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Senior Offshore Windfarm Controller
Job in
Lowestoft, Suffolk County, NR32, England, UK
Listed on 2026-06-07
Listing for:
Iberdrola SA
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-07
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering -
Energy/Power Generation
Electrical Engineering, Wind Energy
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Reino Unido, Lowestoftposted on:
Publicado hoytime left to apply:
Fecha final: 30 de junio de 2026 (Quedan 27 días para realizar la solicitud) job requisition :
R-21355
** Job Title
** Senior Windfarm Controller
** Location
* * Lowestoft
* * Salary dependant on experience with up to 10% Annual Bonus and Single Healthcare + shift allowance
**** Help us create a better future, quicker
** The Wind Farm Controller will also be responsible for ensuring that all necessary conditions are satisfied before staff can commence transit to the work site e.g. work orders are in place and staff are competent/authorised to undertake work.
The Wind Farm Controller will support site operations by managing and coordinating the safe, efficient and cost-effective transfer of personnel and equipment from the onshore base to the offshore work sites (and vice versa) via marine vessels. Overseeing sea and weather conditions are within acceptable parameters.
The Wind Farm Controller will be responsible for the remote monitoring and operation of turbine status via SCADA in order to identify any issues that require corrective action.
The Wind Farm Controller Will Act as Operational Controller under the main contractors WTSR’s managing transfer of control of assets after performing due diligent checks on authorisations, paperwork, and team make ups.
The Wind Farm Controller will be working under site approved HV Safety Rule’s(HVSR), solely responsible for managing and coordinating any associated HV works ensuring safety from the system is sufficiently always applied
** What you’ll be doing
** The individual, in respect of the following activities, will:
** HV management of the Wind Farm:*
* · Perform the role of Control Person under the High Voltage Safety Rules up to 66kV - CP3 level (cross boundary) or equivalent as per site HVSR’s.
· Support Outage planning together with the Senior Authorized Persons and the Deputy Site Managers at site.
· Work effectively within site boundaries and establish good communications consulting with Control Persons from other networks and boundaries.
· Prepare switching schedules and reconfigurations of windfarm to allow conducting of HV Switching operations.
· Coordinate with Whitelee control centre, site SAP if HV switching is required and site asset integrity team for any related technical support of HV apparatus and protection systems Conduct HV switching operations.
** Offshore work coordination:*
* · Manage activities related to the transfer of personnel and equipment by vessels (or equivalent) to ensure that this is carried out in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner.
· Always ensuring approved permits are in place for planned activities, liaising with the site Technical Planner for support.
· Support the planning of work schedules to optimize use of logistics.
· Monitor weather conditions and establish access parameters taking account of weather forecasts, sea conditions and light conditions to ensure consistent go, no go and stand-down decisions are made in order to ensure safe transit and access to work sites can be achieved.
· Organise vessel audits to ensure compliance of operators.
· Initiate and coordinate the project emergency response plan.
· Liaise with ABP Lowestoft to progress/control port manoeuvres.
· Ensure adherence to all H&S procedures associated with maritime/offshore working.
· Ensure personnel going offshore are suitably qualified and hold all the necessary certification.
· Coordinate all marine traffic in the site, and vessels transiting between site and main port.
· Monitor all vessel and personnel movements offshore by use of Personnel Tracking System (PTS) and Vessel Tracking System (VTS), guaranteeing the location of all personnel offshore is known should an emergency situation arise
** Wind Turbine Management:*
* · Act as Operational Controller under the main contractors WTSR’s (Wind turbine safety rules)
· Monitor WTG SCADA and act upon alarms / issues where they arise to ensure efficient response times are achieved and generation maximised, liaising with site Asset integrity team for support.
** Associated Wind Farm…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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