Array cable engineer

Array cable engineer for offshore wind farms

Join us and become one of our array cable engineers in our HV Cables department. We are responsible for supply, termination and hand-over to Operations & Maintenance of all array cabling related to our offshore wind farms.

The department is part of Wind Power, which is a large business unit in DONG Energy and has 1300 employees. We are the world’s largest developer of offshore wind power and have excellent competences within wind technology. Our project portfolio comprises several major offshore wind projects in Northern Europe, and we have an ambitious strategy about further international growth for the coming years.

You may choose freely to be based either in one of our Danish offices in Skærbæk near Fredericia or in Gentofte in Greater Copenhagen, in our UK office in London or in our German office in Hamburg, on local terms and conditions. You should, however, expect some travelling in Northern Europe in relation to your work.

Areas of responsibility
As Array Cable Engineer, you will be responsible for managing medium and high-voltage submarine cabling related to our offshore wind farms.

Your key tasks will be to plan, execute and follow up on projects, including managing subcontractors and consultants. In doing so, you will be cooperating closely with your colleagues based in different locations in Northern Europe. As a member of our Array Cable team, you will be co-responsible for performing tasks related to transmitting the renewable energy produced in our offshore wind farms.

Furthermore, you will be responsible for establishing common cable design guidelines and participate in knowledge sharing and technical reviews to support our ISO 9001 process.

You will also prepare technical, supply and installation requirements for offshore array cables to be used for connection of offshore platforms and wind turbines.

In addition, you will participate in technical and commercial negotiations as well as internal and external clarifications and interfaces, and you will prepare functional requirements and call off documents.

Your profile
You will hold an engineering degree in Electrical Engineering or similar combined with extensive experience within medium-voltage and/or high-voltage cable engineering, preferably for offshore cables.

Preferably, you will have some operational and maintenance experience combined with practical knowledge of cable design. It is essential that you have relevant experience and knowledge of relevant legislative requirements, codes, standards and industry practice related to offshore medium-voltage cable engineering.

You will be a good communicator with solid negotiation skills, who can handle both communication with many stakeholders and negotiate at many different levels. Moreover, you will speak and write English fluently, enabling you to operate efficiently in an international environment.

Taking a practical and commercial approach to your work, you possess the perseverance to execute on assignments. As a person, you are open-minded with a positive approach to your colleagues and external partners. Finally, it is also important that you are self-motivated, proactive and able to actively contribute to the team.

We offer
A unique and challenging job where you will have excellent opportunities to develop your competences when you help execute some of the largest construction projects within onshore and offshore wind power.

Together with our project teams, you will develop offshore wind projects in Northern Europe and continuously build up knowledge of project development, including developing external networks to advance our projects.

We have an ambitious growth strategy for the coming years in north-western Europe, and in our company, optimum performance and international growth will go hand in hand in the future years. Through your work, you will contribute to the implementation of an ambitious strategy for continued development of sustainable CO2-free energy solutions.

You will have a competitive salary and an informal and attractive working environment. We have an active employee policy, which supports your career throughout the various phases of your working life.

Contact us
Please do not hesitate to contact Unnur Stella Gudmundsdottir, Manager of HV Cables, on +45 9955 7429 if you have any further questions.

We look forward to receiving your application, CV and diplomas as electronic files by August 15th 2014, via the "Søg nu" link.

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