Job Description Summary
Join the GE Wind Offshore MCU Department, responsible for defining the offshore Main Component Update (MCU) strategy for wind turbine components and providing the methods, transport, tools, and workforce for GE Wind Offshore projects. The MCU service covers all offshore activities, from vessel load-out of the installation/operations vessel through completion of mechanical and electrical operations.
As the Offshore MCU Project Engineering Lead, you will play a strategic role on the project — first managing the project engineering team for MCU and overseeing engineering across all offshore wind farms for Haliade 150 and Haliade-X, working in close interface with the installation vessel supplier, and subsequently overseeing the offshore wind turbine MCU scope.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Tender Phase
Prepare offshore MCU planning and cost estimates for the MCU package
Investigate MCU feasibility from an engineering standpoint against vessels available on the market
Perform metocean analysis and determine weather-related downtime for a given tender
Maintain standard tender documentation
Develop guidelines and standards for offshore operations
Review and comment on lifting plans and rigging drawings
Prepare lifting sketches to support bids
Collaborate with marine contractors on preliminary lifting plans and deck layouts
Preparation Phase
Review and approve lifting plans, MCU manuals, and method statements prepared by the project MCU team covering tower pre-assembly, WTG component load-out, and offshore operations
Collaborate with the Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS), customer, and MCU contractor on plan development, sea-fastening design, and offshore operations sequencing
Ensure Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) are maintained in GE's ServiceMax digital document management system
Review and validate lifting plans
Assign deck layout engineering to the MCU contractor
Prepare equipment lists and bills of materials needed for package execution
Coordinate with Sourcing on procurement and mobilization of tooling and spare parts
Ensure all MCU tools are ready on schedule
Support the MCU Package Manager in preparing the scope of work for MCU labor contracts
Prepare pre-operation HAZID sessions with EHS
Offshore Execution
Ensure the developed MCU strategy is applied and strictly followed offshore
Provide technical support to offshore construction managers
Validate integration of sea-fastening and grillage, as well as as-built deck layout
Anticipate obstacles to the MCU sequence and organize back-office/project team support
Revise, update, or validate MCU documentation as needed during offshore installation
Promote GE's EHS culture throughout documentation preparation and operational support
Scope & Working Relationships
Reports project status to the MCU Package Manager; hierarchically integrated into the MCU Operations department
Applies back-office standards and guidelines to the project, adapting to project schedule while providing clients with accurate, specific documentation
Develops lifting plans and WTG MCU manuals in line with GE safety standards, offshore wind industry standards, and local regulations
Produces progress reports on MCU interfaces with marine subcontractors, identifying engineering solutions that satisfy offshore performance needs
Supervises a team of engineers and drafters covering offshore MCUs — heavy lifts, sea-fastening, and wind turbine component assembly manuals
Monitors hours spent on technical studies, reports to the MCU Package Manager and MCU service, and reviews/sizes the engineering budget and team accordingly
Participates in individual engineering reviews and sets priorities with department managers
Applies package strategy defined by the back-office to meet client needs for execution deliverables
Serves as a key technical point of contact with the client, Marine Warranty Surveyor, and other third parties
Manages technical interfaces with the client and other…