General Manager - London Array Offshore Wind Farm

Job Description

Located 20km off the north Kent coast in the Outer Thames Estuary, London Array has an installed capacity of 630 megawatts and generates enough clean electricity to power around 584,000 UK homes, while displacing around 900,000 tonnes of CO2 a year. The 175 wind turbines each have a rotor diameter of 120 metres and a capacity of 3.6 megawatts each. The wind farm is maintained and operated from the Port of Ramsgate. London Array is operated by RWE and owned by a consortium of four shareholders: RWE, Greencoat, Masdar & La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).

As General Manager, you will have full end-to-end accountability for the safety, environmental, operational and financial performance of the London Array wind farm. This is a true P&L leadership role with legal accountability, executive visibility, and the mandate to set benchmarks for offshore wind operations globally.

About the role

• Full accountability for London Array's performance, acting as both enterprise leader and operational authority as well as full responsibility for HSE, operational availability, asset integrity, and financial results
• Legal accountability for personnel safety, environmental protection, and infrastructure integrity
• Actively plan and manage the site budget including cost efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives, monitor and manage/mitigate operational & cost risks
• Lead the design and implementation of site-level operational strategy aligned with wider fleet goals in order to ensure the long-term asset integrity of the windfarms delivering on operational KPIs
• Oversee maintenance planning, vendor management, and lifecycle cost-performance optimisation in collaboration with Asset Optimisation and other relevant functions
• Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing operations team, ensuring a strong safety-first, performance-driven mindset
• Set the standard for HSE performance and safety culture through visible leadership, proactive risk management and ensure full compliance with safety, environmental and emergency preparedness requirements
• Cultivate relationships with stakeholders including suppliers, regulators, vendors, local communities and JV-partners

Job experience and requirements

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline; additional business qualification advantageous
• Extensive senior leadership experience (minimum 10 years in line management) within renewable energy, power generation or comparable asset-intensive industries
• Proven track record of building, scaling and leading large, multidisciplinary high-performing teams with psychological safety in complex operational environments
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing cost drivers, financial performance and value-based operational decision-making
• Deep expertise in asset operations, maintenance strategy, and lifecycle integrity management as well as working within joint ventures and complex stakeholder landscapes
• Recognised leader in HSE culture and regulatory compliance
• Excellent influencing and communication skills, capable of engaging senior stakeholders across corporate and industry networks, fluent in English

An offer of employment in this role may require holding active or ability to pass National Security vetting to SC level. Failure to obtain and or maintain National Security Vetting to SC may result in the removal of job offers and or existing employment.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No matter who you are, we welcome your application irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

RWE Offshore Wind will play a central role in realising our purpose and vision so far being the No.2 generator globally. The company's 3,500+ experts operate more than 1.000 fixed bottom and floating wind turbines in 19 wind farms. And we plan to increase our capacity from the current 3.3 GW to 10 GW by 2030 (RWE's share). In connection with current projects in development as well as upcoming auctions in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region, RWE Offshore Wind is preparing to implement further complex projects.

RWE Offshore Wind tests a wide variety of new technologies in our offshore wind farms, enabling these plants to operate more efficiently and economically. In addition, we are involved in and committed to numerous programmes and initiatives that are designed to accelerate innovation in offshore wind and promote the development of new industry standards which allows you to have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies - and continuously improve, together.