Head of Offshore Cable Installation

Join us in this role where you’ll set the direction for our Offshore Cable Installation department globally by leading, motivating, and inspiring your highly skilled team to excel in supporting in our asset projects

Welcome to Offshore Cable Installation in Offshore Construction & Logistics under Project Services
You’ll be part of the Offshore Construction & Logistics management team where you, together with your colleagues, will be heading a diverse team and be responsible for providing competent resources to development and asset projects in a matrix organisation. You’ll lead two sub-departments with employees across Europe, the US and APAC consisting of 60 offshore installation managers, specialist, and engineers, who share complementary skills and a common commitment to delivering high quality work. The function also develop and own the standards, best practices, tools and processes essential for the projects to succeed. As a team, we value and encourage diversity in individuals' personalities, educational backgrounds, and professional experiences. Join a team that thrives in an open, supportive, and collaborative atmosphere.

You’ll play an important role in:

• optimizing and developing the area, and implementing strategies and goals to fulfil our transformation and ambitions
• ensuring delivery of resources, scope, quality assurance and continuous improvement of ways of working, tools and processes to support project success
• fostering an environment where both the manager and their direct reports are empowered to thrive and develop into a a high-performing team
• ensuring that the department supplies skilled and competent resources to projects, including recruitment and operates a supportive competence centre within the function
• leading the development and implementation of the aforementioned tasks in our global market in collaboration with colleagues in the Offshore Construction & Logistics management team
• ensuring effective stakeholder management with both internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring opportunities are captured to benefit portfolio and project efficiency and business cases.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have leadership experience from large, complex, international organisations preferably offshore related
• exhibit proven people leadership skills with a track record of effective communication and social skills, a commitment to inclusion and diversity and experience in leading other leaders
• demonstrate effective problem-solving abilities in dynamic and complex environments
• possess project leadership experience, extensive knowledge of international project management, and hands-on experience with all phases of the construction of large offshore infrastructure projects
• display exceptional proficiency in collaborative stakeholder management, adeptly building connections between teams with an empathetic, inclusive and appreciative leadership approach
• have a degree in engineering or similar

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country.

About the job
Application deadline:
21 September 2024

Location:
Gentofte, DK London, GB Skærbæk, DK

Field of work:
Engineering and construction

Employment type:
Permanent

Work hours:
37

Workplace:
Hybrid (office and home-working)

Imagine a future with Ørsted

About Ørsted
- We develop, construct, and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar energy farms, storage facilities, and bioenergy plants in Europe, Asia, and North America.

- Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.

- We’ve been ranked as one of the world’s most sustainable energy companies for the past six years.

- We’re headquartered in Denmark.

- We have over 8,600 employees, working in 15 countries and growing.

An inclusive team
Ørsted wants all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, regardless of age, nationality, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or beliefs. We’re committed to secure an inclusive work environment characterised by a respect for all people so everyone feels free to openly share their input and ideas.