Senior OSW Wind Farm Operator

Senior OSW Wind Farm Operator

Requirements

• Experience of working in a control room operator role
• Previous experience working in the offshore wind industry or industry with similar operational and safety challenges
• Knowledge of SCADA systems, & Marine Control systems
• Excellent communications skills enabling you to communicate your messages smoothly and efficiently to stakeholders at all organizational levels
• Have project planning or equivalent experience
• Have excellent H&S knowledge, ideally within the offshore working environment
• Ability to gain authorization under the High Voltage Safety Rules
• Experience with VHF radio telecommunication systems
• Use real time applications for performance monitoring, diagnostics and power production information
• Good IT skills in MS Office
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn
• Commitment and enthusiasm for the role
• Respectful to internal and external customers
• Pro-active and diligent approach
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to work within international and multidisciplinary team
• Flexible towards the operations at site, adaptable to change; including some initial work location requirements at Barnstable, MA
• Capable of working a rotating schedule.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and supervise activities related to the transfer of personnel and equipment by vessels and / or helicopter to ensure that this is carried out in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner
• Facilitate work control (permit to work system) to ensure that permits are in place for planned activity
• Supporting the planning of work schedules to maximise the most effective use of personnel and transfer vessels/ helicopters
• Establish access parameters taking account of weather forecasts, sea conditions and light conditions to ensure consistent go, no go and stand-down decisions are made in order to ensure safe transit and access to work sites can be achieved
• Monitor weather conditions to ensure the safety of personnel and to optimise working time offshore
• Coordinate with National Control Center / Site HV Manager if HV switching is required
• Conduct HV switching operations and creation of switching orders in accordance with the Switching and Tagging Procedure
• Initiate and coordinate the project emergency response
• Initiate Emergency Response Plan (ERP) where required in order to effectively resolve the situation
• Ensure adherence to all H&S procedures associated with maritime/offshore working
• Act as Operational Controller under Electric Safety Rules
• Monitor SCADA systems and act upon alarms / issues where they arise to ensure efficient response times are achieved and generation maximised
• Keep records on daily activities, usage of vessels and weather conditions
• Regularly report on defined KPIs through the Company standard systems
• Supply data to assist in the short and long term maintenance planning process
• Regularly update management on site activities to keep them informed of any issues/challenges experienced
• Maximise offshore H&S performance by complying with all applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures and through the reporting and rectification of any non-conformances
• Effective and efficient operation of offshore logistics in cooperation with site contractors
• Optimise operational expenditure through efficient and safe marine control procedures
• Coordinate the movement & positions of vessels to ensure mobilisation/demobilisation is a streamlined as possible
• Support coordinating all marine traffic in the site, and vessels transiting between site and main port
• Monitoring all vessel and personnel movements offshore by use of Personnel Tracking System (PTS) and Vessel Tracking System (VTS). Guaranteeing the location of all personnel offshore is known should an emergency situation arise
• Ensuring all personnel going offshore are suitably qualified and hold all the necessary certification
• Responsible for the safe execution of the Emergency Response Plan (ERP)

Preferred Qualifications

• Pro-active and diligent approach
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Flexible towards the operations at site, adaptable to change; including some initial work location requirements at Barnstable, MA