Head of Digital Engineering in Offshore Wind

We are now looking to recruit a manager with experience in leading managers in an engineering discipline, focusing on digital integration and operational technology as Head of Digital Engineering in Project Delivery & Engineering, BU Offshore Wind. You will be reporting to the Head of Project Delivery & Engineering in BU Offshore Wind.

Project Delivery & Engineering is responsible for the maturation and execution of our construction projects and for being the Engineering and Project Management service backbone for the entire lifecycle of a windfarm. Our vision is to be one step ahead of competition in safely constructing next generation offshore wind farms while deploying our knowledge already during the planning and contracting phases in order to secure successful project delivery.

As Project Delivery & Engineering, we are in the centre of making a fossil-free future become reality by delivering some of the largest infrastructure projects in the world safely, timely, of high quality and within budget in a complex and dynamic environment.

What will you do?

As Head of Digital Engineering, you will lead the development of digital products and solutions for Operational Technology (OT) across the full lifecycle of offshore wind farms—from design and construction to operation and decommissioning. You will drive synergies in control and analytical modelling by enabling collaboration between infrastructure and data teams, and continuously enhance engineering design through end-to-end data integration.

You will ensure the highest standards of cybersecurity across our offshore wind portfolio and contribute to digital excellence across Business Area Wind. Your team will act as a key innovation partner within Project Delivery & Engineering and support stakeholders across Business Area Wind.

You will lead a team of line managers across the core domains of Digital Engineering. You will foster a culture of continuous learning by embedding lessons learned into daily operations and driving improvements in our ways of working. This ensures strong alignment within the Digital Engineering team and across interfaces with development projects and operational assets.

Furthermore, your responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing the Digital Engineering department, including line managers responsible for:
  • Data Acquisition, Monitoring & Control
  • Connectivity & OT Digital Infrastructure
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Foundation & Integration
• Be responsible for people & knowledge management with employees in 4 different countries (UK, DK, DE and NL).
• Driving digitalisation of and integration in key work flows in offshore wind farms by implementing hardware and software solutions.
• Ensure operational readiness through robust capabilities, compliance, and system reliability.
• Foster collaboration with Engineering departments, Vattenfall Digitalization and Vattenfall IT.
• Driving standardisation of activities, developing and implementing best practice systems and processes.
• Proactively promote cross-functional improvements.
• Increasing safety and security awareness and increasing HSE performance on projects and in the line.
• Contributing to the implementation and continued improvement of our strategy.
• Securing (financial) performance of the department.

Qualifications

• Master degree combined with MBA (commercial mindset) and supported by senior leadership training.
• Minimum 10 to 15 years’ experience in the (offshore) wind industry and leading managers that drive successful digital initiatives.
• Deep understanding of all lifecycle phases of developing offshore assets including the main data flow.
• Proven track record in developing digital solutions and software in close alignment with the right hardware.
• Proven track record in successfully developing businesses and organisations, including communication at board level.
• Strong security mindset with a strong commitment to contribute to the development and delivery of inherently more secure wind farms.
• Demonstrable leadership, communication, change management experience and stakeholder management skills; ability to handle interfaces and collaborate across functions.
• High degree of self-motivation with a flexible approach to work.
• Fluency in English is required, Danish/German language skills an advantage.

Our offer

We can offer you the opportunity to make a real world difference whilst shaping your own working environment and career. We provide a competitive salary and benefits package, a progressive, inclusive culture, and the chance to work with some of the best in the industry. You will play a vital role within interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues; our ‘Ask and Share’ concept is embedded in the way we work. We also offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21,000 employees. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Business Area Wind is responsible for Vattenfall’s Onshore and Offshore Wind as well as other non-hydro Renewable activities like solar PV and batteries. Today we develop, construct and operate wind generation in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. In addition, we have a clear strategy to develop our solar PV and battery operations further.