Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer for substations on our offshore wind farms

Would you like to help us ensure quality, efficiency and continuous development within wind power by building grid connections for our offshore wind farms?

Join us and become Electrical Engineer in Offshore Transformers & HV Components, where you and your colleagues will work with the HV equipment on offshore substations. Together with your ten colleagues, you will represent electrical engineering in our wind projects. We are responsible for planning, designing and purchasing components, eg switchgears, transformers and reactive compensation for our offshore substations wind farms. In addition, some of our primary tasks are to follow up on project progress and prepare tender documents, contracts and detailed designs. 

Offshore Transformers & HV Components is part of Wind Power, which has 1800 employees and is one of four business units in DONG Energy. Wind Power is the world's largest developer and operator of offshore wind power, and we use our unique knowledge in all phases of our wind farm projects. During the last 20 years, we have developed and constructed the largest portfolio of offshore wind farms in Northern Europe.

Preferably, you will be based at one of our Danish offices in Skærbæk near Fredericia or in Gentofte in the Greater Copenhagen area or alternatively at our London office in the United Kingdom on local terms and conditions. However, you should expect some travelling to our sites in the United Kingdom and Northern Europe in relation to your work.

Your key tasks will be to 

• coordinate tasks with project participants and suppliers of high-voltage components 
• carry out QA and ensure project compliance with time schedules and budgets, including following up on project progress 
• specify technical requirements for substation components in tender documents, evaluate tenders and enter into contracts with our suppliers 
• coordinate supplies and systems during the planning and design periods and evaluate substation designs 
• participate in FAT and SAT and final commissioning of the substations.

Your qualifications and core competences include that you 

• hold a relevant bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering with specialisation in the field of high-voltage 
• have relevant working experience, including technology specification for 150kV-400 kV substations 
• speak and write English fluently as we are an international organisation and cooperate closely with our colleagues abroad 
• have an extrovert personality and thrive in a team as you will perform cross-disciplinary work and cooperate with colleagues and external business partners 
• have a personal drive combined with both an analytical and a responsible approach to your work 
• enjoy sharing your knowledge with both your colleagues in the project group and the entire department.

We offer 
A unique and challenging job in an international energy company as part of a dynamic department at the forefront of offshore wind power development. We provide high-quality grid connection solutions, and you will have the opportunity to spar with experienced colleagues in an informal atmosphere.

In DONG Energy Wind Power, we have a high level of expertise and many complex and challenging work tasks. We work goal-oriented and efficiently with some of the world’s largest offshore wind projects and we are committed to reducing the cost of electricity.

Contact us 
For Denmark, please do not hesitate to contact Morten Terkelsen Manager of OffshoreTransformers & HV components on telephone +45 9955 6283 if you want to know more about the position.

For the United Kingdom, please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Specialist by email on ukrecruitment@dongenergy.co.uk.

We look forward to receiving your application, CV and diplomas as electronic files as soon as possible and no later than 15 September 2016, as we will conduct interviews on a continuous basis. Apply for the position via the "Ansøg" link found on this page.

The first interview will be conducted by telephone, and the second interview will be held at our office in either Gentofte or Skærbæk.

All UK based positions will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening, further details will be given at offer stage.

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