(Senior) Project Engineer
Construction, Engineering & Trades · Civil & Industrial Engineering · Electrical Engineering
In short
Vattenfall is seeking a (Senior) Project Engineer for its Business Area Wind, focusing on onshore and offshore wind projects. The role involves delivering engineering work packages, managing technical interfaces, and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and standards for cable accessories and installation methodologies. The position is hybrid, based in Hamburg, Germany or Amsterdam, Netherlands, with a deadline of November 29, 2026.
Responsibilities
- Ensure delivery of assigned work packages per contractual requirements and standards
- Perform technical review of reports, design and system studies supplied by contractors and third parties
- Support supplier qualification activities, factory visits, inspections, testing and technical workshops
- Review and support development of offshore installation, handling, termination and testing procedures
- Interface with other packages and plant suppliers to ensure consistency, technical compatibility and quality
- Manage technical queries and coordinate resolution with relevant stakeholders
- Ensure timely documentation of findings, lessons learned and proactively share knowledge
- Monitor and report on safety, quality, progress, and cost
- Manage risks, opportunities and mitigation plans for own scope
- Engage with internal stakeholders to handle deviations from the Employer’s Requirements
- Collaborate with Legal/Contract Management on claims related to IAC
- Plan and coordinate assigned technical activities within the project schedule
- Represent technical interests within cross-functional project discussions
Requirements
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical engineering or similar
- Experience working as project engineer on large-scale projects with the inter array cables scope
- Strong theoretical knowledge and/or practical experience with cable accessories, including terminations, hang-offs, fibre optic connections and their associated installation activities on an offshore wind farm
- Technical knowledge of Inter array cable system for wind farms with focus on technical interfaces towards the wind turbine, its foundation as well as the offshore substation
- Understanding of the commercial impact of technical choices
- Good communication, collaboration and influencing skills
- High degree of self-motivation and autonomy
- Continuous learning and improvement mindset
- Willingness to travel and perform remote work from supplier’s sites/offices
- Good English language skills and preferably also good German and/or Dutch
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with cable installation, electrical system design or systems engineering will be considered a plus.
Benefits
- An international and collaborative working environment
- Attractive employment conditions
- Opportunities for personal and professional development
- Work with experienced colleagues across disciplines
- Encouraged to ask questions, share knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement
Skills
Electrical engineeringHV terminationsFibre optic terminationsInstallation accessoriesCable installationElectrical system designSystems engineering
#Wind#Engineering#Hamburg#Germany#Project Engineer
About Vattenfall
Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20,000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people's homes and modernised our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are working for fossil freedom.
Company
VattenfallJob Posted
2 days ago
Expires
in 2 weeks
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Hamburg, Germany
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Qualification
Bachelor, Master
Applicants
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