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Tower and Foundation Design Engineering Management

Madrid

· Published on September 6, 2023

Description

SOLUTE is looking for a candidate with strong project management skills to lead a strategic R&D project in the Wind Industry.

The candidate’s required competencies and skills:

  • Master degree in Engineering.
  • More than 8 years of work experience ideally in wind industry. Experience from other industries will be considered for candidates with a good skillset.
  • Excellent English skills, both oral and written are must.
  • Qualified to work on a goal-driven basis, and to deal with tight deadlines.
  • Persistence and perseverance to obtain the desired results.
  • Adaptability to different work areas.
  • Committed to the objectives of the company, and team work.
  • Dynamism and initiative.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Leadership and motivation to achieve project goals.
  • Clear and effective communication.
  • Time & task management.
  • Potential risks identification.
  • Problem-solving.

The tasks to develop include (but not limited to):

  • Understand contractual deliveries (ERs) and obligations for Tower & Foundation activities.
  • Highlight any ER deviation with baseline during tender phase and ensure offer alignment with ERs.
  • Lead execution of engineering tasks required for site suitability including load assessment, tower primary steel design and tower secondary steel design based on site specific metocean and soil data.
  • Identify all necessary deliverables and implement necessary actions to get them delivered on time and within budget.
  • Define, coordinate and control all activities in planning and resource management tool with the proper resources assigned by Resource Manager.
  • Coordinate preparation, review and approve deliverables including tower primary steel reports, secondary steel deliverables and certification documentation (ensure proper storage).
  • Prepare Master Document Register with all internal and external project deliverables.
  • Prepare DM1 for project-specific tower.
  • Take ownership of project KPIs.
  • Define SOW including detailed activities and list of deliverables for engineering service suppliers required to surges in resource demand. Technical review and approval of supplier offers.
  • Define, coordinate and lead execution of project-specific DTOs, F&As, improvements and Cost-Out activities.
  • Define, coordinate and lead execution of ECOs during project lifecycle. Actively participate in Master Model and technical reviews.
  • Responsible for full BOM of tower and as well as material in foundation.
  • Define, coordinate and lead execution of all Post-ECO activities (DM2, validation tests, manuals, certifications, supplier qualifications, manufacturing and storage support, T&I support, commissioning support).
  • Support the resolution of SDRs and NCRs.
  • Participate in technical review, discussion and costing of customer requests. Identify VORs if applicable.
  • Ensure product compliance with specific requirements (EHS, regulatory, third-party certification).
  • Coordinate activities at project level to support project certification.
  • Be first point of contact and manage interface with external project stakeholders: customer, certification body, foundation subcontractor.
  • Actively participate in meetings.
  • Provide responses to technical queries.
  • Identify risks & associated mitigation plans and communicate to Project Management team.
  • Contribute to successful project gate reviews.
  • Mentor team members and drive best practices.
  • Apply internal work processes and standards.
  • Prepare Lessons Learnt (LL) covering technical and project management issues to ensure improvement in execution of future projects.

SOLUTE offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team composed by young engineers together with reference senior engineers with more than 15 years of experience in wind industry.

Minimum requirements

  • Master degree in Engineering.
  • More than 8 years of work experience ideally in wind industry. Experience from other industries will be considered for candidates with a good skillset.
  • Excellent English skills, both oral and written are must.
  • Qualified to work on a goal-driven basis, and to deal with tight deadlines.
  • Adaptability to different work areas.
  • Committed to the objectives of the company, and team work.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Leadership and motivation to achieve project goals.
  • Time & task management.
  • Problem-solving.