Onshore Wind Technology Manager

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Experience : 8 - 12 Years

About Us

At Quest Global, we're striving to meet the growing global demand for safe, sustainable, and affordable energy. Quest Global's ambition is to be one of the leading providers of wind and solar energy. A career in low carbon energy is an opportunity to help shape the future of Quest Global. To power the scale and pace of growth that we are targeting, we need the best people in the industry. As part of the team, you'll be playing a key role in supporting Quest Global to move towards our net zero ambition, at the same time as being part of one of our exciting new energy businesses. You'll help to plan for and develop our wind and solar projects, growing your talent in all kinds of new and exciting ways to define the future of energy.

About the role

Gas & Low Carbon Energy are looking for an Onshore Wind Technology Manager to join the Onshore Renewables global Technical Centre of Excellence team. This role will lead a team of experts focused on developing and providing specialist expertise in onshore wind turbine technology to support a global portfolio of onshore renewable energy projects consisting of wind, solar and energy storage.

The Onshore Wind Technology Manager will be the focal point for all technology related activities such as technology roadmaps, technical interactions with OEMs, turbine specifications, technical recommendations for technology selection and best practices related to turbine selection, installation, and operation.

The role will report to the Head of Technology in the Onshore Renewables Centre of Excellence. Eventually it could manage a team of other contractors supporting on the job.

Key Accountabilities

Act as a focal point in Quest Global for all matters related to onshore wind turbine technology.

Work with OEMs to understand and support the development of turbine technology roadmaps and influence as required to ensure Quest Global's future requirements are met.

Lead and coordinate organization of Technical Due Diligences to the different OEMs to qualify their products.

Develop a fully comprehensive technical specification package for procurement of wind turbines and a process to perform risk assessment of Wind Turbines as well as qualifications and mitigation actions.

Lead the development of processes, standards and best practices related to turbine technology specification, selection, installation, and operation.

Support project teams in the specification and selection of turbine technology and provide technical input to support contract negotiations.

Lead the identification and mitigation of portfolio risks related to technology specification, selection, installation, and operation.

Provide support as necessary to local project teams for ad-hoc onshore turbine technology related matters.

Collaborate with other low carbon energy technical teams, in particular, offshore wind, to develop and align on methodologies, standards, and best practices where appropriate.

Provide technical review, qualification and assurance of turbine suppliers including conducting due diligence on new turbine models. Develop and maintain the Quest Global database of approved OEMs and models.

Establish the quality requirements for onshore wind turbines and ensure appropriate assurance processes are put in place.

Demonstrate Quest Global beliefs which promote a safe and environmentally responsible work culture, ensuring HSSE risks are considered.

Essential Education & Experience

Engineering degree required. Prefer master's degree in engineering and an additional professional engineering qualification / certification.

Technical expertise in discipline, with a minimum of 8 years direct experience related to wind turbine technology.

A good understanding of commercial and contracting structures of turbine supply and O&M agreements a plus.

Previous participation in technical due diligences for wind turbine manufacturers including elaboration of TSA and SMA schedules and technical annexes.

A good understanding of the key value drivers of projects that relate to turbine technology and ability to drive competitiveness without a detrimental impact on safety or quality.

Ability to lead, influence and collaborate within and outside of team, as well as with internal and external project stakeholders.

Main Interfaces for the role

Team of specialists in the discipline, with a mix of levels requiring leadership and development

Technical Centre of Excellence team including operations, engineering, construction, and technology collaborating and providing input

Project teams in-country, supporting the project life-cycle.

Cross-functional teams in boarder onshore renewables, Offshore Wind, Hydrogen, etc. to ensure standardization, best practice sharing, synergies, etc.

Community of practices across Quest Global in engineering, procurement, projects, etc. - ensuring standardization, best practice sharing, synergies, etc.

Other competencies valued:

Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Proactive approach and passion for sustainability.

Ability to perform detail-oriented, critical reviews of technical documentation with critical thinking.

Experience of developing proposals, including budgets and technical scopes of work.

Strong networker with good interpersonal skills and the ability to cooperate and communicate with many different layers and cultures.