Operations Engineer WTG d​/f​/m - Offshore Wind

RWE Offshore Wind Netherlands B.V.

To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

As Operations Engineer WTG, you will be part of our Operations & Maintenance team for the Oranje Wind offshore wind farm. In this key role, you will ensure safe, reliable and efficient operation of our wind turbine generators (WTGs), acting as the technical interface between Oranje Wind and the main WTG contractor. You will contribute directly to asset integrity, availability and performance optimisation, supporting RWE’s goal to significantly expand its offshore wind portfolio and help advance the energy transition.

RWE is currently constructing the Oranje Wind offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, 85 kilometres off the coast of Den Helder with a capacity of 795 MW. Featuring the latest high‑tech Vestas V236 15 MW turbines, Oranje Wind will deliver first power in 2027. For the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) phase, we will deploy a Service Operation Vessel (SOV) to ensure efficient offshore logistics.

About the role
In the role of Operations Engineer WTG, you will take responsibility for the technical and operational follow‑up of the wind turbines within the offshore wind farm and ensure that contractual and technical requirements are met throughout the operational phase.

Responsibilities

Play a leading role in the handover process of the WTGs from construction to operations, including the management and follow‑up of punch lists

Act as the technical interface for managing the Service & Maintenance Agreement (SMA) with the WTG main contractor, including monitoring the contractor’s performance and striving to improve service quality

Check progress of planned and corrective maintenance, review weekly alarm allocation sessions with the WTG main contractor, and ensure that downtime is correctly allocated and reported

Monitor the asset integrity of the turbines, including configuration management and change control

Monitor turbine alarms, failure data, maintenance logs, condition monitoring information and performance data to support root cause analysis, propose reliability improvements and align findings with the RWE V236 platform expert

Contribute to monthly reporting, including REMIT, availability forecasting and lost production analysis

Support incident investigations and the implementation of HSE improvements in line with RWE standards and procedures

Job requirements and experience

Relevant technical education (e.g. mechanical, electrical, industrial, renewable or similar engineering discipline) or equivalent experience in a comparable role

Solid understanding of turbine maintenance and monitoring data (alarms, failure records, condition monitoring and performance data) and their use in root cause analysis and reliability improvements

Experience in working with contractors, including performance management, fleet management, and service/maintenance agreements

Ability to manage handovers, punch lists and configuration management in a structured and transparent way

Sound understanding of HSE principles and experience contributing to incident investigations and improvement actions

Good analytical and computational skills (MS Excel, MATLAB and Python) with the ability to translate data into information and actionable technical and operational measures for optimisation of reliability and availability

Good communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders

Willingness to work in an offshore wind environment and to travel as required for meetings, site visits and offshore campaigns

Advantageous, but not essential

Experience with offshore wind farms and large modern offshore WTGs

Familiarity with REMIT reporting, availability forecasting and lost production analysis

Experience with condition monitoring systems and reliability‑centred maintenance approaches

Knowledge of Dutch regulatory requirements related to offshore wind operations

Previous experience in a similar Operations Engineer / Asset Engineer role in the renewable energy sector

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