General Manager Sofia Offshore Wind Farm
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Job Summary
RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.
To start as soon as possible full time permanent
Sofia is a flagship asset in RWEs global offshore wind portfolio. At 1.4 GW located 195 km offshore and operated via an advanced SOV set-up it is one of the most ambitious offshore wind farms ever built. Featuring 100 x 14 MW turbines and a record-breaking HVDC transmission system Sofia will power 1.2 million UK homes and avoid 2.5 million tonnes of CO₂ annually.
As General Manager you will have full end-to-end accountability for the safety environmental operational and financial performance of the Sofia wind farm one of the largest and most strategically important assets in RWE Renewables.
This is a true P&L leadership role with legal accountability executive visibility and the mandate to set benchmarks for offshore wind operations globally.
About the role
- Full accountability for Sofias performance acting as both enterprise leader and operational authority as well as full responsibility for HSE operational availability asset integrity and financial results
- Legal accountability for personnel safety environmental protection and infrastructure integrity
- Ownership of OPEX medium-term planning EBIT delivery and optimisation
- Development of business cases and initiatives to improve long-term asset value and define and deliver site-level operational strategy aligned with RWEs fleet vision
- Oversee maintenance strategy contractor supplier and OEM performance and lifecycle cost optimisation
- Manage a lean high-performing organisation of 50 employees contractors OEM contractors JV Partner and apprentices
- Set the standard for HSE performance and safety culture through visible leadership proactive risk management and ensure full compliance with safety environmental and emergency preparedness requirements
- Represent Sofia within RWE Generation and Trading and manage strategic relationships with OEMs suppliers regulators and future investment partners
Job experience and requirements
- Extensive Senior leadership experience in operations of an offshore wind farm or power plants and experience in managing and optimising performance of large complexoperational assets
- Experience in setting up managing and developing teams with high-performance and psychological safety
- Deep expertise in HSE leadership and regulatory compliance in offshore environments
- Proficient commercial acumen with experience managing P&L OPEX and value optimisation
- Ability to lead large diverse multi-disciplinary teams through influence and accountability
- University degree in engineering renewable energy business or equivalent
An offer of employment in this role may require holding active or ability to pass National Security vetting to SC level. Failure to obtain and or maintain National Security Vetting to SC may result in the removal of job offers and or existing employment.
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Any questions Contact HR: Sabrina Gale Contact Business: Frank Scholtka
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No matter who you are we welcome your application irrespective of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
RWE Offshore Wind will play a central role in realising our purpose and vision so far being the No.2 generator globally. The companys 3500 experts operate more than 1.000 fixed bottom and floating wind turbines in 19 wind farms. And we plan to increase our capacity from the current 3.3 GW to 10 GW by 2030 (RWEs share). In connection with current projects in development as well as upcoming auctions in Europe the United States and the Asia-Pacific region RWE Offshore Wind is preparing to implement further complex projects.
RWE Offshore Wind tests a wide variety of new technologies in our offshore wind farms enabling these plants to operate more efficiently and addition we are involved in and committed to numerous programmes and initiatives that are designed to accelerate innovation in offshore wind and promote the development of new industry standards which allows you to have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies and continuously improve together.
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