Acclāro Consulting

Our client is one of the world's leading renewable energy developers. Drawing on decades of experience in the renewable energy and construction industries, they have the expertise to develop, construct and operate large-scale wind farms of outstanding quality. Our client has now passed the 4000MW milestone and their enviable track record in project delivery has given them a reputation for excellence that is second to none.

Our client has a dedicated offshore development, engineering, construction and operations team which has successfully participated in UK Rounds 1 and 2 and which they are expanding to meet the future opportunities in the UK and European offshore wind and marine renewables sector.

Due to increasing workload we are looking to expand the engineering capabilities of the offshore department and to introduce a new Development Engineer role.  You will be a member of the Offshore Engineering Department and will work with the development team coordinating and taking responsibility for the engineering input throughout the development and pre-construction phases of an offshore wind energy project, including:

• Engineering surveys and studies
• Hydrographical and topographical constraints evaluation
• Preliminary structural, electrical & civil infrastructure designs and construction methodologies
• Offshore and onshore cable route selection
• Cable landfall schemes
• Input to the Environmental Impact Statement and consenting
• Operations and maintenance strategy

The role will require some travel within the UK and Europe.

This role would suit a degree qualified engineer with significant construction experience in civil, structural, electrical or marine engineering although applicants from other engineering disciplines will also be considered. Previous experience of the offshore sector and/or knowledge of the wind industry would be strongly advantageous.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they have the following capabilities:

• The ability to proactively identify issues for study, design or consideration within the site development process.
• Broad engineering knowledge & wisdom
• Engineering risk management
• An understanding of the importance of the control of information and an ability to develop procedures to ensure that quality management objectives are achieved.
• Excellent communication skills including report writing, presentation and the ability to speak confidently with clients, consultants, contractors and stakeholders.
• The ability to work with the CAD engineers in the production of engineering drawings.
• The ability to share knowledge between projects and departments.
• The ability to manage workload and meet demanding timescales on a number of projects simultaneously.
• The ability to select and manage subcontractors and consultants over a range of engineering disciplines

To apply for more information about this role or for a confidential career discussion, please contact Sital Joshi on sital.joshi@acclaro-consulting.com.