore installation methodologies and execution strategies.
• Advise on jack-up vessel capabilities, limitations, operational constraints and installation tolerances – considering both turbines and foundations installation.
• Review engineering solutions from an operational perspective to promote safe and efficient offshore execution.
• Support development and/or review of jacking specific documentation such as Leg Penetration Analyses, Site Specific Assessments and related generic and project specific marine operations procedures.
• Provide input to other technical disciplines on how jack-up operational aspects should be incorporated into engineering activities, including topics such as scour protection, foundation interfaces and installation methodologies.
• Support operational feasibility assessments and constructability reviews during tender and project phases.
• Identify operational risks and opportunities and contributing to risk assessments and readiness reviews.
• Capture and sharing lessons learned and industry best practice across projects and disciplines.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of operational guidance, methodologies and standards relating to jack-up vessel activities.
• Monitor industry developments and emerging technologies relevant to jack-up operations and offshore wind installation.

What experience would we like you to have?

• Degree in Engineering, Naval Architecture, Marine Operations background or similar technical discipline.
• Experience in offshore wind, offshore construction, marine operations or jack-up vessel operations.
• Understanding of offshore installation methodologies and execution planning.
• Knowledge of jack-up vessel capabilities, operational constraints and associated offshore activities.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Familiarity with operational risk management and offshore execution challenges.

What personal qualities are we looking for?

• Comprehensive technical understanding and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to speak up and raise thoughtful questions with subject knowledge and collaboration.
• Good communication skills and ability to work across multiple interfaces.
• Comfortable organizing own work while supporting a broad range of stakeholders.
• Curious mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects and tenders.
• Able and willing to step into the operational environment from time to time.

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