Head of MetOcean
Agriculture, Energy & Environment · Environmental Services · Sustainability Consulting
In short
As Head of MetOcean, you will lead a specialized team responsible for understanding marine and atmospheric environments for offshore wind projects. This leadership role involves managing people, setting strategic direction, driving innovation, and ensuring the effective use of MetOcean data for project success.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and support a diverse team of MetOcean specialists.
- Define the long-term vision and capability roadmap for the MetOcean function.
- Ensure the team has the right skills, tools, and resources.
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement in forecasting, modelling, and analytics.
- Establish and maintain high standards for quality, governance, and delivery.
- Partner with stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
- Translate complex marine and weather information into practical insights.
- Champion digitalization, data-driven work, and emerging technologies like AI.
Requirements
- Experience leading, coaching, and developing specialist or technical teams.
- Ability to create clarity, inspire collaboration, and enable others.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience influencing decisions and building alignment across functions.
- Experience gained within offshore wind, marine industries, energy, environmental services, large-scale infrastructure projects, or similar complex environments.
- Experience managing programmes, budgets, consultants, and strategic initiatives.
- A passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and developing people.
Desired Qualifications
- MetOcean studies and assessments
- Marine environmental analysis and forecasting
- Offshore construction support and workability analysis
- Risk management and uncertainty reduction
- Digitalization, advanced analytics, and data-driven decision-making
- Forecasting tools, modelling approaches, or AI-enabled solutions
Benefits
- Good remuneration
- Challenging and international work environment
- Possibility to work with some of the best in the field
- Working in interdisciplinary teams
- Support from committed colleagues
- Attractive employment conditions
- Opportunities for personal and professional development
Skills
AIforecastingenvironmental modellingdata-driven decision-making
#offshore wind#MetOcean#leadership#energy transition#research#science#environmental data#weather data#ocean data
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
4 days ago
Expires
in 5 days
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kolding, Denmark
London, United Kingdom
Applicants
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