Senior Project Manager Windanker

Job Description Template 2024
Reference Number WAK-TAR-072
Project Windanker
Grade Senior
Position title SMA Project Manager
Reporting to Lead Project Manager
Duration Start Date: 01/07/2025 End Date: 31/12/2025
Working Location(s) London-Berlin
Working Pattern Monday- Friday 5 days a week (Required to be in the office 2
days a week the minimum)
Main Purpose of Job
The Senior Project Manager SMA role is located within the O&M department of the Offshore Renewables business.
The role will be working in the O&M package of the Windanker project reporting to the Lead Project Manager. The
O&M package are responsible for taking the project through the post-FID (Final Investment Decision) and readiness
phases to ensure the project is fully prepared for operation. This includes control of the Service and Maintenance
Agreement (SMA), monitoring the OPEX model, ensuring that all O&M contracts are in place prior to O&M
handover, recruitment of the site team and developing processes, procedures and operational tools.
The Service and Maintenance Agreement (SMA) is a key contract for the operational phase of the offshore
windfarm. The main purpose of the Senior Project Manager role is to provide technical support during the
negotiation phase of the SMA with the wind turbine supplier, with a focus on the technical schedules. This includes
organisational tasks, drafting technical schedules, obtaining RFIs (Requests for Information) for an accurate OPEX
forecast and development of the strategy for logistics.
Key Tasks
• Ensure that project requirements are developed with a strong emphasis on health, safety, quality and
environmental compliance
• Assist the Lead Project Manager SMA in the negotiation of the WTG SMA, focused on the technical
requirements
• Assist the Lead Project Manager SMA in the organisation of negotiation meetings with the WTG Supplier,
follow up of actions, ensuring all milestones are met
• Leading the updating and re-drafting of SMA technical schedules, including the identification of issues with
highest risk for IBD and/or items for escalation
• Assist the Lead Project Manager SMA in obtaining RFIs (Requests for Information) to develop the OPEX
estimations for FID
• Develop the BoP contracting strategy, liaising with Purchasing and each project work package to ensure a
robust handover process to O&M
• Supporting development of the overall project O&M strategy
• Gather lessons learned from other operational projects and implement where appropriate to ensure
continuous improvement within offshore operations and maintenance.
• In addition to the tasks outline above the individual shall also be required to carry out typical project
management activities such as reporting, planning, risk management and resource management.
Key Criteria
• Essential
– Organising their own workload, setting overall annual and project objectives in conjunction with the
Lead Project Manager SMA
– Delivering timely updates to the technical schedules within the SMA and propose strategies for
technical issues
– Contributing to the final SMA contract, obtaining RFIs (Requests for Information) for OPEX
forecasts and development of the strategy for logistics
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– Making recommendations to project\’s senior management team and provide regular documented
updates or attend meetings
– Contributing to the following meetings:
– Weekly meeting with O&M project team
– Support SMA negotiation meetings with wind turbine manufacturer – where required
– Must have sound knowledge of Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance
– Experience, knowledge and understanding negotiation of multimillion pound commercial contracts.
– Highly developed communication skills and interpersonal, particularly related to multicultural
relationships, and ability to present effectively to management teams.
– Strong understanding of H&S legislation applicable to offshore operations and electrical
generation.
– Experience of managing interfaces of multidisciplinary teams spread across multiple locations.
– Ability to adapt quickly to a rapidly changing working environment and demonstrate a positive
approach to change.
– Advanced user of Microsoft office applications.
– Organisation of meetings with minute-taking and follow up of actions.
– Has a good understanding of an organisational set up within a project.
– Basic understanding among the difference of corporate, construction and operations.
• Desirable
– Minimum five years offshore wind experience is preferred, alternatively significant experience in a
relevant discipline
– Offshore wind experience is preferred, alternatively significant experience in a relevant discipline
– NEBOSH/IOSH certificate or equivalent HSE qualification
Key Interfaces
The job holder will need to maintain communication with the following groups / teams and internal stakeholders
including:
INTERNAL
• Principal Project Manager O&M
• O&M Asset Integrity team
• O&M Commercial team
• Health & Safety Manager
• Offshore H | S | Q Business Office
• Global Technical Services (GTS) team
• Project packages (OSS, Foundations, Array Cables) as required
• Site Manager(s) and Construction Manager(s)
• Operations staff
Certifications to Be Maintained for the Duration of the Role
? GWO
? Offshore Medical
? HUET
? BOSIET
? CSCS
? SMSTS
? Other (please specify):
? None
Other Role Information
Offshore Working Expected:
? Yes
? No
Site Working Expected:
? Yes (specify locations) London, UK or Berlin, Germany
? No
Travel to International Site Working Expected (specify location):
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? Yes (specify locations) __Berlin, Germany and Sassnitz, Mukran Port (O&M Building)_______
? No
Equipment to be Provided by the Contractor:
? PPE
? IT
? Mobile phone
? Other (please specify):
Notice Period (in weeks):
4 weeks