Project Development Manager for offshore wind projects

Would you like to develop large-scale wind projects in a highly active and multidisciplinary team?

Join us and become our new Project Development Manager in our Project Development Management department in Wind Power.

The Project Development Management department consists of project development managers who manage offshore projects across the different markets through the development stages, from the feasibility study to the maturation phase.

The department is part of Wind Power which has 1400 employees and is one of four business units in DONG Energy. Wind Power is the world's largest developer and operator of offshore wind power, and we use our unique knowledge in all phases of our wind turbine projects. During the last 20 years, we have developed and constructed the largest portfolio of offshore wind farms in Northern Europe.

You will be based at our office in Gentofte in the Greater Copenhagen area. However, you should expect some travelling in relation to your work.

Areas of responsibility

Your tasks will focus on project management of offshore wind activities, primarily in Northern Europe, from origination through maturation and up until submission of a bid for subsidy award. The purpose of the role as Project Development Manager is to secure value creation by developing and optimising offshore wind projects which are technically and economically viable, and to safeguard the project against unnecessary costs.

As Project Development Manager, you will ensure that the overall business objectives of the development project are met with regard to the overall project business case, timeline, budget and agreed scope, specifications and quality, including ensuring the required resources.

Furthermore, your key duties will be to: •manage budgets and programmes for the development of offshore wind projects

•liaise with internal and external specialist consultants to ensure optimum technical and economical design, and eliminate all initiatives and activities that do not add to the core value

•prepare project status reports for the Steering Committee and our Senior Management group

•manage a dedicated multidisciplinary project team •plan and analyse the strategy for project implementation and prepare the handover for execution of the project.

Your profile

You have a relevant engineering background or a master’s degree in engineering.

You possess project management skills combined with a suitable level of experience matching the seniority of the position. A PMI certificate will be an advantage. We expect that you have experience from working in multidisciplinary teams. It is an advantage if you have experience from the wind power industry or the marine environment.

You have excellent communication skills, and as a team player, you communicate well with colleagues at all organisational levels. As we operate in a highly international environment, it is essential that you speak and write English fluently.

You have a sense for detail, but are still able to find both constructive and practical solutions to all kinds of operational and technical challenges. Additionally, you are a proactive team player and wish to share your knowledge and expertise with your colleagues in order to contribute actively to developing and improving the offshore wind farm field.

We offer

A unique and challenging job where you have every opportunity to develop your skills, when you help to carry out some of the world's largest offshore wind projects.

In DONG Energy Wind Power, we have a high level of expertise and many complex and challenging work tasks. We work goal-oriented and efficiently with some of the world's largest offshore wind projects, and we are committed to reducing the cost of electricity.

Contact us

Please do not hesitate to contact Tue Dyekjær-Hansen, Project Manager, on telephone +45 99 55 48 44 or Steffen Andersen, Director, on telephone +45 99 55 76 40 if you want to know more about the position.

We look forward to receiving your application, CV and diplomas as electronic files by 15 May 2015.