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The power it generates will be transmitted 85 kilometres to a new substation at Cockenzie, in East Lothian from where it will enter the national transmission system. Inch Cape is a more than £3 billion infrastructure project that will make a significant contribution to the UK’s carbon emissions reduction targets. Once complete its 72 turbines will generate enough electricity to power almost half the homes in Scotland.\nSummary of Assignment:\nThe Engineering Manager will report to the O&M Manager & WF General Manager and work within the Operations & Maintenance Team. The O&M Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the Engineering function at the Offshore Wind Operations & Maintenance Base in Montrose, ensuring the safe, reliable and efficient maintenance of the offshore windfarm throughout it’s operational lifecycle.\nThe role provides strategic and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for maintaining the electrical, mechanical, structural, hydraulic, instrumentation and control systems supporting the offshore windfarm.\nWorking closely with Operations, Marine Coordination, HSE, Supply Chain, OEMs and specialist contractors, the Engineering Manger will ensure maintenance activities are executed safely, efficiently and cost-effectively while supporting long-term asset integrity and business objectives.\nOverseeing all engineering aspects of the project, leading the engineering team to ensure that objectives are achieved in accordance with the project consents, applicable legislation, codes of practice and 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procedures.\nEngineering Planning\nWork collaboratively with Maintenance Planner and Operations teams to:\nDevelop annual maintenance plans.\nPrioritise engineering interventions based on operational risk.\nCoordinate planned outages and major maintenance campaigns.\nEnsure adequate engineering resources are available.\nReview engineering work packs and procedures.\nContractor & OEM Management\nManage technical relationships with:\nOriginal Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)\nSpecialist engineering contractors\nHigh Voltage contractors\nInspection companies\nMarine contractors\nReliability contractor.\nResponsibilities include:\nTechnical oversight of contracted works.\nContractor performance\nEngineering quality assurance\nContract compliance\nTechnical acceptance of completed works\nSupplier performance reviews.\nBudget & Commercial Management\nPrepare annual Engineering budgets.\nManage engineering operating expenditure.\nSupport long-term lifecycle investment planning.\nControl maintenance costs while maintaining reliability.\nEvaluate engineering business cases.\nSupport procurement of engineering services and equipment.\nAsset Integrity\nEnsure robust management of:\nWind Turbine Generators\nFoundations and Transition Pieces.\nOffshore Substation (OSP)\nHigh Voltage Equipment\nSCADA Systems\nProtection Systems\nAuxiliary Systems\nMechanical Drive Train Components\nHydraulic Systems\nStructural Assets\nSupport inspection programmes and engineering assessments to maintain long-term integrity.\nContinuous Improvement\nLead engineering improvement initiatives including:\nReliability improvement programmes.\nDefect elimination.\nDigital maintenance solutions.\nPredictive analytics.\nLessons learned reviews.\nProcess optimisation.\nEngineering innovation.\nExperience:\nSignificant Engineering Management experience within Offshore Wind, Power Generation, Utilities, Oil & Gas or other heavy industrial environments.\nExperience in leading multidiscipline engineering 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