Senior Project Manager Offshore

at  Statkraft

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Statkraft is Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy from hydro, wind and solar power.Statkraft has over 6,000 employees in more than 20 countries. We have been making clean energy possible for over 125 years, with unrivalled expertise in supplying the world with what it needs most. We envision a world that runs entirely on renewable energy.
Because in the fight against climate change, we do not see renewable energy as part of the solution – we believe it must be the solution.
The Senior Project Manager Offshore will be responsible for delivery of offshore project(s) in Ireland keeping tight control of safety/time/quality/cost whilst strictly adhering to the project governance principles of Statkraft.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The role of Senior Project Manager Offshore acts as the main interface to the Head of Offshore Ireland and the project teams for progressing the offshore portfolio in Ireland. The role will contribute to the country business strategy and value creation.

• Manage a portfolio of projects to ensure successful outcomes and ensure the required resources are in place to support the offshore business
• Ensure excellent coordination within the development teams by providing expertise and technical capacity as required for projects during early development stages and beyond.
• Ensure proper competence and resource allocation to project teams.
• Ensure involvement and use of resources from central Offshore functions, as well as Technical, Commercial, Procurement and Legal to support projects
• Adapt a fit-for-purpose organisation supporting high resource utilisation and mobility across the project portfolio, and across all phases of the project lifecycle
• Ensure compliance to company governance standards, appropriate nomination to project roles, and develop consistent understanding or roles and responsibilities aligned to Statkraft’s project governance model
• Support the Head of Offshore wind in the preparation of reporting for both regular SteerCo requirements and ad hoc queries from Steerco as required
• Support in the coordination of inputs into the Development DEVEX, CAPEX and OPEX budgets, project scope, and programme while ensuring all project risks and opportunities are assessed, managed, and mitigated/realised, as necessary
• Engage with Wind Energy Ireland and sit on relevant committee’s and or working groups within WEI
• Engage with Stakeholders as appropriate on the successful deployment of offshore wind in Ireland

Work closely with our JV partners to successfully deliver maturing projects towards FID

• Guide and integrate best practice project management methods across the projects. Oversee the overall planning, budgeting, and performance management process within the projects
• Safeguard the health and welfare of the workforce.

The role will report to the Head of Offshore Ireland. Mandates and decision authorities are defined in the Authority Matrix and the Operating Model.

The role shall ensure delivery of targets, including:

• Management experience of the safety, well-being, and development of employees
• Experience of adherence to Corporate Governance procedures and codes of conduct.

QUALIFICATIONS

Higher relevant education within engineering and business, preferably at Master´s level.

Solid experience from

• Project management of large capital investment projects within offshore wind
• Overseeing project development processes ensuring compliance to high technical and assurance standards
• Contractual and commercial problem solving
• Solid operational experience and understanding of complex operational and organisational challenges - ability to work in a matrix organisation
• Industry/technology specific knowledge and experience is an advantage
• Relationship-builder with the ability to collaborate constructively with our JV partners, and internal business and functional leaders
• Ability to build trust and empowerment in a distributed organisation
• Relationship-builder with the ability to collaborate constructively with business and functional leaders
• High personal integrity and high ethical standards, with strong commitment to HSSE and safe business and operational practices
• Strong commercial mindset. Demonstrated ability to make good commercial decisions.
• Strong drive and passion for getting projects completed safely, on-time and within budgets - serve as inspiration for others
• Capability to build the organisation, processes, and structures required to deliver on a heightened business ambition
• Advanced communication skills

The role of Senior Project Manager Offshore acts as the main interface to the Head of Offshore Ireland and the project teams for progressing the offshore portfolio in Ireland. The role will contribute to the country business strategy and value creation.

• Manage a portfolio of projects to ensure successful outcomes and ensure the required resources are in place to support the offshore business
• Ensure excellent coordination within the development teams by providing expertise and technical capacity as required for projects during early development stages and beyond.
• Ensure proper competence and resource allocation to project teams.
• Ensure involvement and use of resources from central Offshore functions, as well as Technical, Commercial, Procurement and Legal to support projects
• Adapt a fit-for-purpose organisation supporting high resource utilisation and mobility across the project portfolio, and across all phases of the project lifecycle
• Ensure compliance to company governance standards, appropriate nomination to project roles, and develop consistent understanding or roles and responsibilities aligned to Statkraft’s project governance model
• Support the Head of Offshore wind in the preparation of reporting for both regular SteerCo requirements and ad hoc queries from Steerco as required
• Support in the coordination of inputs into the Development DEVEX, CAPEX and OPEX budgets, project scope, and programme while ensuring all project risks and opportunities are assessed, managed, and mitigated/realised, as necessary
• Engage with Wind Energy Ireland and sit on relevant committee’s and or working groups within WEI
• Engage with Stakeholders as appropriate on the successful deployment of offshore wind in Irelan

The role shall ensure delivery of targets, including:

• Management experience of the safety, well-being, and development of employees
• Experience of adherence to Corporate Governance procedures and codes of conduct