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Senior Project Engineers - Substations and Export Cables

Vattenfall Hamburg, HH Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

Vattenfall is seeking Senior Project Engineers to strengthen its offshore transmission engineering capabilities within Business Area Wind, Offshore, Engineering. The role involves taking ownership of assigned engineering work packages, from FEED and tendering through delivery and handover.

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver assigned engineering work packages in accordance with contractual requirements and project and contract milestones.
  • Apply a systems engineering mindset to ensure decisions support the performance, integration, optimisation, and delivery of the overall transmission system.
  • Coordinate technical expertise and resolve delivery issues.
  • Assess supplier proposals and technical decisions with safety as the highest priority.
  • Identify and manage scope-related risks and opportunities.
  • Support supplier qualification and technical evaluation.
  • Coordinate technical reviews, verify supplier documentation, and resolve technical queries.
  • Coordinate manufacturing or construction quality surveillance, inspections, and acceptance testing.
  • Share lessons learned and contribute to improving requirements, engineering practices, and project delivery.

Requirements:

  • B.Sc. or M.Sc. in electrical engineering, power engineering, structural engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
  • At least five years of relevant engineering experience.
  • Experience in major project development or delivery, including technical oversight, interface coordination, or acceptance of supplier work.
  • A systems engineering mindset, demonstrated by resolving interfaces between disciplines, suppliers, and packages.
  • Strong safety and engineering judgement.
  • Commercial awareness of how technical choices affect CAPEX, OPEX, schedule, contractual risk, and project delivery.
  • Self-motivated and able to work autonomously, with good communication and influencing skills.
  • Professional working proficiency in English.

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Skills

Nice to have

  • HV and LV systems
  • offshore substations
  • onshore substations
  • offshore export cables
  • onshore export cables

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