Senior Engineering Manager

Join our rapidly growing and expert team at Copenhagen Offshore Partners, where we are leading the development and construction of offshore wind projects worldwide. At COP, we thrive in a fast-paced and exciting environment, working collaboratively, and empowering our team members to make a meaningful impact to accelerate the global energy transition. We are a bold, dynamic company with an unwavering focus on our people, enabling them with the skills, experience, and trust to make a difference – on the job and for our renewable energy future.

As our project portfolio expands around the world, we are building a deeply motivated, diverse, and skilled workforce driven to make a positive impact on the planet. It is such an exciting time to join us, and if everything we have shared so far and explained in detail below sounds motivating to you, we look forward to receiving your application!

We are looking for an Engineering Manager focused on floating offshore wind farm design for our Italian projects. You will be responsible for the overall project design integrity, scope and interface management, project certification and quality. You will be in charge of a smaller engineering team dedicated to the success of the project. You will have the responsibility of the oversight of the overall design of the project and the coordination responsibility of the design across all packages. In the capacity as Engineering Manager you will also support early project development, site conditions campaigns, PPA auctions, M&A due diligence.

This role is based out of our COP office in Milan.

You will support initiatives including:

• Management of Engineering function, including preparing project management activities incl. scoping, scheduling, budget, resource management

• Project Quality Management; develop and maintain Quality System, incl. training, implementation and ensuring performance reporting for the full project

• Project Scope Management; develop and maintain scope management plan, incl. maintaining RACI matrix and document scope split between work packages

• Interface coordination and management across project packages, facilitate interface board meeting and recommend interface solutions, including close cooperation with the Transmission Manager and asset packages

• Wind resource assessment; develop and optimize windfarm capacity, layout, model energy yield assessments, incl. undertake rapid scenario-development and optimisation analyses

• Certification & Design, prepare Project Certification strategy, sign and manage 3rd party certifier, prepare project design basis, lead technical response towards LTA

• Specify and manage external work, e.g. project certification, 3rd party assessments, etc.

• Specify seabed & soil survey requirements – offshore & onshore offshore G&G, to ensure optimized survey campaigns

• Adapt project envelope for specific requirements, provide technical support to consenting team as well as evolution of project envelope to minimise overall project risk

• Develop wind measurement strategy and manage realisation

• Compile and communicate results, options, pros and cons in a concise manner

To succeed in this role, you have:

• Preferably 10 years of international offshore wind energy engineering experience, with a developer or consultant company

• Maintain an organized and structured work approach

• Broad understanding of the range of technologies in an offshore WF, with particular focus on site conditions and foundation design, WTG layout and production optimization

• Knowledge and experience with windfarm constraints, e.g. technical site and permitting as well as investor and lender requirements

• Strong understanding of business case drivers

• Engineering degree, preferable with major offshore wind component

What we offer
We provide a unique opportunity for you to build trust and take on significant responsibilities right from your first day. You will have the chance to work on complex renewable energy projects, contributing to the growth of our rapidly expanding organization. Joining our team means becoming part of a dynamic work environment, collaborating with over 400 employees from diverse backgrounds representing over 40 nationalities. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package – all of which we will be delighted to inform you of during the interview process.

Can you see yourself on our team? Apply to positions where you can make a difference!
We will conduct ongoing interviews; therefore, early application is encouraged.

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We look forward to receiving your application.

About COP
We are a global leader in offshore wind project origination, development, and construction. With a project portfolio of over 50+ GW, one third of which is floating offshore wind, we are driving the energy transition forward and accelerating the move to net zero. Our expertise extends globally, to new markets and through ongoing projects, four of which are currently in construction: Changfang Xidao and Zhong Neng in Taiwan, Vineyard Wind 1 in the United States and Jeonnam 1 in Korea.

At COP, we specialize in system integration, including innovative power-to-x solutions, and our delivery model relies on agile teams comprised of industry-leading professionals. We believe that success in large-scale renewable projects requires an engaged and empowered workforce with deep commercial, technical, regulatory, and legal expertise, so rest assured that no company in the world will see you better positioned to shape the future of the offshore wind industry, and to become a leader in this exciting field.

Please Note:
We unfortunately are not considering staffing agency inquiries or submissions for open opportunities for our team. We appreciate your respect for our current approach and if future opportunities arise where we require external assistance, we will reach out to selected agencies directly.

Lokation: Milan, Italy