Ørsted

Chief Engineer for Asnæsværket

Join Ørsted as a Machine Engineer at Asnæs Power Plant, Denmark. Manage daily operations and optimize Carbon Capture facilities in a collaborative team. Benefit from a supportive work environment with social events, a canteen, and fitness center.
Ørsted
Ørsted Asnæs, Denmark On-site Full time UTC+01:00

Ørsted

Company Overview

Ørsted

Fredericia, Denmark

1972

Approximately 8,700 employees globally (source: linkedin.com). Revenues of DKK 82.0 billion (approximately €11 billion) in 2023 (source: orsted.com).

What They Do

Ørsted is a global leader in renewable energy, focusing on offshore wind as its primary business model. The company develops, constructs, and operates large offshore wind farms using both fixed and floating turbines, and offers services in project development, engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance, as well as power purchase agreements (source: orsted.com). Additionally, Ørsted works with onshore wind, solar energy, energy storage, renewable hydrogen, green fuels, and bioenergy, making them a versatile player in the renewable energy market (source: stateofgreen.com). Target markets include Europe, particularly the UK, Germany, and Denmark, as well as the USA, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, where they serve large customers such as national grid operators and utilities (source: orsted.com). Ørsted holds a leading competitive position as the world's largest developer of offshore wind with over 15 GW of installed capacity globally and a pipeline of over 37 GW under development (source: orsted.com).

Projects & Achievements

Among Ørsted's notable projects is the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK, which, with a capacity of 1.4 GW, was fully commissioned in 2022 and is the world's largest operational offshore wind farm (source: orsted.com). The Race Bank offshore wind farm, also in the UK, was completed in 2018 with a capacity of 573 MW (source: orsted.com). In the USA, Revolution Wind (704 MW) reached financial close in 2024 with operations planned for 2026, while South Fork Wind (132 MW), the first offshore wind farm in the state, began delivering power to New York in 2024 (source: orsted.com). Current major projects include Hornsea 3 (2.9 GW, UK, under construction with first power expected in 2025) and Greater Changhua 4 (112 MW, Taiwan, commissioning in 2025) (source: orsted.com).

Recent Developments

In the past two years, Ørsted has won a contract for the 2.4 GW Atlantic Shores Project 4 offshore wind lease off the coast of New Jersey, USA, in October 2024 (source: orsted.com). They reached financial close on the 1.1 GW Greater Changhua 4 & 5 offshore wind farms in Taiwan in July 2024, valued at over DKK 10 billion (source: orsted.com). In 2023, Ørsted acquired a 20% stake in the 900 MW Nissen offshore wind project in Germany for €227 million (source: orsted.com). Ørsted also secured €1.2 billion in green financing in 2024 and reported an EBITDA of DKK 18.0 billion in 2023 despite project delays (source: orsted.com).

Working There

Ørsted offers roles in engineering (wind turbine technicians, project engineers), project development (site acquisition, permitting specialists), operations and maintenance (offshore service technicians), supply chain, finance, IT, legal, and sustainability analysis, with high demand in offshore wind construction and hydrogen R&D (source: orsted.com). Active recruitment is taking place at offices in Fredericia and Copenhagen (Denmark) for engineering and HQ functions, London (UK) for project development, as well as in the USA, Taiwan, and Germany for offshore wind and hydrogen initiatives (source: linkedin.com). The company culture emphasizes innovation and transformation, as evidenced by their successful shift from fossil fuels, with employee reviews on Glassdoor averaging 4.0/5 for work-life balance and career opportunities (source: glassdoor.com). Documented benefits include competitive salaries, a 37-hour workweek in Denmark, six weeks of paid vacation, pension contributions up to 12%, hybrid work arrangements, and green benefits such as electric vehicle schemes and sustainability training (source: orsted.com).

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Job Description

Forestil dig en fremtid, hvor du er med til at drive kritisk infrastruktur og idriftsættelse af Carbon Capture-anlæg

Du bliver del af Asnæsværket Operations, hvor du sammen med dine kolleger vil være ansvarlig for den daglige drift af Asnæsværket. Du kommer til at arbejde i et afvekslende og fagligt inspirerende arbejdsmiljø og indgå i værkets vagtordning sammen med dine 16 kolleger. Hverdagen på Asnæsværket byder på mange faglige udfordringer samt et tæt kollegialt sammenhold, som løftes af sociale arrangementer arrangeret af personaleforeningen. Derudover har vi både kantineordning og motionscenter på værket.

I vores team nyder vi åben, ærlig og konstruktiv dialog med respekt for hinanden og altid med et smil på læben. Vi har vores egne opgaver, men støtter og lærer af hinanden og samarbejder som ét team.

I jobbet vil du

  • deltage i og give input til anlægsstatusvurderinger
  • optimere anlægsydelser, rådighed og driftsøkonomi i samarbejde med dine kolleger
  • løse driftsopgaver, herunder bl.a. sikringsopgaver på anlæg i forbindelse med vedligeholdelse
  • have mulighed for faglig og personlig udvikling i tæt samarbejde med nærmeste leder
  • løse drifts- og optimeringsopgaver i forbindelse med termodynamiske processer og miljøanlæg.

For at få succes i denne rolle forventer vi, at du

  • har en uddannelse som maskinmester, gerne kombineret med erfaring fra større procesanlæg, som styres fra et centralt kontrolrum
  • har en ansvarsbevidst indstilling til dit arbejde og trives med at arbejde både selvstændigt og sammen med dine kolleger i mindre teams
  • bevarer overblikket, når der er travlt, og er udadvendt og god til at dele din viden med kolleger og samarbejdspartnere
  • har et godt IT-kendskab og kender til overvågningssystemer.

Selvom din profil ikke matcher alle punkterne, har du måske andre kompetencer, der vil være relevante. Mener du, at du kan bidrage til teamet, så send os din ansøgning.

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About the role

May 7, 2026

Full time

Company

May 7, 2026

On-site

Hydropower

Ørsted

orsted.com

  •  Asnæs, Denmark

Experience as a maskinmester, preferably in larger process plants.

UTC+01:00

Tags

Energy Efficiency · Environmental Management · Operations Management