Senior Wind Engineer
Job description
EDP Renewables is a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s fourth-largest wind and solar energy producer. With a sound development pipeline, first class assets, and market-leading operating capacity, EDPR has undergone exceptional development in recent years and is currently present in 28 markets.
MISSION
Collaborate actively in the development of engineering designs in the different phases: pre-design, basic engineering design, executive project, and Due Diligences Processes of the Wind at country level in coordination with local and corporate teams assuring the most optimized designs and the inclusion of all technical specifications in their most upgrade version to guarantee technical suitability and technical and economic efficiency.
Create and implement best practices engineering vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve business performance.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT:
- Engineer Manager responsible for the project and in direct contact with the Business Unit. o Execution of the development of engineering and designs in the different stages: pre-design, basic, executive and tender project, supervise technical feasibility of those ones assuring EDPR technical standards and project specific conditions.
- Ensure strong communication between local E&C teams and Corporate Areas to facilitate exchange of information and to implement change, improvements and best practices
2. ENGINEERING SPECIALIZED SUPPORT:
- Support the elaboration of the specifications for basic and executive projects; supervise the technical adequacy of them, ensuring the compliance with EDPR standard and other specific project restraining in close coordination with Corporate Areas. o Provide specialized technical support in the tender processes and assists E&C teams and, if only indirectly, Purchasing Department in the adjudication negotiation to guarantee the best technical-economic conditions in the awarding.
- Capex estimation
- Design WF in 3D
3. STUDIES COORDINATION: Coordinate and validate with other Technical Support Units the execution of specific key studies (collector system, reactive power compensation, foundation design, noises, or others) for its integration in the engineering project, to minimize the risk associated to the construction process.
4. PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT: Establish relationships with the main suppliers and providers for the whole value chain in order to include the most efficient technical and economical options to the engineering designs for each site.
5. COMMON STANDARDS: Assure the application of the common standards in the studies and projects, supervising its adaptation to applicable local regulation, to avoid non-justified deviations and maximize the investment efficiency with all the technical warranty needed. Detects the inconsistencies of EDPR standards to adapt them to company reality.
6. COMPANY POLICY AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE: Understand and apply policies to prevent occupational hazards, environment and quality to ensure implementation and compliance on tasks under their responsibility.
7. EDPR INTERESTS REPRESENTATIONS: Represent EDPR to agencies and institutions, public and private, in matters relating to its jurisdiction to enforce the interests of EDPR.
REQUIRED PROFILE
1. ACADEMIC LEVEL
- Minimum Engineering Degree / Recommended Engineering Master Degree
2. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 5 – 8 years with experience in design and/or redaction and/or revision of different kind of projects for wind farms, PDL.
- Experience in managing and supervision of engineering projects.
- Coordination of Providers
3. SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE
- Civil and/or Electrical Expertise
- Normative and regulations.
- AutoCAD Map. Preferible AutoCAD Civil 3D • BIM
- Infraworks
- Wind turbine assembly strategy
- Excel Intermediate (lookup, Logical, Math and array functions)
4. LANGUAGES
- German / English
5. SKILLS / COMPETENCES
- Proactive
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Teamwork
- Plan, Organise and Prioritise
Among EDPR’s principles we would like to highlight diversity and inclusion as a strength in our values and practices. Reinforcing these principles has a real impact on the satisfaction of commitment, increases talent and the quality of leadership of our professionals. To achieve all our objectives, it intends to attract, develop and retain different profiles, assuming diversity as a key factor and differentiator of fundamental innovation in our organisation. We welcome and value all people, and we are committed to the inclusion and sense of belonging of each person who is part of EDPR.