Senior Offshore Windfarm Controller

Job Title Senior Windfarm Controller

Location Lowestoft

Salary up to £68,959 + shift allowance, bonus up to 10% and health cover

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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 Controller Training:
  • Depending on HV experience and initial assessment the Wind Farm Controller will be placed under a training path towards achieving authorizations to manage High Voltage Operations and act as Control Person up to 66kV.
  • Wind Farm Controller will conduct a bespoke marine training competency pack and depending on marine experience will also look to achieve onsite training gaining relevant experience, perform any associated external training that includes emergency response, and any applicable marine training proposed by site management team.
• Other duties:
  • Support the development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures, operating systems and associated tools to facilitate the smooth operation of day-to-day offshore logistics.
  • Regularly report on defined KPIs through the Company standard systems.
  • Supply data to assist in the short and long-term maintenance planning process.
  • Regularly update management on site activities to keep them informed of any issues/challenges experienced.
  • Maximise offshore H&S performance by complying with all applicable rules,…