Head of Site Operations - UK East (Farshore)

Join us in this role where you’ll lead the site operations and maintenance teams at HOW1, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of energy. You’ll be responsible for driving performance across safety, generation, cost, and risk, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and inclusive leadership.

Welcome to UK East Generation. You’ll be part of the UK East Generation team where you, together with your colleagues, will manage the day-to-day operations of HOW1, including planned and corrective maintenance, project execution, and campaign delivery. You’ll collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure operational excellence and regulatory compliance.

As a team, we lead with empathy, act with integrity, and support each other to deliver exceptional results in a dynamic and purpose-driven environment.

You’ll play an important role in:

• Lead and inspire site teams, including operations managers, planners, and contractors, to deliver safe and efficient operations.
• Ensure compliance with HSE standards and implement emergency response plans, including training and exercises.
• Drive performance across safety, generation, cost, and risk, aligned with asset business metrics.
• Develop and execute long-term asset integrity and reliability plans.
• Manage site budgets and ensure cost-conscious operations within financial boundaries.
• Represent the site in regional leadership forums and lead cross-portfolio initiatives.

To succeed in the role, you:

• Have a completed degree in engineering or a related discipline.
• Hold a NEBOSH General Certificate and are committed to offshore safety standards.
• Bring strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with experience in operational management in safety-critical environments.
• Are confident in budget control, contract negotiation, and performance management.
• Are resilient, strategic, and collaborative, with a passion for continuous improvement.
• Are willing to travel and complete offshore training and certification.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us. Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com.

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don’t take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.