Senior Wind Turbine Specialist

Job title:

Senior Wind Turbine Specialist

Company

Lloyd’s Register

Job description

Job ID:40651Senior Load Specialist EngineerLloyds RegisterLocation: Europe, Hamburg (Germany), Aberdeen (UK), London (UK), Mumbai (India), Houston (US)What we’re looking forLloyd’s Register Marine and Offshore provide a wide range of services to industry world-wide involving design verification/certification, independent analysis and consultancy activities in various disciplines, including those of offshore wind, fixed structures, pipelines, geotechnics, naval architecture, safety and mechanical engineering.We are looking to recruit a Senior Load Specialist Engineer to join our UK Fixed Structures Team based in Aberdeen or Southampton. This team has substantial expertise in providing independent assurance for design and operational aspects of offshore and onshore structures for a range of industries including the renewable and oil and gas sectors.What we offer you

• The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose, is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes.

The roleReporting to the Fixed Structures Team Leader, the key responsibilities are as follows:

• Undertake design appraisal/certification activities with respect to offshore wind turbine structures for compliance with specified rules, codes, Regulations, standards and specifications within agreed parameters including budget and contractual requirements.
• Ability to perform complex load assessments for on and offshore wind turbines using software such as Bladed or OpenFAST.
• To develop technically other employees, as appropriate and share information to achieve effective knowledge transfer and application.
• Ability to provide specialist advice/solution and training to internal/external clients, research or development work.
• To support internal and external audits for accredited scheme for wind farm project certification, wind turbine type certification.
• To represent Lloyds Register on technical committees for certification bodies and contribute to research project with universities or joint industry projects;
• Assist in development of technical guidance notes, technical work for papers to be presented at seminars and conferences, co-ordinate technology development projects within LR.

What you bring

• Master’s degree in engineering, Maths or Physics. Preferably a qualified member of a recognised professional body e.g. www.nspe.org, www.cae.cn, ww.engc.org.uk, www.ecindia.org, preferably a Chartered/Professional Engineer.
• 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in using industry software for load analysis of wind turbines (Bladed preferred, HAWC2, Flex5, OpenFAST or major OEM proprietary software also acceptable) preferable wind turbine on floating platforms.
• Experience of running offshore wind calculations according to IEC 61400-1, 61400-3-1 or DNV-ST-0437 standards or similar.
• Knowledge of metocean and wind conditions, data collection, data processing, hind casts for fixed and floating structures.
• Demonstrates a high level of competence with written communication and presentation to internal and external audiences.
• Strong technical and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of IEC 61400-22 and/or IECRE OD 502 and OD 501 certification scheme.
• Preferably a Chartered Engineer and a member of a recognised professional body for example ICE, IStructE or IMAREST. (or working towards);
• Experience of certification preferred (either through working for a certification body or having had direct contact to have calculations approved).
• Experience of checking colleague’s calculations and reporting.
• Knowledge of wind turbine control and safety systems.
• Experience of participation in standards committees preferred (i.e. IEC, IECRE, BSI etc.).
• Prior experience of working with reputed engineering contractor or engineering consultant is desirable.

#LI-AR1#LI-HybridAbout usWe are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Be a part ofLloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place.Want to apply.Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them!We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.If you don’t tick every box in these ads, please don’t rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy.We care, we share, we do the right thing.If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at and we will respond to you as soon as possible.Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd’s Register:Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

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Expected salary

Location

Aberdeen

Job date

Wed, 28 May 2025 07:23:32 GMT

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