Senior Turbine Installation Engineer

Job Description

Business Area Wind is responsible for the development, construction and operation of wind power onshore and offshore as well as other non-hydro renewable activities like solar and batteries. We manage the maintenance, operation and continuous improvement of wind generation assets, safely and with the highest levels of availability and profitability. We also perform the structuring and execution of project partnerships in accordance with overall wind strategy.

The Engineering department is the technical backbone within Business Area Wind, setting the standards and guidelines as well as being embedded within our projects to drive technical excellence through the whole project lifecycle.

Working within the Project Execution department of Project Delivery & Engineering, grouped in the Transportation & Installation Engineering team our installation engineers use their strong technical and project management competences to develop and deliver class-leading cable installation methodologies to project to meet the requirements of our strong offshore wind portfolio across northern Europe.

Vattenfall is looking for a Senior Turbine Installation Engineer - Offhore Wind Projects within our Business Area Wind, Offshore, Project Delivery & Engineering.

Your Responsibilities

• Provide Wind Turbine installation engineering expertise to Offshore Wind development projects in order to deliver key engineering assignments
• Provide HSE leadership in the design and specification of offshore Wind Turbine installation methodologies
• Be accountable for individual projects in delivery phases to support the Installation Manager in overall Turbine Installation package delivery across the BU Offshore portfolio
• Responsible for project-specific engineering tasks within the development phase to understand and mitigate project-specific engineering risks
• Supporting Operational Service in providing engineering skills to major operational wind farm replacement/maintenance campaigns.
• Contribute to the structural growth of the Transportation & Installation Engineering team by taking ownership in development work packages
• Play a key role in developing project engineering competences
• Develop your own competences both in project management as well as offshore installation methodologies

Your Profile

• Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline
• A minimum of 10 years' project engineering experience ideally in offshore installation context
• Good knowledge of offshore installation equipment and systems
• Strong commercial and project management mindset
• Ability to identify and lead installation engineering topics - balancing technical, commercial and consenting imperatives
• Good knowledge of the wind energy market with focus on wind turbines
• Good stakeholder management and strong interpersonal skills, enjoying an environment characterized by disciplinary and cultural diversity.
• Fluent in English, German is an asset
• Strong intercultural awareness and willingness to work across borders
• Enthusiastic about the potential of digitalization and self-propelled to implement the opportunities in the wind industry

Location

Hamburg, Kolding or Amsterdam.

Additional Information

Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

• Dynamic Workplace: A diverse environment characterized by team spirit and flexibility.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for career advancement in a growing sector.
• Inclusive Culture: A supportive and inclusive workplace that values diversity and encourages collaboration.
• Attractive employment conditions: A comprehensive remuneration, flexible working hours and locations, two brand new offices in Hamburg and Berlin, employee health and sport support.

More Information

We welcome your application in English no later than, 28.10.2025. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Cristina Sigel via mail: [email protected]

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, DISA.

We look forward to receiving your application!