(Junior) Wind Turbine Foundation Installation Engineer – Offshore Wind Projects
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026. Vattenfall scores B on the Alion truth index.
Vattenfall is a leading European energy company driving the transition to a sustainable energy system. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We employ around 21 000 people mostly in our core markets in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK.
BA Wind is responsible for the development, construction and operation of wind power onshore and offshore as well as other non-hydro renewable activities like solar and batteries. We manage the maintenance, operation and continuous improvement of wind generation assets, safely and with the highest levels of availability and profitability. We also perform the structuring and execution of project partnerships in accordance with overall wind strategy.
to work within our Business Area Wind, Offshore, Project Delivery & Engineering.
The Engineering department is the technical backbone within Business Area Wind, setting the standards and guidelines as well as being embedded within our projects to drive technical excellence through the whole project lifecycle.
Working within the Project Execution department of Project Delivery & Engineering, grouped in the Transportation & Installation Engineering team our installation engineers use their strong technical and project management competences to develop and deliver class-leading foundation installation methodologies to project to meet the requirements of our strong offshore wind portfolio across northern Europe.
YourJob as Foundation InstallationEngineer
- Provide Offshore turbine foundation installation engineering expertise to Offshore Wind development projects in order to deliver key engineering assignments
- Be accountable for individual projects in delivery phases to support the Installation Manager in overall Foundation Installation package delivery across the BU Offshore portfolio
- Responsible for project-specific engineering tasks within the development phase to understand and mitigate project-specific engineering risks
- Provide HSE leadership in the design and specification of offshore foundation installation methodologies
- Contribute to the structural growth of the Transportation & Installation Engineering team by taking ownership in development work packages
- Develop your own competences both in project management as well as offshore installation methodologies
Please note that this position is internally listed as Cable Installation Engineer, and therefore the title stated in the employment contract may differ from the advertised job title.
Your Profile as TurbineInstallationEngineer
- Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline
- A minimum of 3 years project engineering experience in offshore foundation installation context
- Good knowledge of offshore installation equipment and systems
- Strong project management mindset
- Ability to identify installation engineering topics - balancing technical, commercial and consenting imperatives
- Good knowledge of the wind energy market
- Experience in installation of offshore transmission systems is an asset
- Good stakeholder management and strong interpersonal skills, enjoying an environment characterized by disciplinary and cultural diversity.
- Fluent in English
- Strong intercultural awareness and willingness to work across borders
- Enthusiastic about the potential of digitalization and self-propelled to implement the opportunities in the wind industry
Location Choice of Vattenfall locations at Hamburg, Kolding or Amsterdam
Our offer
Are you looking for more than just a job? Our involvement at every stage of projects means you’ll be able to find your element working with the power of wind and solar in a role where your skills and experience will be leveraged to the maximum.
You’ll benefit from limitless opportunities to grow in your element through learning and development and to expand your horizons working across our diverse portfolio.
We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths.
The scale of our ambition means we need to bring together people from many different backgrounds and experiences. You will be part of a growing team of 1,700+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.
More Information
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Sabrina Parsons, [email protected]
We welcome your application in English no later than 01.11.2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website.
At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Click here for further information.
The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party, DISA Global Solutions AB.
We look forward to receiving your application!