A regional wind developer is currently hiring a WTG manager for their technical services team to lead the selection of wind turbines and manage OEM discussions, agreements, and due diligence for new projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the selection and approval process of wind turbines for project-specific requirements, considering design evolution, site conditions, certification, logistics, performance, maintainability, and reliability.
- Manage discussions with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and oversee agreements including Early Works Agreement, procurement of OEM/WTG, Service Availability Agreement, and Service Maintenance Agreement.
- Conduct turbine due diligence for new projects, advising development and engineering teams on wind resource assessment, energy yield estimation, grid code compliance, and environmental impacts.
- Evaluate new turbine technologies from a life-cycle management perspective, assisting the operations team in establishing standard operating procedures and collaborating with third-party service providers.
- Identify and develop new technology programs, including establishing partnerships with technology providers.
- Assist the development team in framing appropriate wind turbine and SCADA contract terms such as warranties, guarantees, specifications, and other requirements.
- Support the operations team in assessing performance improvement options, retrofits, and design changes offered by OEMs.
- Manage third-party advisors for technical contracting discussions and prepare technical schedules for contracts.
- Provide training and mentorship to new wind engineers.
- Collaborate closely with development, investment, construction teams, etc., to ensure project optimization from a techno-economic perspective.
Required Skills and Experiences:
- Minimum 3 years of experience in engineering or wind assessment within the wind power plant industry.
- Business-level proficiency in written and spoken English.
Desired Skills and Experiences:
- Working experience with any certification bodies- DNV, BV, Class NK.
- Experience in WTG technology either in onshore and offshore wind domain.
- Experience in transportation & installation of turbines.
- Experience in co- ordinating with WTG OEMs.
- Working experience in WTG contract's negotiations-EWA, TSA, SMA.
- Business level profciency in Japanese.
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